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[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 59 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I think some rice cookers popular in Asia do have features to keep it warm, activate at a certain time etc. Perhaps you want cooked rice for breakfast (perhaps already cooled down but still moist and fluffy), or have it prepared so you can make Sushi later while taking a nap. Can definitely see the usecase in a food culture with lots of rice.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds like timed coffee machines, but for food. Even better.

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think coffee rice (rice coffee?) sounds all that great, but I should give it a try...

they make rice tea. i hated it but ymmv

i haven't experimented but i think my instant pot does that

[–] TheWeirdestCunt@lemmy.today 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

is it possible to get rice cookers that don't default to a warming mode? Even the cheapest rice cookers I've found in the UK only have a cook and warm mode when it's plugged in

Most decent rice cookers have a time delay option. You load it up with water and rice and set a couple hours of delay and then in the morning you have fresh hot rice.

[–] YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who makes sushi while they're napping?

[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I have a cousin that made a turkey sandwich while waiting for pizza rolls to bake, all in his sleep. It was weird to watch. He had no idea the next morning when he woke up snuggling with it all in bed. To this day he swears we did it to him.

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My partner once sleepwalked into the kitchen to get food (bad habit of sleep eating, probably due to alcohol) and I just watched them because they were talking nonsense so I knew they were asleep. My sister was also a big sleepwalker/sleep talker, so this was fairly routine for me.

At the end they offered a plate and said “here, do you want some?”

They had unboxed a new wireless NES-style controller that had been sitting on the counter, plated the controller, and offered to me as a snack. Had no memory of it the next morning.

Been a running joke ever since when we try to decide what to eat.

oh dude when i was on ambien... the food i would wake up to. sometimes eaten, sometimes not, hopefully with all the fire turned off.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

I want to snuggle with a turkey sandwich and pizza rolls.