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Best Rice Cookers and Everyday Asian Kitchen Essentials
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Built around the appliances and tools that get used every single day rather than twice a year. Notes cover which capacity suits how many people, because that is the mistake everyone makes. (Note: This list contains affiliate links, and I may earn a s...
 
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Induction heats the whole bowl rather than the base. The step above fuzzy logic.
Induction Heating System Rice Cooker & Warmer NP-HCC10/18
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Zojirushi quality for less. Five and a half cups suits three to four people.
Tiger Jbv A10u 5.5 Cup Micom Rice Cooker
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Pressure cooking gives the chewier texture Korean cooking wants.
6-Cup HP Pressure Rice Cooker (CRP-P0609S)
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The workhorse sold across Asia. Cheap, reliable, no app.
Panasonic® Sr-df101 Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker (5-cup)
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Under forty dollars and it steams vegetables above the rice at the same time.
Digital Rice & Grain Multicooker - 8-Cup | AROMA Housewares
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Induction heating is a real step up from a hot plate underneath the bowl.
TOSHIBA Induction Heating Low Carb Rice Cooker
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Slow cooker, steamer and sear pan in one, and it goes straight to the table.
Ninja® Foodi® PossibleCooker™ PRO Multicookers
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Fresh soy milk and hot soups. Common across Asia, almost unknown in the West.
Joyoung Soy Milk Maker Review, Singapore Kitchen
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Keeps water hot for twelve hours. Every Japanese kitchen has one.
Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Bottles & Mugs
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Dumplings, fish and buns. Costs fifteen dollars and lasts years.
Joyce Chen 2-Tier Bamboo Steamer Baskets, 10-Inch
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Flat-bottomed so it works on any hob. Seasons into a non-stick surface.
JOYCE CHEN Classic 14-Inch Carbon Steel Wok
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Heavier than traditional and it holds heat better on a weak domestic burner.
Heat it up with Seasoned Carbon Steel
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One knife for vegetables, herbs and boning. The flat blade scoops too.
Kuhn Rikon
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Four dollars, razor sharp, and used in professional Thai kitchens everywhere.
Kiwi Stainless Steel 8in Thai Chef's Knife
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Thin, even slices for pickles and salads. Use the guard, always.
Benriner Japanese Mandoline Slicer – Vegetable ...
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Ceramic teeth shred ginger to pulp and leave the fibre behind. Nothing else does this.
KYOCERA Advanced Ceramic Grater – Sharp ...
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The ridged bowl grinds sesame and spice pastes far faster than a smooth one.
Suribachi and Surikogi (Mortar & Pestle)
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For sambal, curry paste and guacamole. Weight is what does the work.
Umien 8-Inch Granite Mortar and Pestle Set
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Rinsing rice properly is the step that changes texture most. This makes it painless.
Inomata Plastic Japanese Rice Washing Bowl with Strainer
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Fiberglass does not warp or splinter like bamboo after a year.
HIWARE 10 Pairs Fiberglass Chopsticks
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The drip-free spout is the entire reason to own one.
Soy Sauce Containers Glass
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Toasted, not plain. The single ingredient that makes home cooking taste right.
Kadoya Goma Abura - Toasted Sesame Oil 56 fl oz
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Bulk rice in a bag attracts weevils. Airtight solves it permanently.
Lifewit 25 Lbs Airtight Rice Dispenser
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The dimpled surface stops rice welding to it. Comes with most cookers, this one is better.
Non-Stick Hygienic Rice Spatula Shamoji 7.6
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Green tea burns at boiling point. Temperature control is not a luxury here.
Cosori Gooseneck Electric Kettle 0.8L Black
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