Commercial Rice Cooker
Find the Right Commercial Rice Cooker
Cooking rice can be a real hassle. If you aren't watching it carefully, many different things can happen, such as overcooking, scorching, and if it isn't cooked long enough, then is comes out crunchy and soggy at the same time. In many cases, people don't have time to constantly check the conditions of their rice, and this especially holds true when you work for a restaurant, or some other kind of food service job. There are just too many things going on at the same time, and when an order for some kind of rice dish comes up, you just want to grab some and not have to worry about it being overdone, underdone, or even cold.
This is where a rice cooker comes in. There are many different makes and models of rice cookers, and with features like automatic timers, warmers and the like, they make a variety of rice and other foods perfect every time. Many of these steamers and cookers do double and even triple duty, making just about any kind of rice, from regular rice, Japanese sticky rice, risotto, and different kinds of grains. They can also be used for cooking steamed vegetables, soups, and even meats, all at the right temperatures, and keep them warm until ready to serve.
You can find these rice cookers in many households, with many having capacities of up to ten or twenty cups. But what if you are in the restaurant business, or other hospitality area, and need even more amounts? You are in luck, because there are many different commercial rice cookers, some with capacities of over sixty cups of rice, not only cooking them to perfection, but keeping it at a constant warming temperature, so you never have to worry about scorched rice dishes again.
Maybe you don't need a rice cooker with a 60 cup capacity. That's all right, because there are many 20 cup makers. One of them is the Zojirushi NYC 36 Commercial Rice Cooker and Warmer, 20cup. This product is large enough for commercial, as well as catering uses, and will hold up to 40 servings of rice, great for Sushi, and many other Asian style restaurants. It is a great way to keep rice fresh and tasty for hours, without changing its consistency. It has a stainless steel exterior, and a non stick inner bowl. This is model number NYC-36, and retails for $439, but can be picked up at many outlets on sale, some for $170 off.
Maybe you need a lot of rice, and the Welbon Smart Chef 66 cup Commercial Rice Cooker and Warmer, model #WRC-1070S could be the one for you. Made with a durable heavy duty stainless steel outer shell, and a solid non stick aluminum inner pot, this cooker can make a lot of rice. It features on touch operation, a water reservoir for keeping the rice nice and fluffy, it also has a 1 year limited warranty. This model sells retail for $226, but can be found on sale for just $180.95.