{"id":6910,"date":"2023-04-04T02:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=6910"},"modified":"2023-05-04T09:40:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T16:40:31","slug":"bert-sans-take-gourmet-dexpert-electric-skillet-ep-rac50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/bert-sans-take-gourmet-dexpert-electric-skillet-ep-rac50\/","title":{"rendered":"Bert-san\u2019s Take\u2014<em>Gourmet d\u2019Expert<\/em>\u00ae Electric Skillet (EP-RAC50) &amp; Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-pour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-pour.jpg\" alt=\"Gourmet d\u2019Expert\u00ae Electric Skillet EP-RAC50\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-pour.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-pour-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-pour-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-pour-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-pour-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-pour-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-pour-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-pour-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-pour-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am so happy to announce my first giveaway for Zojirushi this month! To enter, read the contest rules at the end of this article for your chance to win a new <em>Gourmet d\u2019Expert<\/em>\u00ae Electric Skillet EP-RAC50!<\/p>\n<p>This is a review that I should have done a long time ago; not only because this Zojirushi product is probably their most underrated appliance ever, but also because people should know how really versatile it is. The Electric Skillet has been in their line-up for a long time, which shows how time-tested and trustworthy it has been. For our family, It gets the most use around our house for a variety of meals (only the rice cooker and water boiler gets more time, but they\u2019re specialized).<\/p>\n<p>Check out the recipes available on the Zojirushi site under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/recipe\/other-electric-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Other Electric Products<\/strong><\/a> and you\u2019ll see how many were cooked with the skillet. So many awesome one-pot meals you can make! I put the skillet through a workout with a classic Japanese hot pot called <em>Tori Nabe<\/em> (chicken hot pot), because it\u2019s still a bit chilly out there, and it isn\u2019t a heavy hot pot dish like you\u2019d want in the middle of winter. <em>Tori Nabe<\/em> uses mainly chicken chunks, vegetables, tofu and a light chicken broth.<\/p>\n<p>Once you get used to controlling the temperature on the skillet, it\u2019s easy to cook with it. It heats up very fast so it didn\u2019t take long to bring everything to a boil with the glass lid on.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-skillet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-skillet.jpg\" alt=\"It's easy to cook with the EP-RAC50 Electric Skillet\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-skillet.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-skillet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-skillet-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-skillet-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-skillet-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-skillet-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-skillet-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-skillet-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-skillet-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In about 10 minutes you\u2019ll be done so you can bring it down to a simmer and just dig in. The beauty of this dish and the skillet is the portability. You\u2019re not anchored to the stove because you can simply cook on the dining table. You\u2019re not even having to serve because your eaters can serve themselves right out of the pan, so you\u2019re enjoying hot pot the way it was really meant to be.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-spoon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-spoon.jpg\" alt=\"Cooking tori nobe\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-spoon.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-spoon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-spoon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-spoon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-spoon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-spoon-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-spoon-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-spoon-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tori-nabe-spoon-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This skillet also comes with a shallow pan, which is big enough to almost be a griddle. In our Korean\/Japanese household, we\u2019re always going to get both cuisines, so here\u2019s a couple of dishes where a flat surface area like this makes stir frying easy. We had just enough leftover rice to make Korean <em>Bibimbap<\/em>\u2014my favorite.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bilbimbap-cooking.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bilbimbap-cooking.jpg\" alt=\"Cooking bibimbap with the EP-RAC50\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bilbimbap-cooking.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bilbimbap-cooking-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bilbimbap-cooking-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bilbimbap-cooking-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bilbimbap-cooking-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bilbimbap-cooking-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bilbimbap-cooking-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bilbimbap-cooking-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bilbimbap-cooking-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ordered this at a Korean restaurant you might have had it in a <em>dolsot<\/em> stone pot, the crazy heavy bowl (sometimes solid granite) that gets so hot it browns and toasts the rice by the time you\u2019re ready to eat it at the table. The Zojirushi skillet gets major points for heating evenly across the entire surface, able to replicate the rice browning for the <em>bibimbap!<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-stir.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-stir.jpg\" alt=\"Stirring the bibimbap\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-stir.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-stir-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-stir-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-stir-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-stir-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-stir-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-stir-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-stir-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-stir-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the way, <em>bibimbap<\/em> can be made totally vegetarian like this one is, and you won\u2019t miss the meat because it\u2019s so flavorful. For me, I like how the fried egg mellows out the taste of the <em>gochujang<\/em> spicy paste. And to make this at home easily, go to your local Korean market (hopefully you have one nearby) and purchase all the ingredients seasoned and pre-made.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-crisp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-crisp.jpg\" alt=\"Crispy rice for perfect bibimbap\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-crisp.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-crisp-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-crisp-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-crisp-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-crisp-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-crisp-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-crisp-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-crisp-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bibimbap-crisp-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Similarly to <em>bibimbap,<\/em> Japanese <em>Yakisoba<\/em> can also be made easily from a kit sold at most Japanese grocery stores. Get some sliced pork and the veggies you have lying around the house and just assemble\u2014they even furnish the sauce packet.