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The 9 best rice cookers for perfect fluffy rice every time
We tested 22 models to find the best

Rice is one of the most versatile ingredients in your kitchen cupboard and its simplicity is what makes it so integral to cuisines all over the world. But, as even the best of chefs know, cooking it to perfection can be a challenge.
If you’re sick of mushy, starchy grains or getting it stuck on the sides and bottom of your pan, you may want to consider a rice cooker.
The best rice cookers will produce beautiful, consistent results without any need for supervision, allowing you to crack on with the rest of the meal. Some models will even prepare the whole dish for you. From a colourful, fragrant Spanish paella to a rich, flavourful risotto, dinner times can be transformed with this easy-to-use counter-top appliance.
To help you find the best rice cookers on the market, the Good Housekeeping Institute experts put the leading models to the test. You’ll find their favourites below but scroll on to find out how each one performed in our rigorous testing.
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How we test at the Good Housekeeping Institute
Here at the Good Housekeeping Institute, we take cooking rice seriously – after all, it’s a mealtime staple so you want to get it just right. To find the very best on the market, we put 22 rice cookers to the test, assessing the performance, ease of use and design of each.
To test their rice prep skills, we cook up white long-grain, easy-cook, brown and basmati rice. We also check for safety features, checking whether the appliance spits while cooking, and if the rice sticks to the sides or bottom.
Finally, we assess how easy the cooker is to clean, noting whether the pot is dishwasher safe and if there are any sneaky dirt traps.
Megan is the Good Housekeeping Institute’s senior homes and lifestyle writer. She loves diving into the latest product releases to find the very best buys on the market and has written hundreds of product reviews on everything from the best vacuum cleaners and coffee machines to the best ice cream makers and robot window cleaners.
When she’s not writing about the newest gadgets and gizmos for your home and garden, you’ll find her running every distance from 5km to 100km or relaxing at home with her cat – there really is no in between.
Megan has an MA in Magazine Journalism and has previously written for Stylist, Glamour, Women's Health, TimeOut, SquareMeal, and YOU magazine. You can find Megan on Instagram @meganlouisegeall.
Blossom is passionate about finding the best home products and appliances for GH readers. As head of the homes testing team, she has led reviews across multiple categories, from pizza ovens, and smart plugs to portable fans and hobs. She enjoys delving into the intricacies of products and refining testing protocols to ensure we’re testing them against their claims. Her aim is to find the top-performing products on the market, to help take the hard work out of housework. Blossom’s most notable accomplishment in the lab has been toasting 528 slices of bread in her quest to find the best toasters money can buy. In her free time, she openly admits to being a music geek and indulges her creative side through crocheting, baking, singing and writing.


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