If your rice cooker has a condensation collector, make sure to clean that, too, after each use. Dump out any water, and clean with a damp, soapy cloth. A chopstick often helps to get into the corners.

If the versatile machine called a rice cooker is one of your indispensable kitchen tools, making those perfect fluffy grains while you ignore it entirely, it deserves better than a dreaded, crusty ...

After all, since she eats rice almost every day, it's probably not a good idea to let dirt accumulate inside, she reckoned. Ever since she came across a simple and hassle-free way of cleaning her rice ...