RICE COOKER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem: it has been known that rice can be more nicely cooked by quickly exhausting at a stroke after pressurization in a pressurized rice cooker, however, if an exhaust port is enlarged, cooked rice comes out through the exhaust port, a pressure control ball is required to be larger and heavier, and a control means therefor is required to be larger.SOLUTION: A rice cooker includes: a pair of exhaust ports of a rice cooker pot, the exhaust ports being arranged side by side; a pair of pressure control balls provided on the exhaust ports; a control means of pressure control balls which includes two sets of drive sources, connection bars connected to the drive sources, and drive means connected to the connection bars and driving the pressure control balls. The drive sources of the control means are arranged so as to be positioned near the pressure control balls. The connection bars are set crossed. A lock mechanism is provided on a lid with respect to opening/closing of the lid. A claw is made to act on the lock mechanism to secure safety when the connection bars drive the pressure control balls.