Review of 'Magic Kamado Gohan' that can cook rice by burning newspaper, no gas or firewood needed, no need to adjust heat, can cook fluffy rice
Tiger Vacuum Bottle's ' Magical Kamado Gohan ,' which can cook rice using newspaper as fuel, will be released on Friday, October 20, 2023. I was curious about how rice can be cooked using newspaper and whether it can be cooked deliciously, so I actually borrowed the Magical Kamado Gohan to check how to use it and how well the rice turns out.
Magical Kamado Gohan KMD-A100 - Tiger Vacuum Flask
◆ Check the contents of Magical Kamado Gohan
A cardboard box containing Magical Kamado Rice arrived at the editorial department.
When I opened the box, a black lid appeared.
I took everything out of the box. From the top left, there is a stove, a pot, a trivet, a rack, and a lid.
When all the parts are put together it looks like this.
◆Preparing to cook rice with Magical Kamado Gohan
To actually cook rice, I took the Magical Kamado Gohan and the necessary ingredients and tools outside. In addition to the Magical Kamado Gohan, the other essential ingredients and tools are water, rice, newspaper, a lighter, and work gloves. This time, I also prepared a rice scoop. In addition, although not shown in the photo, you will also need a device to measure time, such as a kitchen timer or stopwatch.
First, put rice and water in the pot. You can cook up to 5 cups of rice, and the amount of water is OK if you follow the lines on the inside of the pot. This time, I will cook 3 cups of rice. I prepared pre-rinsed rice to reduce the amount of work as much as possible.
After adding the rice and water, place the slatted mesh at the bottom of the stove and the trivet on top.
In addition, we also combine the pot and the lid. This time, we placed fireproof bricks under the magic stove rice to prevent heat from being transferred to the ground.
Next, prepare the number of newspapers according to the amount of rice you will be cooking, as described in the instructions. The number of newspapers you should prepare and the cooking time are as follows:
| Amount of rice | Number of newspapers | Estimated cooking time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 6 sheets | 28 min |
| 2 cups | 7.5 sheets | 31 min |
| 3 go | 9 sheets | 34 min |
| 4 go | 10 sheets | 36 min |
| 5 go | 11 sheets | 40 minutes |
This time I want to cook 3 cups of rice, so I prepared 9 sheets of newspaper.
Newspapers used as fuel cannot simply be rolled up and put in the fire; they must be folded and rolled in a specific way to be used as fuel. First, tear the newspaper in half.
Once you have folded it in half, fold it along the diagonal.
Then, just roll it into a cylindrical shape.
The cylinder should be thick enough to fit into the hole in the furnace. Be careful not to compress it too thin, as this will change the way it burns.
I rolled up all the newspapers before cooking so I wouldn't have to rush while the rice was cooking.
◆ I tried cooking rice with the Magical Kamado Gohan
Once you have prepared the newspapers and soaked the rice, you can start cooking. First, place a rolled up newspaper through the hole in the stove.
Put some newspaper in it and light it with a lighter.
Once ignited, immediately start the timer.
After 1.5 minutes has passed since you put in the first newspaper, insert another newspaper through a different hole than the one used for the first newspaper.
Next, set the newspaper on fire with a lighter. Every minute and a half, until the nine minutes have elapsed, alternate between putting newspapers into the left and right holes and lighting them.
After 9 minutes have passed, change the interval between putting in the newspapers from 1.5 minutes to 1 minute, and continue putting newspapers into the left and right holes alternately.
After about nine minutes, the fire in the stove had stabilized and was catching fire naturally without the need for a lighter.
When there is only one newspaper left, stop adding newspapers and wait 10 minutes.
After waiting 10 minutes, add the last newspaper, light it with a lighter, and wait 5 minutes.
After adding the last newspaper, wait 5 minutes and then open the lid. This time, it took 38 minutes from lighting the first newspaper to completion.
Mix well and it's done. The rice was cooked well and there were no soggy parts.
There was also a little burnt part.
When I tried it, the rice was a little uneven in hardness, but overall it was fluffy and sweet. When cooking rice using a gas burner or a bonfire, it is difficult to adjust the heat, but with Magic Kamado Gohan, as long as the number of newspapers and the time are correct, the rice can be cooked at the right heat, so I didn't find it difficult.
◆ Cleaning up after cooking
After cooking, newspaper ash remains in the stove.
The steps for cleaning up are as follows: First, prepare some newspaper.
Cover the top of the stove with newspaper.
Once it's wrapped tightly, turn it over and let the ash fall onto the newspaper.
Transfer the ashes to newspaper and then remove the furnace.
Pull out the mesh slats from the ashes.
Then, wrap the ashes in newspaper.
Then, wet the newspaper and dispose of it in the trash.
Ash and soot stuck to the stove can be easily removed by scrubbing it off with a sponge with abrasive particles.
When cooking rice outdoors, problems such as 'not knowing the appropriate amount of water' and 'difficulty in controlling the heat' tend to occur, but with Magic Kamado Gohan, the amount of water can be adjusted according to the scale on the pot, and the heat can be adjusted just by adding newspaper at the right timing. I was able to cook delicious rice from the first time without the need for special skills or practice.
On the other hand, there were some points of concern, such as 'The ash from the newspaper will fly away with the wind, so it is not suitable for situations where there are people nearby', 'We used fireproof bricks this time, but we are concerned about the impact on the ground if we did not use fireproof bricks', and 'It produces a lot of ash, so it is not suitable as a disaster prevention item to use during an evacuation'. The official website for Magic Kamado Gohan promotes its use as a disaster prevention item and outdoor item, but we recommend that you simulate the environment in which you will actually use it before actually using it to see if it will work properly.
Magic Kamado Gohan is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 20, 2023. The price is open, and at the time of writing, it can be reserved at the official online shop for 19,800 yen including tax. In addition, after the release, it will be available at online shops such as Amazon.
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