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Bought a $12 rice cooker at a church sale in Tucson and it does more for my food bill than my slow cooker
I know people love their slow cookers but I'm calling it: a cheap rice cooker is the better buy when money is tight. I got mine for $12 at a church sale in Tucson six months ago and I use it maybe four times a week. Rice plus a fried egg plus whatever frozen veg is on sale feeds me for under a dollar a plate, and I don't have to plan hours ahead like I do with the slow cooker. Add a can of black beans and some cumin and it's a real meal, not a sad one. My grocery bill dropped from about $75 a week to $50 and I eat better now. What's the one cheap kitchen thing you reach for way more than you expected?
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stella_taylor2d ago
Rice cookers are stupidly underrated. Mine cooks rice, steams veg in the basket on top, and I've even done oatmeal in it. The set-and-forget thing beats the slow cooker since it shuts off on its own instead of me worrying about it all day. Cheap and it just works.
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