I remember watching a video interview with Ai Fukuhara a few years ago. When she was working in the Chinese Liaoning Team, her mother brought a Japanese rice cooker to China to take care of her because she was not used to eating rice cooked in Chinese rice cookers. That was the first time I was curious about the Japanese rice cooker. Isn't it just cooked rice? Also related to pot?

In recent years, some friends have bought some high-end rice cookers from home or abroad. The curious editor went to do his homework and learned some information about the current electric cooker industry. At present, the electric cookers on the market are mainly classified into the traditional chassis heating type and the newer IH heating type according to the heating mode（ IH yes Induction Heating 的简写），而具有压力的 IH Only rice cookers can be called high-end rice cookers. Although the cost of the latter is high, the proportion of buying high-end rice cookers is gradually increasing with the improvement of consumption level.

At this year's Xiaomi New Chinese Product Press Conference, Xiaomi Technology announced the official establishment of the Mijia brand and released its first blockbuster product, which was made by Xiaomi Ecological Link Enterprise Chunmi Technology IH rice cooker. Compared with high-end rice cookers of other brands, Mijia is under pressure IH The rice cooker not only nine hundred and ninety-nine The ultra-low price of yuan attracts the attention (Jingdong Xiangyin pressure IH rice cooker 3L Of four thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine Yuan), the first remote intelligent cooking technology also leads the industry.

Recently, Xiaobian was lucky to try out this Mijia in Lei Feng IH The pressure cooker, you must want to know how the rice made by this cooker tastes. Today, I would like to share my experience with you with this question.

Unpacking ：

In order to avoid the abrasion of the package caused by long-distance transportation, a layer of express packaging box was added outside the packaging box of rice cooker, which made the rice cooker still maintain a very flat appearance when it was mailed to my home. White handle, front MIJIA Of LOGO Parameter stickers at the lower side, simple millet style packaging box.

Up and down two A thick foam protective layer securely covers the rice cooker in the center of the box. The main body of the cooker is covered with a layer of solid soft foam. In addition, a layer of white non-woven cloth bag is used for multi-layer protection, so that the cooker can land safely without any damage.

Electric rice cooker, diameter 12cm Measuring cup with Mijia LOGO And porridge spoons one point five Meters long power cord, user manual, quick guide, purchased Mijia Pressure IH All accessories of rice cooker.

Appearance display

Mijia pressure IH White body of rice cooker, three sides 300 x 251 x 212 ( millimeter ) It is the same pure white design as many millet products, such as millet patch boards and millet boxes. This time, it still follows the white minimalist style. The rice cooker of Mijia is more like a magnified version of a white millet box, without the crystal display screen and physical buttons of other brands of rice cookers. The first impression is that the appearance is very high ~

The old rice cooker I used before, I remember buying something for free. My mother said that it could not keep the aroma of rice. On the day when the rice cooker arrived, I announced that it was officially laid off.

Pressure in Mijia IH There is a strip type exhaust hole on the top of the cooker. When the cooker is working, it will exhaust pressure from this hole. All operations are on the top of the rice cooker. The diagram with words and time we see here is actually just a description of the electrostatic film, which should be torn off before use. The hidden display screen here only has white font LED The display will light up.

First, let's take a look at Mijia's pressure from various angles IH Appearance of rice cooker. The top of the rice cooker with the electrostatic film torn off is very clean, which is the simplest appearance I have ever seen. I remember the pressure of Michaelis IH After the release of the rice cooker, someone on the Internet said imitation MUJI The rice cooker, Xiao Bian went to the Internet to search it. Except that the appearance is square and the color is white, nothing else seems to be the same.

Mijia pressure IH In addition to the pure white appearance, the electric rice cooker looks very quiet. The most impressive thing is that it is really very heavy, net weight six point four five Kilograms of rice cookers can only be moved with force when they are moved on the table.

Mijia pressure IH The circumference of the rice cooker three hundred and ninety × three hundred and forty-four × 365mm Its size and smooth surface material are relatively easy to clean. positive LOGO This is also the button for opening the lid of the rice cooker. The handle of this button is relatively loose, which just prevents the occurrence of accidental touch. The damping is very appropriate. The lid of the rice cooker can be opened by gently pushing with one hand, and the main body of the rice cooker will not move.

There is no line interface on the back of the cooker, and a row of cooling holes are evenly distributed near the middle of the bottom. One in the middle of the back WFi Indicator light, because the power supply is not connected, the indicator light is off. There is also a small hole at the bottom, which is the reset hole of the rice cooker. It can be used to reset the device when replacing the router.

