Rice cookers are a truly fantastic invention because they allow us to save time while cooking rice in a pleasant, quick, and simple manner.

Have you noticed that every rice cooker you buy comes with a rice scoop? This spoon’s surface is decorated with little dots, making it even more unusual.

Do you know what the small dots on the ladle are for? Is it to prevent rice from sticking while stirring? If you think this, you are quite mistaken; the truth will make you fall backwards.

If you frequently cook rice, you will notice that, despite being coated with a nonstick coating, the rice grains easily adhere to the saucepan. Especially if you use sticky rice or let it sit overnight.

When it cools, the rice grains will attach tightly to the pot’s walls. To clean the pot, you should soak it in water, let the rice grains to loosen, and then scrub with a dishwashing sponge, right? However, using a soft towel to scrape the pot would be difficult to clean. Using an iron brush will undoubtedly damage the nonstick coating.

At this moment, the small spherical areas on the rice scoop will begin to work. Pour water into the pot to soften the rice, then use the side with the round dots to gently massage the rice grains that are stuck to the saucepan.

These circular dots are more durable than a soft cloth but less pointed than an iron pot cleaner, so they will not scratch the pot. Simply rub lightly, and the sticky rice will come off. Finally, clean the rice cooker with a soft towel and you’re done.