
1. What is a Conventional Rice Cooker? Pros and Cons of Conventional Rice Cookers
What is a Conventional Rice Cooker?
A conventional rice cooker is a familiar household appliance that can be easily seen in every kitchen.
It has a simple structure consisting of: Outer pot, inner pot, lid, heating plate, rice cooker core.
The conventional rice cooker comes in 2 types: Cookers with fixed lids and removable lids. Fixed-lid cookers are more compact and space-saving, while those with removable lids offer easier cleaning.

Coex conventional rice cooker in youthful, modern blue color.
Equipped with mechanical relay, automatically switches from cooking mode (Cook mode) to keep warm mode (Warm mode) when reaching a certain temperature.
Advantages of conventional rice cookers
- Affordable price, various price segments, meeting the expenditure of every Vietnamese family.
- Extremely simple operation, anyone can perform.
- Various designs, shapes, capacities, meeting all user requirements.
- Cooks rice quickly, saving time.
- Easy to clean.
Disadvantages of conventional rice cookers
- Due to its low price, the cooker has very few features. Besides cooking rice, preparing other dishes is quite limited.
- Adding too much or too little water can result in mushy or dry rice.
- No cooking timer function available.
2. What is an electronic rice cooker? Pros and cons of an electronic rice cooker
What is an electronic rice cooker?
An electronic rice cooker is a type of cooker that has appeared on the market not long ago but is increasingly favored by consumers. Besides cooking rice, it can also be set up to prepare many other dishes such as porridge, hotpot, soup, baking cakes, etc. These dishes are preset with suitable cooking time and temperature, very convenient.

Coex electronic rice cooker features a steam function
The cooker is equipped with many complex electronic circuits to be able to cook many dishes, a liquid crystal display to adjust automatic cooking modes.
Advantages of an electronic rice cooker
- Electronic rice cookers come equipped with various modern features, allowing you to set cooking timers and customize cooking times as desired.
- Advanced cooking technology ensures even, fragrant rice grains.
- The cooker offers a variety of cooking functions, especially enabling you to easily and quickly make cakes, pizza, cook sweet soup, and sticky rice.
- The rice soaking time of the electronic rice cooker can be up to 12 hours.
Drawbacks of electronic rice cookers
- Due to the multiple advanced features, electronic rice cookers are typically more expensive compared to traditional rice cookers.
- Most electronic rice cookers have large capacities, usually over 1.8 liters, with limited capacity options, so you will have fewer choices.
- Cleaning will be more difficult because you have to be careful not to damage the electrical circuits and screen.
- Cooking time also takes longer, averaging 45 minutes.
3. Should you buy a conventional or electronic rice cooker?
- The decision to buy a conventional or electronic rice cooker depends on your usage needs and financial capability.
- Conventional rice cookers are only used for cooking rice while electronic rice cookers can cook a variety of dishes. Moreover, the timer function on electronic cookers will make you more proactive in cooking.
- Conventional rice cookers are easier to clean than electronic ones and offer a wider range of capacities for you to choose from.

Choosing between a conventional or electronic rice cooker depends on the needs of each family
So, if your family is small and simply needs to cook rice, then the traditional conventional rice cooker is the product for you. But if you prefer a cooker with advanced features, capable of cooking various dishes, then go for the electronic one.
4. Which brand of rice cooker is good to buy?
Coex Rice Cooker

Coex Rice Cooker offers a variety of eye-catching designs
Coex is a reputable household brand, trusted by many customers for its application of advanced technology and European standards. Among its products, the rice cooker is a popular choice due to its delicious cooking, affordable price, diverse capacities, and designs.
The cooker features an attractive and modern design with convenient handles for easy transportation. Made from premium materials, it is durable and ensures safety during use. Additionally, it comes with various cooking modes and useful features to make kitchen work more convenient.
Sharp Rice Cooker

Sharp Rice Cooker boasts a modern and eye-catching design
Sharp is a brand originating from Japan. You can easily find Sharp rice cookers in electronic stores or appliance supermarkets like Mytour.
Sharp Rice Cooker features a luxurious, modern design, suitable for any kitchen space.
Panasonic Rice Cooker

Panasonic Rice Cooker comes in various designs
Panasonic is also a long-standing brand from the land of the rising sun - Japan. Panasonic Rice Cooker comes in beautiful designs and saves energy.
Moreover, Panasonic Rice Cooker is equipped with many modern cooking technologies such as auto temperature adjustment, 3D heating technology,...
Cuckoo Rice Cooker

Cuckoo Rice Cooker comes in various capacities
Cuckoo electric rice cookers, originating from South Korea, offer a wide range of designs and capacities for your family to choose from. With advanced technologies applied, Cuckoo electric rice cookers make cooking delicious and hassle-free.
Sunhouse electric rice cooker comes with convenient handles for easy portability.

Sunhouse, a Vietnamese home appliance brand, features a convenient handle design for easy carrying.
Sunhouse, a Vietnamese brand of household appliances, is known for its thick and sturdy inner pots, ensuring evenly cooked, fluffy rice without burning.
In addition to the listed brands, there are other electric rice cooker brands highly rated by customers, such as Philips, Kangaroo, and Tefal.
We hope the information provided will help you decide whether to buy a conventional or digital electric rice cooker that suits your family. If you are looking to purchase authentic, affordable, and quality electric rice cookers, please contact Mytour at 1900 6788.
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