Kenwood 2-in-1 Rice Cooker 1.8L RCM45.000SS with Steamer Basket

Our review

This Kenwood cooker is built around a 1.8 litre non-stick bowl that handles up to ten cups of rice, which puts it in the range of households cooking for a family rather than one or two people. The 2-in-1 part comes from the included steamer basket: you can cook rice in the bowl while steaming fish or vegetables above it, so a full meal comes out of one appliance. The keep-warm function is the feature most people end up using daily, since rice can sit ready without going cold before the rest of the food is done.
It suits anyone who cooks rice often and wants to stop watching a pot on the stove, and the removable bowl makes cleaning less of a chore. Before buying, think about counter space, since a 1.8 litre unit takes up more room than a small 0.6 or 1.0 litre cooker, and check that ten cups matches how many people you usually feed. Compare against basic cookers that only boil rice: the steamer basket and keep-warm mode are what separate this from cheaper single-function models. Available on Sokonia.