You might not think a rice cooker belongs in the same class of essential cooking tools as, say, a chef’s knife or cutting ...

But in general, a three-cup rice cooker is good for one or two people, a five- or six-cup rice cooker is good for about four people, and anything bigger is best if you eat a lot of rice or host ...

The Panasonic rice cooker claims to cook up to 1.25kg of rice at once as it has a 2.2l capacity. It features an anodized aluminium pan that is said to provide durability to the rice cooker.