What else can I cook in this rice cooker?
Although Fuji is first and foremost a premium rice cooker, its sophisticated cooking technology also allows it to prepare a range of other foods. This makes it a versatile appliance that can take the place of several other kitchen appliances for certain types of cooking.
Our additional or ‘add-on’ cooking functions are not included simply to make a specification list look impressive. Each function is carefully selected because it works particularly well with the way our rice cookers cook.
Why our rice cookers are good at more than rice
Premium Yum Asia rice cookers use a closed cooking environment and carefully controlled, phased cooking processes. Heat, moisture and cooking time can all be controlled throughout the programme.
This creates an environment that is particularly well suited to certain types of food. Rather than simply adding as many cooking programmes as possible, we test additional functions to make sure they work effectively with the specific heating system, bowl and cooking characteristics of each model.
If we include an additional function on a particular model, it is because we know that the model works well with that type of cooking.
Equally, if a function is not included on a particular model, this is often a deliberate decision. Our testing may have shown that the particular combination of heating system, cooking environment and bowl design does not produce the results we expect from that function.
In short, we don't add random functions just for the sake of having more functions.
Cake cooking
One excellent example is the Cake function available on selected Yum Asia models.
The enclosed cooking environment is particularly effective for cakes because it helps retain moisture throughout the cooking process. The controlled steam and heat environment also reduces the risk of the food burning in the way that can sometimes happen with direct heating.
This makes the cake function particularly well suited to recipes such as:
Cheesecake
Brownies
Banana cake
Sponge cake
The result can be a moist, soft and evenly cooked cake, without the dry edges or burning that can occur when using more aggressive direct heat.
Other add-on cooking functions
Depending on the model, our premium rice cookers may also include functions such as:
Soup
Yoghurt
Slow Cook
Steam
Cake
Other specialised cooking programmes
The available functions vary between models because each cooker has its own particular heating characteristics and capabilities.
For example, if a particular model includes Slow Cook, we have established through testing that its cooking system is suitable for slow cooking. If another model does not offer that function, it is because we have chosen not to include it where we do not believe it will provide the level of performance we expect.
Designed functions, not gimmicks
We believe that an additional cooking function should have a genuine purpose. A rice cooker does not become better simply because it has more buttons on the control panel.
Our approach is therefore simple: rice cooking comes first, and every additional function must earn its place.
This gives you confidence that when Fuji or another Yum Asia premium rice cooker includes an additional cooking programme, it is there because the appliance has been designed and tested to make good use of it.
To compare the functions available on our different rice cooker models, see our rice cooker comparison table:
Yum Asia – Rice Cooker Comparison
Fuji is therefore much more than a rice cooker. It combines advanced rice-cooking technology with carefully selected additional cooking functions, giving you a versatile appliance without compromising on what it was designed to do best: cooking excellent rice.