RICE COOKER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem of a rice cooker wherein the gravity balance is disrupted and the rice cooker can not be easily carried because the center of gravity of a body of the rice cooker is largely moved to a tank side if the quantity of water inside a tank is increased with steam condensate. SOLUTION: The rice cooker includes: the body 4; an inner pot 2 whose top is open; a lid 8 which openably/closably closes the top opening of the inner pot 2; a heat source 3 for heating the inner pot 2; the tank 6 which stores water for collecting the steam generated from inside the inner pot 2 with the steam condensation action; a steam conduit 9 as a steam discharging pathway communicating with the inner space of the inner pot 2; and a control case 11 which houses a power supply substrate inside. The tank 6 is detachably fixed to the body 4 at a position on the opposite side from a hinge mechanism 7 with the inner pot 2 in-between. Further, a through pipe 6e, with one end opening connected to the steam conduit 9 and the other end opening submerged in water at prescribed level stored inside the tank 6, is disposed inside the tank 6. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT