Are rice cookers usually aluminum?

[fremontmama]

It just occurred to me the other night that all my efforts for getting rid of aluminum and teflon in our house may have been thwarted by my rice cooker. I know no one can tell me if my rice cooker specifically is aluminum or teflon, but does anyone know if that is typically the case? I can't tell for sure with mine, maybe someone has advice on how to tell....?

[fremontmama]

No one knows? Maybe I will email the company and see what they say, hopefully I will get an actuall answer instead of them skirting the question.

[fremontmama]

Wow, that was a quick answer! Zojirushi emailed me back already. (well, I had emailed them earlier than my pp)
We have the NHS 10 cup rice maker. Here is their response;

Dear Leah,

Thank you for your inquiry. The pan is made of aluminum and is coated with a non-stick substance called sumiflon, made by a company out of Japan called Sumitomo, Ltd.


Sincerely,

Jerry Brewington
Zojirushi America Corp.
Customer Service

I am so bummed it is aluminum, I dont know anything about sumiflon though. Anyone know if there are rice cookers that are not made with aluminum or whatnot?

[midstreammama]

I think there was a thread a while ago about aluminum rice cooker pots.

I would love to get one that is not aluminum or nonstick. I really don't think onr exists.

[fremontmama]

I did some searching on google for non-aluminum rice cookers or stainless steel liner rice cookers and found one on the Miracle juicer website. It's the Miracle Rice Cooker and it's only $80. Well, I say only, b/c I have been looking at a lot of rice cookers this morning and saw tons of them for over $100, even over $200!:

[midstreammama]

I so want the ss rice cooker! I went and searched ebay for it and found it for like 60$.

[RubyWild]

Oh, no. I hadn't thought of that. My mom's is plastic, which I don't like, but maybe mine is aluminum. It feels like it has a coating. Ack! Must. do. research.

Okay, I'm back. I think mine is non-stick aluminum.

http://www.indusmall.com/product_inf...ducts_id=10397

We bought it at an international foods market "Jungle Jim's" in Ohio about 13 years ago. It was a huge investment for two grad students. I gave one to my bestfriend for her wedding gift and she never used it, as far a I could tell. I bet she knew it was aluminum. She always ate organic foods, etc, long before I understood what it all meant.