Although Mijia rice cooker is not designed with handles in the eye, when checking the bottom of the rice cooker, I found that two This groove should be a convenient handle for moving. If you just touch the rice cooker, it's not easy to find it. Body bottom except four There is also a large area of heat dissipation and exhaust holes outside the feet to alleviate the heat generated during work.

Mijia pressure IH The power interface of the rice cooker is hidden in the lower right corner of the side of the body. The hollowed out design can prevent water from flowing to the power interface when cleaning the body. The handling of this small detail made me feel very humanistic when I first met the rice cooker.

Detail components ：

When the lid of the rice cooker is opened for the first time, the liner is protected by a plastic bag.

Take out the liner first, and see the silver white small cylinder protruding slightly in the middle, which should be used to identify whether the liner is properly placed. Four small rubber pads are used to strengthen the stability of the liner and prevent it from slipping and rotating.

Just mentioned the pressure of Mijia IH The rice cooker is very heavy. In fact, most of the weight comes from the liner of the flame iron axe. The thickest part is jasmine 4mm Left and right, Chongda three point three Jin, it will be a little hard to hold the liner in one hand, and you can hold it with two hands together. According to official information, the inside of the rice cooker is made of gray cast iron and is coated with Japanese Daikin powder paint PFA The gray cast iron liner is evenly heated and has better heat storage performance. yes three The capacity of liters is enough for four to six people.

Next, let's take a look at the components of other rice cookers. The top detachable inner cover and the anti blocking cover on the inner cover can also be easily removed by pulling to the left, which greatly facilitates the cleaning of the rice cooker. Turn over the inner cover. The white round and the steel ball in the middle form an important part of the rice cooker: the pressure valve. Suspended design, more than one point two Atmospheric pressure (the pressure of rice cooker is considered as slight pressure, while that of ordinary pressure cooker is one point seven It is suitable for stewing meat, but not suitable for rice.).

This is called a bubble breaker. It can also be removed and cleaned. When the boiling hot soup comes out with bubbles, it can be broken here to prevent the soup from overflowing.

After looking at all the components, you will find that Mijia rice cookers are not only full of materials, but also of high quality. According to Liu De, the founder of Xiaomi, at the press conference, the company that contracted Mijia rice cookers used to only contract two of the best rice cookers in the market, namely Xiangyin and Tiger brand. This factory only two One is high-end rice cooker, the other is helicopter.

Cooking experience:

The rice cooked in the old style pot is sticky when the water is large, and hard when the water is small. When the rice is cooked in the rice cooker, a few cups of rice will put the water on the scale. This fool mode is quite practical for me. I fell four The cup of rice is in the pot, and the water is placed according to the scale of northeast meter. The difference between the water level of northeast meter and that of silk seedling meter is very small. The maximum difference is one millimeter by visual inspection. If I am not careful, I pour a little more, which should not affect anything.

There is no complicated display screen or button on the surface of rice cooker, and the touch button is very simple to use. When the power is turned on, the hidden working display screen emerges from the panel, and the breathing ring white light around the start button shows the beauty of technology spiritually, and seems to tell people that it exists quietly. Each time you click the "Select" button, "Fine cooking, fast cooking, porridge cooking, heat preservation, self selection" five The main functions will alternate. I select refined cooking and press the Start button to complete all operations before cooking.

Refined cooking default one Hourly completion is the longest expected time. The actual time varies according to the rice varieties fifty It'll be ready in a few minutes. Open the steaming lid of the rice pot, and the aroma of rice is refreshing, which seems to be more fragrant than ever. At the same time, the water droplets condensed from the steam on the inner cover will flow down, a little will drop into the pot, and the rest will naturally flow out of the pot.

Strangely, only the first time I cooked, there was a little soup foam on the anti blocking cover (as shown in the figure). Later, I only used water droplets condensed by water vapor several times, without any soup foam. It was very clean, which made me feel a little secretly happy when I was lazy at ordinary times. Is it possible to use it after wiping with a dry cloth, There is no need to dismantle and clean every time, as stated in the manual.

The aroma when I opened the lid has told me that its taste will not be very bad. The rice grains are full and crystal clear. Is it the effect of a little more water I put in? But when the rice is scooped out, the rice naturally falls loose and does not stick together. I am more curious about its taste. I never expected a pot of rice like this.

Before the dishes are served, I can't wait to taste the rice first. It really doesn't disappoint me. The first feeling after the rice is soft and delicious! It will not stick in the mouth, and the slightly elastic swelling feeling is slightly chewy. If you taste it again, it will be sweet in the fragrance ~~ , Run Q You can eat a large bowl without side dishes. (Forgive the Loser for never using a high-end Japanese rice cooker, and of course, never harvesting such a good taste of rice.).

