Munkley, former executive chef at the Royal Garden Hotel, used the Panasonic SR-GA721F rice cooker to ensure the kitchen brigade were able to cook and hold a reasonable volume of rice with ease.

He said: “I believe that the Panasonic rice cooker can certainly deliver consistency when cooking rice and it is definitely an advantage being able to turn it on and leave it, with no concerns of over-cooking.  It can also hold a decent volume of rice too so would be great for operators that don’t necessarily have steamer ovens.”

Celebrity chef Cyrus Todiwala, chef/proprietor at Café Spice Namaste for over 24 years, used the Panasonic rice cooker during functions as there was no need to cook then re-heat rice, freeing up the chefs to concentrate on other duties.

He commented: “The rice cooker has enabled us to prepare different kinds of pulao rice, not just steamed, for our events without the need to cook and re-heat. 

“We’ve achieved better portion control and as it’s fully automatic, the chefs have peace of mind it will cook to perfection and they don’t have to be constantly watchful over it.  Once cooked, it will hold rice hot at the correct temperature for two hours.”