Glen T on Nostr: A heads up that this describes Toshiba's technology from the 1950s and is only found ...

A heads up that this describes Toshiba's technology from the 1950s and is only found on the cheapest machines these days. Most rice cookers use microprocessor control as pioneered by Zojirushi, marketed as 'fuzzy logic'. If you are shopping, the smaller the rice cooker the more the technology matters (less water, so control has to be more precise). For larger machines look for the 'induction' feature, which heats the whole bowl, not just the bottom.