Xiaomi rice cooker cooking test: a little disappointing

Xiaomi released the Mijia Pressure IH Rice Cooker yesterday, priced at 999 yuan, with a capacity of 3L, and is said to be comparable to Japanese products. So how is the actual experience? Let's take a look at the actual cooking test of Pcpop.com.

In terms of appearance style, the Mijia Pressure IH Rice Cooker has a simple and fresh style with a round body. The high-gloss material panel looks very textured, and the hidden display screen also adds a highlight to this simple style.

The control interaction can be carried out through the body buttons or the smart home APP on the mobile phone. The Mijia pressure IH rice cooker can switch different cooking modes (fast cooking/fine cooking, etc.) through the selection button on the panel. In addition, it also supports the reservation of cooking time. Another operation carrier is the mobile phone. Users can view more creative recipes in the APP, and options such as rice softness adjustment can also be set in the APP.

With the small measuring cup that comes with the Mijia rice cooker, you no longer have to use your fingers to measure the ratio of rice to water. There are scales printed on the inside of the Mijia pressure IH rice cooker, and each scale corresponds to the total amount of rice in the small measuring cup. When only 1 cup of rice is put in for cooking, we can just add the same amount of water according to the scale 1. Such precise and error-free cooking suggestions are most suitable for young people who lack cooking experience.

The moment you press the start button, the Mijia Pressure IH Rice Cooker will count down for you until a prompt sound is issued when the rice is finished cooking. During this period, you can see the cooking progress through the circular time prompt on the rice cooker panel or the mobile phone APP.

For a better taste, I chose the 60-minute fine cooking mode experience. After nearly an hour of waiting, we finally waited for the time to open the lid and eat. According to our personal experience, the whole thing of pouring the rice out of the inner pot did not happen. According to my guess, this may be related to the fact that we opened the upper cover for 1-2 minutes after cooking, or it may be because we did not scientifically mix rice and water, or maybe the male protagonist in the official video did not wear gloves, so his rice must have cooled down. In the limited time of the first experience stage, I am temporarily unable to verify the non-stickiness and taste for you more accurately. These contents will be added in subsequent experience articles.

Finally, we used a flat spatula to loosen the rice and finally turned the rice upside down, but the result was not as perfect as we expected. On the contrary, a certain amount of rice was stuck to the inner wall of the pressure IH rice cooker, which was quite different from the video shown by Xiaomi.

As for the taste, perhaps because of the quality of the Wuchang rice we used, I personally did not taste the legendary sweetness, but the glutinous feeling is still very real, the rice grains are plump and tough, and the glossiness is also very good.

After every meal, who washes the dishes is a moral test. Fortunately, using the Mijia Pressure IH Rice Cooker makes washing the dishes very simple. Its structural design is very easy to disassemble. When you first unpack and remove unnecessary protective packaging, Mijia will guide you through the process of disassembling and assembling the machine, and the whole process is very smooth. During the cleaning process of the rice cooker, I simply wiped the inner pot several times, and the rice grains and other residues were separated very well.

Because we have not tested rice cookers in the past, there are no comparable specifications to quantify the Mijia Pressure IH Rice Cooker. Netizens who are concerned about the taste of rice cooked in this rice cooker will have to wait a few days. We will continue to popularize the technology and compare products for IH rice cookers in the near future, and hope to clarify more questions for you.

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