Be careful in buying a rice cooker: Consumer Voice report

The electronic rice cookers as a domestic appliance gained currency in India in the last few years as cooking gas prices shot up and people began looking for efficient alternatives. Rice cookers are now increasingly being used by people in regions where rice is a staple and cooked for almost all meals. Dozens of rice cookers, made by either local manufacturers or established brands, are selling quite well across India. Usually, a family appreciates such type of rice cooker which saves time, cooking gas and water, and also saving them the hassle of checking every five minutes if the

rice was cooked – auto-shut took care of that. In a bid to give consumers the best rice cooker, CONSUMER VOICE conducted a test of rice cookers and the results were. In overall score, Prestige came on top followed by Inalsa. Prestige took lesser time in cooking and was followed by brands Usha and Morphy Richards. While in terms of quality of cooking, Maharaja Whiteline came on top followed by Inalsa. Interestingly, all the brands passed in various safety tests. Reconnect was found to be best value for money for being sold at

almost half the price than others, but performed no less. In performance test, Prestige took lesser time among all, followed by Usha and Morphy Richards. In terms of quality, the expert panel found rice cooked by Maharja Whiteline to be the best. The longest time was taken by Bajaj due to lower input power (350 watts). It consumed only 322 watts due to lower power ratings. The power consumed by all the cookers, exceptr Bajaj, was between 605 watts and 730 watts. While all the brands passed the safety test. 

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