This one is probably more than 15 years old (given to me by my aunt. It was the first rice cooker she bought when she got her own place after moving to this country), but it is useable and the perfect size.
But then again, you saw what happened to the pot.
Yoshi is insisting we buy a new rice cooker, but I think we can clean it thoroughly & be fine.
What do you think?
Posted by jozjozjoz at January 28, 2005 09:19 AMNew one hands down. There is no recovering from that. I would think of it everytime I used it.
Posted by: Amy at January 28, 2005 09:40 AMI agree with Amy.
Posted by: nanette at January 28, 2005 09:50 AM~for as inexpensive as they are, and I just bought one a few months ago, I'd say cut the cord and go shopping~
Posted by: btezra at January 28, 2005 10:17 AM15 years old? that is an old rice cooker... i say get a new one.
Posted by: fleecey at January 28, 2005 11:00 AMSince it is 15 years old I'd say get a new one. The safety regulations have changed since then and you may need one that has a grounded plug. You cal sale the old one on ebay or at a garage sale if it doesn't have any sentimental value.
Posted by: Michael at January 28, 2005 11:09 AMHEY! NO ONE IS AGREEING WITH ME!!!
Posted by: :: jozjozjoz :: at January 28, 2005 11:14 AMWell, the problem is, it's aluminum. If the mold hasn't etched or pitted the aluminum, you could probably use Bon Ami or a similar mild cleanser to clean it, then follow with soap and water, and finally a bleach/water mixture overnight.
If it's grey/black/pitted/etched, toss it. Seriously.
If it's steel (not just any type of metal, mind you but STEEL), then the bowl will be fine with washing THOROUGHLY in hot water and lots of bleach or amonia. If it's not steel, toss it and buy one made of steel. High grade steel, too, if you can find it. I wish my whole damned kitchen was steel. It's the only surface you can GUARANTEE is non-porous and non-reactive with anything in your kitchen.
Posted by: Deltus at January 28, 2005 11:56 AMI'd chuck the old one. The best ones seem to be all imported from Japan. That's about all you can find in the Chinese appliance and kitchenware stores in Vancouver. And I would buy a high-tec model that let's you steam and make conjee.
Posted by: David at January 28, 2005 12:06 PMGet a new one! After seeing that picture, I would be seriously afraid of eating anything that had even touched the old one. YUCK!!!
Posted by: Rich at January 28, 2005 01:08 PMNo, why waste a perfectly good pot?
Just put on some gloves and some long, disposable chop sticks and turn on a stream of hot water. Then hold it over the disposal and churn the pot with the hot water and the chop sticks until you get it all. Then fill it with hot, soapy water and let it sit for 30 minutes.
Then clean it thoroughly.
I've had that happen to me also.
Posted by: Raven Lee at January 28, 2005 01:56 PMYou must be sentimental and cheap like I am.
Posted by: Nez at January 28, 2005 02:25 PMI say clean it really well and it's fine.
And Yoshi is still a wuss.
Posted by: stkyrice at January 28, 2005 02:41 PMi don't know why you even asked, joz. you know we're not ever, ever, ever eating anything out of that rice cooker again. i get indigestion just thinking of it.
Posted by: Yoshi! at January 28, 2005 03:07 PMYou can go to http://ikoreaplaza.com and click on 'housewares' for a good selection at pretty good prices, but hey, it's not like it's hard finding a rice cooker in LA ^_^
Posted by: fashmagslag at January 28, 2005 05:44 PMI say washing it thoroughly is fine. Its aluminum right? Not like the germs are going to stay in the pot after you wash it well.
Its like you shit in a toilet but you still keep using it after you flush it...
Besides, new rice cookers are way overpriced and whats the difference if you bought a new one? Nothing, a rice cooker is a rice cooker. I bet ya that old one can steam up some nice buns too.
Have a great weekend
Posted by: vince at January 28, 2005 09:44 PMuhm, what actually is a rice cooker? never seen one here... :-O
Posted by: kaydee at January 29, 2005 02:14 AMPlease... you must get a new one.
Hubby is a wuss too about this stuff, but after seeing that picture, even I wouldn't eat anything cooked in it again.
Posted by: weenus at January 29, 2005 08:08 AM
Hmmm... Maybe you should consider cutting the cord. Think of all the nice, happy times you had with the rice cooker. It had a long and happy life of servitude, but the pasture has never looked so green...
Or... bleach, it is! Although I don't know how well metal will react with bleach.
Good luck!
-H
Posted by: Hed at January 28, 2005 09:29 AM