Buffalo Commercial Rice Cooker 6Ltr Dry / 13Ltr Cooked

The Buffalo 6Ltr rice cooker is a straightforward electric countertop unit designed for commercial kitchens that serve rice regularly. It takes 6 litres of dry rice per batch and produces 13 litres of cooked rice — enough to support a consistent service in a busy takeaway, restaurant, or staff canteen without constant monitoring.

Operation is simple by design. Once the rice reaches temperature, the unit switches automatically from cook mode to keep-warm, holding the rice at a safe serving temperature until it's needed. This frees up kitchen staff to focus elsewhere rather than watching a pot, and it reduces the risk of rice sitting out at unsafe temperatures during a long service period.

From a practical standpoint, the unit offers a number of day-to-day advantages:

• Automatic cook-to-keep-warm switching reduces the need for staff supervision
• Non-stick inner pot makes cleaning straightforward between batches
• Stainless steel lid and outer body hold up well in commercial environments
• Consistent results batch to batch with minimal operator input
• Compact footprint suits countertop use in kitchens with limited space

Installation is uncomplicated — this is a plug-in electric unit requiring a standard connection, and no specialist installation work is needed beyond a suitable countertop position with access to a power supply. It's worth considering workflow placement carefully; positioning near the pass or service area tends to work well so rice can be portioned quickly during service.

This model is well suited to smaller to medium-volume operations — takeaways, cafés, small restaurants, and canteens where rice forms a regular part of the menu but isn't needed in very large quantities simultaneously. For higher-volume sites turning over multiple large batches throughout a service, a larger-capacity model may be worth considering.

If you're unsure whether this capacity is the right fit for your service volume, we're happy to talk it through.