ABOUT RICE
Rice is a valuable source of low fat, complex carbohydrates and is abundant in thiamin, niacin and iron. It is an essential ingredient for a healthy diet.
There are many different varieties of rice available. Your Aroma | ||
Rice Cooker can cook any type perfectly every time. The following are the | ||
most commonly available varieties of rice and their characteristics: | ||
Long Grain Rice | Brown Rice |
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Typically this rice is not starchy and has | Brown rice is often considered the most | |
loose, individual grains after cooking. | healthy variety. It has bran layers on | |
"Carolina" is firm and "Jasmine" is the | the rice grains and contains more B- | |
firmest of the long grain variety and is | complex vitamins, iron, calcium, and | |
flavorful and aromatic. | fiber than polished | (white) rice. The |
Short Grain Rice | most popular brown rice is long grain | |
and has a chewy texture. | ||
Short grain is characteristically soft, | Wild Rice |
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sticky and chewy. This is the rice used |
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to make sushi. "California Rice" is soft; | Wild Rice comes in many delicious | |
"Sweet Rice", often called "pearl" rice | varieties and mixes. | Often it is mixed |
for its round shape, is extra sticky and is | with long grain rice for its firmer texture | |
excellent for making rice pudding. | and rich brown to black color. Wild rice | |
| makes wonderful stuffing for poultry |
when cooked with broth and mixed with your favorite dried fruits.
ABOUT SENSOR LOGIC™
Traditional electric rice cookers heat only from the bottom at one set temperature and turn off once all the water has been absorbed. Aroma’s
Sensor Logic™ rice cookers are for true rice enthusiasts. This rice cooker uses a micro computer chip that controls heating in a way that optimizes the cooking temperature of the rice to enhance flavor and texture. The sensor monitors the boiling rate of the water in the pot and controls temperature accordingly to provide the perfect pot of rice, every time. It also functions for cooking sushi rice, brown rice, soup and porridge.
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