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A multicooker (also spelled as "multi cooker") is an electric kitchen appliance for automated cooking using a timer. A typical multicooker is able to boil, simmer,〔 bake, fry, deep fry,〔 grill〔 roast, stew, steam and brown〔 food. The device is operated by placing ingredients inside, selecting the corresponding program, and leaving the multicooker to cook according to the program, typically without any need for further user intervention. Some multi cookers have an adjustable thermostat.〔〔 In addition to cooking programs, a multicooker may have functions to keep food warm,〔 reheat it or to cook it at a later time. Some multicookers can also function as slow cookers.〔Krepshaw, Brian (22 March 2011). (Multicooker does a bit of everything ), ''cnet.com''. Retrieved on 22 August 2015〕 == History == In the 1920s in the United Kingdom, the very basic "multicookers" were marketed to consumers as an appliance that would save on gas consumption, to save money on gas bills.〔 A modern multicooker is the successor to rice cookers. Multicookers obtain almost the same structure as rice cooker, but fitted with time and temperature controllers. Today manufacturers market multicookers as "automated multipurpose cooking appliances". . The first rice cooker (multicooker predecessor) model first appeared in Japan in 1950 and was initially quite primitive by today’s standards. Over time they became more advanced and included more functions so that the cookers now make rice and other types of grains and soups. This paved the way to reprogram these devices to have other functions such as roasting, stewing, baking, and more. In the meantime, the European market had been producing various kitchen appliances with more specific purposes: electric kettles, pressure cookers, bread makers, steamers, and yogurt makers, just to name a few. The multicooker was a combination of these devices, and was based on the rice cooker’s microprocessor. Multicookers are designed to make hundreds of different dishes characteristic of any cuisine, if it does not include specific types of cooking as flame grilling. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Multicooker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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