Toshiba¡¯s rice cooker goes black to basics

In crowded cities such as Tokyo, people learn to live with a lack of space. But this apparent limitation can also stimulate creativity. For example, since it is unusual for homes in Japan ¡ª especially apartments ¡ª to have ovens installed, there are even rice cookers on the market these days that cook bread too!

Toshiba will introduce its new RC-10ZWH rice cooker in mid-January. The device can cook up to 5.5 go (go are units for measuring rice), or roughly 860 grams, of the Japanese staple.