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-kit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-kit.jpg\" alt=\"Yakisoba kit\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-kit.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-kit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-kit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-kit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-kit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-kit-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-kit-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-kit-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-kit-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plenty of space in the pan to stir-fry two portions of <em>yakisoba.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-cooking.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-cooking.jpg\" alt=\"Cooking Yakisoba in the EP-RAC50 electric skillet\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-cooking.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-cooking-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-cooking-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-cooking-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-cooking-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-cooking-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-cooking-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-cooking-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-cooking-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just cook and you\u2019re done\u2014so easy. <em>Yakisoba<\/em> is probably one of the most popular street foods in Japan and can be found in hundreds of permutations because of the variety of ingredients that are used. Growing up in Japan, my memories include finding them at the temples during summer festivals, with the sound of cicadas ringing from the trees.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-done.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-done.jpg\" alt=\"The yakisoba is done\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-done.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-done-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-done-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-done-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-done-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-done-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-done-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-done-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-done-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some nice variations that you might like are <em>Yakisoba Pan<\/em> (stuffed in a hot dog bun), <em>Omusoba<\/em> (stuffed in an omelet), or <em>Yaki Udon<\/em> (made with udon noodles). My version of a completely dressed up <em>yakisoba<\/em> is topping it with Japanese <em>aonori<\/em> (seaweed flakes) and red ginger.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-with-ginger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-with-ginger.jpg\" alt=\"Yakisoba with aonori and red ginger\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-with-ginger.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-with-ginger-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-with-ginger-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-with-ginger-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-with-ginger-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-with-ginger-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-with-ginger-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-with-ginger-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yakisoba-with-ginger-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Gourmet d\u2019Expert\u00ae<\/em> Electric Skillet was provided by Zojirushi and I\u2019ve been using it to make all kinds of dishes for this blog, but we found it so useful that we also bought the smaller version of this skillet for ourselves. It\u2019s the perfect size for when we only need enough food for two. You can check it out here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/eppbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Gourmet d&#8217;Expert\u00ae<\/em> Electric Skillet EP-PBC10<\/strong><\/a>. And if you want to see what else we\u2019ve done with these skillets, you can see some of my older posts below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/september-is-national-rice-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pepper Rice<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/asian-hot-pot-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mille-Feuille Nabe<\/strong> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/asian-hot-pot-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Korean Army Stew<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/local-kine-new-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hawaiian Chicken Hekka<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/happy-new-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sukiyaki<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/one-pan-meals-are-too-easy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Beef Stroganoff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blog-Giveaway_EP-RAC50_A-copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blog-Giveaway_EP-RAC50_A-copy.png\" alt=\"EP-RAC50 Giveaway\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blog-Giveaway_EP-RAC50_A-copy.png 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blog-Giveaway_EP-RAC50_A-copy-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blog-Giveaway_EP-RAC50_A-copy-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blog-Giveaway_EP-RAC50_A-copy-320x240.png 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blog-Giveaway_EP-RAC50_A-copy-480x360.png 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blog-Giveaway_EP-RAC50_A-copy-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blog-Giveaway_EP-RAC50_A-copy-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><del><strong>RULES:<br \/>\n1. Answer this question in the Comments section below\u2014how would you use the <em>Gourmet d\u2019Expert\u00ae<\/em> Electric Skillet to cook for your family?<\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n<p><del>2. Leave a valid email address so we can contact the winner of this contest.<\/del><\/p>\n<p><del>GOOD LUCK!!<\/del><\/p>\n<p><del>This giveaway will run from April 4th, 2023 until April 17th, 2023, and is open to U.S. and Canada residents only.<\/del><\/p>\n<p><del>One winner will be selected at random on the following business day after closing, and be contacted by email. You must respond within 48 hours to claim your prize.<\/del><\/p>\n<p><del>More rules:<\/del><br \/>\n<del>\u2022Must be 18+ and resident of US or Canada<\/del><br \/>\n<del>\u2022Prizes can only be shipped within US and Canada<\/del><br \/>\n<del>\u2022Make sure to enter your email address correctly so we may reach you if your email is chosen<\/del><br \/>\n<del>\u2022One entry per email address<\/del><br \/>\n<del>\u2022Winner will be contacted by email from info@zojirushi.com<\/del><br \/>\n<del>Giveaway\u00a0rules here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/sweepstakesrules\/\">https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/sweepstakesrules\/<\/a><\/del><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Products used in this post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/eprac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Gourmet d\u2019Expert\u00ae<\/em> Electric Skillet (EP-RAC50)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Please note that these recipes were not tested by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/\">Zojirushi America<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">All images by Bert Tanimoto \u00a92023<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am so happy to announce my first giveaway for Zojirushi this month! 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