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74. Cast iron is the way to go. Easy cleaning and nonstick. Mass is good for cooking and browning without burning!

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Looks very nice but...sigh. quaint Dec 2025 #22

Me too. It has a GABA setting too, which sprouts the brown rice and adds to the "healthy benefits" hlthe2b Dec 2025 #26

If I plan enough ahead of time, I always use the GABA setting. It's like Primo Rice Plus XX NBachers Dec 2025 #38

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All's I'm sayin' is, before I discovered minute rice, I couldn't cook rice, either Iggo Dec 2025 #45

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Eggs over easy. For years, I've been on a campaign to buy every expensive pan in hopes it would work for eggs over easy. NBachers Dec 2025 #13

Try a small pan -- 6 or 7 inches GreatGazoo Dec 2025 #69

Thanks - actually I've got a couple of small high-quality cast-iron pans NBachers Dec 2025 #73

Cast iron is the way to go. Easy cleaning and nonstick. Mass is good for cooking and browning without burning! marble falls Dec 2025 #74

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