How Rice Cookers Are Made | How It’s Made

Rice cookers use indirect heat to circulate steam around rice and water, from the outer pot to an inner pot.

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[chiaojian]

Don’t know how I got here to watch this video clip. Honestly, this rice cooker surely can last forever and built tough and good quality. I know every bit detail about this rice cooker because I was the product manager of this kitchen appliance product lines at Tatung Company located in Long Beach California. Personally, I am still cooking my rice everyday with same Tatung rice cooker, same exact one you see in video, that my parents bought 55 years ago. It NEVER EVER failed once on me throughout past 55 years. It still attaches to its original electrical cord, connector, internal parts, and shinny body paint, only except few dings and dents that’s all!

[Rojigami-w]

I don't know how this particular company makes money. Their rice cookers just won't break. A vintage model from the same company has been in use in my family since before I was born, and the bloody thing is still going strong even till today!!

[spongeturambar]

A Taiwanese here. This tatung company is a Taiwan brand. Those cookers are so well made that each of them can function for over 30 years(if used properly).

[UruruUchiha]

Me at 3 am: oh so that's how rice cookers are made

[jkcchuang]

Wow, this is the rice cooker pretty much in every household in Taiwan. The rice cooker manufacturing shown in the video is a mechanical and very versatile cooker not just for cooking rice. So surprise to see "How It's Made" corporate with Tatung for this episode.

[chrisa-hz]

I like the very 60s looking design and the high-quality construction☺️

[tianzining]

A Simple design, multi function cooker. Super durable, it’s like cast iron cookware of electronic rice cooker. It could be used for decades ....literally. Now it already becoming common memories and part of culture of Taiwanese.

[silverhawk]

Found a good Zojirushi Rice cooker with floral patterns on it for $3 at Goodwill, still use it to this day :D

[mysockC]

4:00 pretty cool to see them using the curie point of the ferrite cores to regulate the temperature.

[kswsquared]

Us Asians, we've all been there, coming back after half an hour to find we forgot to press down the "Cook" tab on the rice cooker... 😎

[Albert-hlct]

Rice cooker is really the best thing you can have in a kitchen by far, not only for rice, I make soups, stews... A lot of things

[Enviotonin]

this is the first i heard of a rice cooker that you need to add water into the outer pot.

[siristanboli]

This is the best rice cooker on the market. .. I have one at home. $120.00 Thank you.

[WormholeGarden]

Everyone's Taiwanese grandmother has one of these, from decades ago, and will tell you how much better it is than the new ones are. And the new ones are still considered the best in the game. While not the biggest brand in Taiwan, I would argue that it is the strongest associated with quality.

[patricknjones]

Great, now I'm in the mood for rice!

[drivesthecar]

Japanology has a very interesting and informative episode about rice cookers, their development and new innovations and uses.

[DaxterSnickers]

Thanks to this video i was able to repair my rice cooker. Many thanks. ^^

[anandhakrishnans]

Short and simple way to understand this video 👌👌👌💓

[chun-yuchen]

Simple and elegant, ingenuity from the country of Taiwan.

[JuCarlos-exip]

This little machine is one of the best inventions