When I got the Itaki Pro, I also got the Shabuki pot and the Itaki Jumbo. For this article, I will focus on the Shabuki pot. I purchased the optional steamer basket as I think it will be useful to cook or heat other items while your main dish is going. It kind of reminds me of my small 3 cup Aroma rice cooker with steamer!
The photo above shows everything I got in the box: the shabuki pot with a glass cover, power cord, a little instruction booklet, a soup spoon, the carry bag, and the optional steamer.
The shabuki is essentially a portable, personal sized pot and stove. You have two temperature settings, low and high, like the little stoves. The cooking surface is metal and fused to the outer plastic body. It comes with a sturdy handle, making it look like a giant soup mug. It’s just so cute!
The optional steamer is to be placed on top of the pot and the glass cover over it if cooking multiple items. The steamer can reheat food, steam veggies, or cook rice in a small pot while you cook another dish below. I think it was worth to get it even if it had to be purchased separately.
Of course, if you only have the pot itself, you can place a basket steamer (the ones that open and expand) over the shabuki and have the same effect although the depth might be different.
The inside of the Shabuki is stainless and there are no creases to worry about, making clean up easy. I would have preferred a removable cooking bowl to make washing up easier since you have to be careful not to wet the area where the power cord plugs in.
Unlike the Itaki Pro and Jumbo, this requires you to be around and will not shut off on it’s own. You also have to be occasionally stirring your food if you don’t want it stuck on the bottom. Quick stir fries and stews would be great in the Shabuki. Ramen and other soups would be a natural food item to cook in this as is boiling water. I have not really made recipes to cook in it as any stove top recipe can be cooked in the Shabuki, just on a smaller scale.
All in all, this would be perfect for if you have limited space (dorm or studio apartments) are cooking for one, traveling, or don’t want multiple dishes to wash as you can eat straight from the pot too.
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Theresa, how to make plain rice with Itaki shabuki pot?
Hello! It will be just like on the stove top. Equal parts water and rice, lower heat after it boils. Simmer for about 20 minutes till rice is done.
Shabuki is like a portable stove so you can make anything in it that you make on the stove, only in less amounts.
Good luck!
hi theresa- just a follow question for cooking plain rice, you mean directly in the stainless pot? i thought you said one needs to buy the small container to put on top of the steamer… or it cooks rice both ways…
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You can cook in the stainless pot directly OR in a smaller pot (pyrex or stainless). If you want a bigger amount use the shabuki itself but if you’re cooking your main dish in the shabuki, then you can place equal amounts rinsed rice and water in a small heat proof bowl and place that in the steamer portion on top of your shabuki. That way you can have both your main dish and rice cooking at the sane time. I hope this help clarify things. You do not have to buy a small container, any heatproof dish you have that fits the steamer will do!
awesome! thanks for your reply, i appreciate it. 😊
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