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Are rice cookers and pressure cookers the same thing? I thought I heard someone on NPR call the marathon bombs "rice cookers", and found this -- (link)

Posted by mara Apr 24 '13, 06:49

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http://o.canada.com/2013/04/18/as-canadian-soldiers-know-the-evil-art-of-using-rice-cookers-to-kill-people-was-developed-in-south-asia/ (o.canada.com)

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rice cookers are vented to avoid any pressure build up. not what you want in a bomb. -- nm - zork Apr 24, 07:26
It's probably a slang term they now use for it. -- nm - Bacon Apr 24, 07:25
Not at all. I have both and they do different things and my pressure cooker is heavier and larger than my rice cooker. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:15 1
- That's what I thought. It's an odd mistake to make, but I guess just a mistake. -- nm - mara Apr 24, 07:24
different -- nm - Karl_S Apr 24, 07:10
my rice cooker looks like this and plays twinkle twinkle little star -- (link) - decline Apr 24, 06:55 4
- it actually depends. that same company makes rice cookers that use pressure to raise temperatures.... - x Apr 24, 07:28 3
  - I love mine (use it almost weekly). I call it my pokemon -- nm - decline Apr 24, 07:38
  - I didn't know about these -- nm - zork Apr 24, 07:36
  - Ah, that might be the explanation. Thanks. -- nm - mara Apr 24, 07:34

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