Elecom's rice cooker 'small IH rice cooker' review that is slim and easy to carry and is perfect for living alone specializing in cooking

Cooking rice for a single person tends to be accompanied by the problem that the rice cooker is too large for one person to use. The ' small IH rice cooker ' to be released by Elecom in early June 2023 specializes in one-cup cooking, and is compact in size and easy to use even on a small table or desk. I got an opportunity to borrow such a 'small IH rice cooker', so I actually used it to cook rice.

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There was a 'small IH rice cooker' main body, a rice scoop, a power cable, and an instruction manual. In addition, there are three colors for the 'small IH rice cooker' main body, 'white', 'black' and 'blue', and this time we will use blue.

Furthermore, when opening the upper lid of the main body, the inner pot, colander pot, and measuring cup came out from inside.

There is a steam outlet on the top of the main body.

At the bottom of the side, the power outlet and air intake are arranged.

The handle has a lamp indicating ``cooking'', ``low sugar'', ``quick cooking'', and ``keep warm'' and a ``select'' button to select the function.

The lid lock and unlock marks are marked on the side of the upper lid.

Rubber packing is attached to the back of the upper lid.

The inner pot looks like this.

In the inner pot there is a scale indicating '1/2', '3/4' and '1' for adjusting the amount of water.

The colander pot used when cooking rice with low sugar looks like this.

There are '1/2' and '3/4' scales marked in the colander pot.

The size of the main body is about 169 × 127 × 228 mm, and the actual weight is 935 g. Furthermore, the weight including the inner pot is actually 1192g. The handle makes it easy to hold with one hand, making it very convenient for transportation and storage.

I will cook rice using a 'small IH rice cooker' at once. First, measure the rice with the attached measuring cup and put it in the inner pot. This time I will cook 1 rice.

Pour water into the inner pot and wash the rice.

After washing the rice, place the inner pot on a horizontal surface and adjust the amount of water according to the scale of the inner pot. In the case of rice 1 go, match it with the scale of '1'. In addition, it is necessary to adjust the amount of water to the scale of '1/2' for 1/2 go and '3/4' for 3/4 go.

Soak it in water for a while. Approximate soaking time is about 15 to 30 minutes.

In addition, it is also possible to cook rice immediately without soaking.

After soaking, set the inner pot to the main body.

Align the unlock mark on the upper lid with the △ mark on the main body, and put the lid on.

Hold the handle of the main body, turn the lock mark on the lid to the position of the △ mark on the main body, and lock the lid so that it does not open.

Plug the included power cable into an outlet, and connect the power connector to the main power outlet.

Touch the 'select' button on the handle to switch between 'cooking' or 'quick cooking'. Select 'Rice Cooking' or 'Quick Cooking' and wait 5 seconds to start cooking. According to the instruction manual, the estimated rice cooking time is about 50 minutes for 'cooking' and about 35 minutes for 'quick cooking'. This time we will cook with normal 'cooking rice'.

When the rice is cooked, the 'Keep warm' lights up with a beep sound and switches to keep warm mode. As a result of cooking in a room with a room temperature of 26 degrees, it was cooked in 48 minutes.

It looks like this when you open the lid.

Use a rice scoop to loosen the rice.

Put the rice in a bowl.

When you eat it, the rice is not sticky or sticky, and you can feel the original sweetness of rice with a plump texture.

After cooking rice, it is necessary to wipe the main body with a well-wrung cloth, and wash the lid, inner pot, strainer, rice scoop, and measuring cup. When I washed the inner pot with a sponge, the sponge went all the way in and was easy to clean.

Elecom's 'small IH rice cooker' is scheduled to be released in early June 2023, and the selling price is an open price. Amazon.co.jp is scheduled to be released on June 12, 2023 at the time of article creation, and can be reserved for a price of 11,636 yen.

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