If we're going with cooking analogies - I really enjoy it, yet a good rice cooker was one of the best purchases I've ever made. That's a better parallel to me.

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0c3ca83 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Ah, yes, because just like a rice cooker, the work takes the same amount of time, it's just using less space on the stove, and is more reliable.

Wait, no, a rice cooker doesn't seem to fit.

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alexpadula 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

A rice cooker? Is this a joke? Making white rice takes 10 minutes with a pot. Very confusing.

	▲	ricardobeat 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I know right? Yet, what I said is true, and you can ask anyone who owns one for japanese/korean/chinese cooking. It reduces effort to near zero while giving 100% consistent results. The point though, is that I don’t feel “sad” about not having controlled the temperature and time myself. It’s a tool.
	▲	dw_arthur 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I thought the same thing until I got a rice cooker. It makes cooking a little less stressful while you make the rest of your meal. I eat rice once every 1-2 weeks and I still love it.