A rice cooker is a quintessential appliance for every household. Rice is a staple in our meals, and nothing comes close to a bowl of fluffy white rice to complement tasty homecooked dishes. On top of cooking rice, rice cookers can also whip up a heartwarming pot of soup or congee. Nowadays, more sophisticated rice cookers can connect to smartphone apps (like the Xiaomi Mijia Rice cooker), some have microchips that automatically adjust temperatures (like the Zojirushi Micom Fuzzy Logic), and some have added steamer or baking functions, or even air frying functionality (the versatile Ninja Foodi Multi Cooker OP300). The top-of-the-line rice cookers of today use induction heating compared…