Ge (unit)
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The ge is a traditional Chinese unit of volume equal to 1/10 sheng. Its Korean equivalent is the hop and its Japanese equivalent is the gō.
A 1-gō masu, a wooden box used for measuring portions of rice or sake
Rice cooker
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A rice cooker or rice steamer is an automated kitchen appliance designed to boil or steam rice. It consists of a heat source, a cooking bowl, and a thermostat. The thermostat measures the temperature
Ge (unit)
…cuisine. Although the gō is no longer used as an official unit, 1-gō measuring cups or their 180 mL metric equivalents are often included with Japanese rice cookers. In dining, a 1-gō serving is sometimes equated with 150 g of Japanese short-grain rice. It also appears as a serving size for fugu and other fish…
Traditional rice cooker commonly used by people of Indonesia in the Netherlands in 1950s. Showcase on display at the Eurasian festival Tong Tong Fair 2012.
A 1956 advertisement for Toshiba's world's first automatic electric rice cooker, priced at 3,200 yen and capable of cooking 900 grams (2.0 lb) of rice
A typical commercial gas cooker. To use it, the left lever is depressed to ignite the pilot burner for standby and keep-warm purposes. To start cooking, the right lever is pushed to operate the main burner, which is ignited by the pilot burner. Like its electric counterpart, the cook lever releases automatically once the rice is fully cooked.