In addition, you must be concerned about whether the rice cooker is really non stick. After the rice is served out, only a little soup film remains on the inner wall, and there is no piece of rice pasted on the inner wall, nor is there any pot produced. Pour water into the pot, and gently wipe it with a damp cloth to clean it. It is easy to disassemble when cleaning, and the steps are simple. After boiling, the inner cover does not have the sticky paste like the old lid, but only slight steam drops. It is easy to take care of.

Intelligent cooking:

Another important feature of Mijia rice cooker is that it is the only rice cooker that can be used to cook with mobile phones. The second time I used it to cook, I plugged in the power cord and left the rest of the operation to the mobile phone.

Xiaomi Smart Home APP It is believed that many people have installed it on their mobile phones. If not, go to the app store to download Smart Home APP . After the rice cooker is powered on, the smart home APP The home page will read "Discover new devices - The prompt "Pure Rice Pressure Electric Rice Cooker" pops up. I accidentally cancelled it here, but it can be found in the upper right corner“ + ”The connection process is very simple. Follow the prompts to select the same router as the phone, and finally confirm the connection OK Has.

In the list of smart home devices, select "Mijia Pressure" IH Electric rice cooker ", the four common functions on the home page, select the corresponding click to start cooking.

If it is the first time to use it, select the corresponding rice variety and suitable taste curve.

The selection of rice varieties here provides common rice varieties. If you are not sure what type of rice is at home, or if you do not find a corresponding rice variety here, you can scan the code to identify it. Molly's family currently has two To plant rice, one is the northeast rice that I choose without bar code behind Wuchang rice; The other one uses scanning code identification. After scanning the barcode on the back of the rice bag, the rice variety list instantly displays the same name and pattern as the front of the rice bag, and even the brand is identical. It seems that this brand of rice cooker APP Already included.

The home page also provides cookbook collection: cake, yogurt, cooking, hot rice, basically all functions except making soup. In addition, there are more cookbook collections. At present, there are a lot of cookbooks here, and each cookbook is made with rice cookers. in addition four A screenshot of a recipe can be found in APP See inside.

The function of taste curve is more interesting. It can adjust the hardness and softness of rice. By default, it is the middle grade of delicious glutinous rice. The curve of cooking varies with different hardness and softness. After a few days of use, it is confirmed that our family prefers to eat 37-50% About the hardness of rice.

Mijia pressure IH rice cooker APP There are also some small functions that are more interesting, such as making the rice cooker beep when the lid is opened and closed; Turn off the automatic heat preservation function after cooking; After cooking APP There will be push messages, and you can also set an alarm to remind you when cooking is finished here.

When the rice cooker is working, the list of smart home devices will also display the working status of the rice cooker.

Some Xiaomi smart products at home can be linked with Xiaomi smart home kits, such as pressing the wireless switch to turn on the smart light bulb, and pressing two Switch the color of the light, and press and hold to adjust the brightness.

When using smart cooking, if you don't want to pick up your phone and open it APP If it's too troublesome, it's easier to turn on the cooking mode by pressing the wireless switch. But when I wanted to create a new intelligent scene of a rice cooker, the name of the rice cooker was not found in the executable options. I hope it can be upgraded here. It's the place I marked with red text.

Having said so much, people may say that it is better to go to the cooking pot and press it a few times than to see how much you have written. In fact, after selecting the corresponding rice variety and taste for the first time,

Usually, there are three steps:

1. Open smart home APP Enter the rice cooker,

2. Click "fine cooking",

3. Click "Start".

This operation process can be done in the bed at home, in the company, or outside... all of which can realize the remote cooking function. Anyway, after having this rice cooker, I can buy some vegetables on the way to work and eat steaming rice when I enter the house. After making an appointment at night, I can also sleep for a while in the morning.

Several points for attention:

1. The appointment time is the time when the rice is cooked.

2. Both fine cooking and fast cooking will be pressurized, so the lid cannot be opened halfway. The lid can be opened when cooking porridge, but it cannot exceed a certain time (default four Minute, adjustable), and will automatically stop cooking after exceeding.

3. Do not use refined cooking and quick cooking to cook porridge.

Summary:

Mijia pressure IH The rice cooker not only has a super high appearance, high-end quality and low price, but also the most important thing is that the cooked rice tastes good. Smart cooking with mobile phones is also ahead of its peers in the industry. Firmware upgrade can also make the rice cooker continuously upgraded. For example, when the rice cooker just gets home, press the selection key, the corresponding function flashes, and other functions go out; After updating the firmware twice and pressing the Select menu again, it is found that other functions will always light up and the corresponding functions will flash, which makes the selection of other functions more intuitive. There are also disadvantages, but they are too heavy. In a word: value for money.