How does someone “doesn’t seem Asian” in a comment? Seems to me like you have a preconceived notion of “Asian”, and that notion is assuming a lot. To answer your question, I am an American who was born in Korea. The American side of me would eat Uncle Ben’s instant rice with butter. The Asian side of me would call…

Starting the doubt the “we Asians” part after you included butter in your instructions. Maybe “we Americans who may or may not have ancestral roots in Asia”?

IP has made zero inroads here in East Asian near as I can tell, and I don’t think that would be the case if it were fabulous at making rice. An imported gadget for rice? If it were the miracle people portray, the fancy folks of Seoul would be stocking up on them so fast your head would spin, but nobody here is…

Worst “Buy for Quality” decision is easy: My wife.