What's the difference between an integrated rice cooker and a smart pot? Which is better?

Old rice cookers are definitely not as good as smart rice cookers now. Intelligent cooker integrates steaming and cooking, which is not only more functional, but also safer.

For rice cookers, the most important thing is the heating mode and the inner container, and it is the most important. Other configurations such as wifi control, appearance and operation module are icing on the cake, and these two are the main factors that affect rice quality.

Seeing the heating mode of the rice cooker is the key to whether the rice can be cooked well, which directly determines whether the rice grains are heated evenly and can make the rice grains roll 360 during cooking. You can compare the difference between cooking with an induction cooker and an open flame, and cooking porridge with an ordinary soup pot and casserole. There are four main heating methods:

Chassis heating: only heating the bottom of the inner container has the advantage of being economical and practical, and can meet daily household needs; IH heating: heating the bottom and periphery of the inner container, which has a larger heating area, faster temperature rise and more uniform heating; Pressure IH heating: IH heating+micro pressure or high pressure can release the essence of rice more quickly and fully; Steam heating: steam rice cookers are used to steam food, and the biggest advantage is that the steamed food can retain the nutrition and taste of the food; Regarding the thickness of the liner, food transfers heat through the liner. The thick liner will be heated more evenly and the cooked rice will be more delicious. Some advertisements will emphasize "even the fire is thick", which is what it means. The heat transfer effect of the liner is proportional to the thickness of the liner, and the thick liner can completely meet the heat transfer channel needed for making food.

However, the thick liner also has a small disadvantage, that is, the heat conduction will be slower and the stewing time will be slightly longer, but the thick liner is expensive. Liners larger than 3mm are usually several hundred yuan, and this price is equipped with IH high-power electromagnetic heating, and some have greater pressure function, so don't worry too much about time.

Suggestion: The thicker the liner, the more evenly the food is heated and the better the heat preservation effect will be. Although there is also the problem of slow heating, with the help of great firepower and pressure, the food is cooked quickly.

To sum up, Bian Xiao still recommends smart pots, and everyone can buy them as needed.