KitchenAid’s Rice Cooker Is on Sale for the First Time Ever

Most of my favorite recipes involve rice. In fact, I make rice around five times a week to eat with dinner. As often as I make it, you’d think I’d have it down to a science, but simmering on the stovetop often left me with undercooked or mushy results. Achieving the perfect ratio of grains to water is a tedious process that requires lots of trial and error, unless you have the right rice cooker. The only problem? They tend to take up a lot of space for an appliance that has only one function. 

For years, I avoided buying a rice cooker, but when I discovered that KitchenAid launched a genius multitasking appliance that can make so much more than just rice, I knew I had to try it out for myself. This versatile powerhouse can make rice, grains, beans, lentils, and more, and right now, it’s 27% off at Amazon.

KitchenAid Grain and Rice Cooker

This rice cooker is unbelievably easy to use. It features an easy-to-operate touch screen with 21 built-in presets (my Zojirushi, sadly could never), meaning it can make rice, beans, oats, couscous, quinoa, barley, farro, lentils, and more — all at the touch of a button. I can even customize settings like texture (firm or soft), type of liquid (stock or water), cook time (quick or regular), and more, depending on what I’m making and how quickly I need it. 

But my favorite feature by far is the integrated scale, which automatically senses the amount of food I’m cooking. That means I can pour rice straight from the bag without ever having to pull out my measuring cups (editor’s note: you should really wash your rice first). Plus, unlike other rice cookers, this one has a built-in water tank, almost like an espresso machine. The tank works in tandem with the scale to dispense just the right amount of water, depending on the ingredient and amount I’m cooking. It has taken the meaning of mindless weeknight meals to a whole new level. 

With an 8-cup capacity, this clever KitchenAid appliance is as versatile as rice cookers come. As a frequent multitasker, I love that it lets me make multiple dishes at once — it comes with a steamer basket that fits above the interior bowl, so I can steam vegetables while cooking my rice. The bowl comes with a nonstick ceramic coating, so it’s easy to clean and doesn’t collect stuck-on grains of rice or lentils.

On extra busy days, I find that the delayed cook option comes in handy and reduces any dinner-related stress. The setting lets me add my ingredients before bed or in the morning, then schedule cooking to begin up to 24 hours later.

I never thought I’d find a foolproof way to make rice that didn’t involve a unitasker, but this genius appliance has officially proven me wrong. KitchenAid’s rice and grain cooker eliminates the guesswork, so I’ll never again be left scrubbing burnt rice off the bottom of my saucepans, and it can make so much more than just rice. 

And I almost forgot to mention: It’s on sale for the very first time. Snag yours at Amazon today while it’s 27% off.

More Rice Cookers to Shop:

Toshiba Small Rice Cooker

Nutribullet EveryGrain Cooker

Aroma Digital Rice Cooker

Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker

Chaceef Mini Rice Cooker 2-Cups Uncooked

At the time of publishing, the price was $220.