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How Do Rice Cookers Work?

How Do Rice Cookers Work?

BrainStuff

December 24, 202510m 25s

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Show Notes

These small appliances help home cooks achieve excellent rice via two categories of technology: ingeniously simple physics, or incredibly complex algorithms. Learn about heat-sensitive switches and fuzzy logic in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://home.howstuffworks.com/rice-cooker.htm/printable For more about the history of rice cookers, check out this episode of Lauren's other podcast, Savor: The Warm and Fuzzy Rice Cooker Episode

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technologyappliancesheatphysicsfoodcookingcomputershistory