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The Tatung Electric Rice Cooker and Steamer is an essential Taiwanese appliance that has been in production for over 60 years. It is beloved for its simplicity, versatility, and durability. Though known primarily as a rice cooker, it's actually a double boiler and steamer. Use it to gently cook braises and stews, steam breads and buns, and reheat leftovers. A simple and flexible cooker with many applications, the Tatung Rice Cooker and Steamer is an icon of classic Taiwanese design and daily life.
Yun Hai has partnered with Tatung Company to bring the original pea green and vermillion red colors to the US, invoking fond memories of many a happy childhood meal. This red 11-cup Tatung Steamer is available in the US exclusively through Yun Hai, an official Tatung distributor. If color's not your thing, we also sell the appliance with a stainless steel exterior, a minimalist aesthetic that vibes well with a commercial or industrial kitchen interior.
This appliance and included accessories (other than the rice cup and rice paddle) are made from 18-8 (SUS304) stainless steel, which is corrosion-resistant, easy to clean, and non-reactive when exposed to acidic foods. The stainless steel Tatung steamers are a healthy, high-quality alternative to Teflon-coated rice cookers, which may contain harmful chemicals that may wear away or be released into the air under certain conditions.
This is the largest size that we sell, with plenty of elbow room for heavy duty kitchen tasks, like steaming a whole fish, braising a whole chicken, making bone broth, or simply making that party sized batch of rice you always wanted. It can cook up to 11 cups of rice, which will feed your book club (unless you have some kind of really popular book club). It does everything the 6-cup can do, but on a larger scale.
Read more about the history of this appliance in this installment of our newsletter: Taiwan and its Steam Cooker.