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Buffalo Commercial Rice Cooker 4Ltr

SKU: CN324

£95.61(£114.73 inc VAT)

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The Buffalo 4 Litre Rice Cooker is a straightforward, dedicated appliance designed to produce consistent, correctly cooked rice in a commercial setting. It takes up to 4.2 litres of dry rice and yields around 10 litres once cooked — a practical batch size for many catering operations. Once the rice is ready, the unit automatically drops into a keep-warm cycle, holding the product at a safe serving temperature without any manual intervention.

In a busy kitchen, rice cookers like this earn their place by running reliably in the background while the team focuses elsewhere. The automatic switch to keep-warm means staff are not tied to monitoring the unit, and the risk of rice drying out or overcooking during service is significantly reduced. The stainless steel construction holds up well in commercial environments and is straightforward to keep clean.

Practical benefits for kitchen operators include:

  • Set-and-leave operation frees up staff attention during service
  • Automatic keep-warm cycle maintains safe holding temperatures
  • Consistent results across different rice varieties
  • Stainless steel build suits busy, high-contact kitchen environments
  • Compact footprint works well on a counter or prep station

This unit connects to a standard 13-amp socket, so there are no specialist electrical requirements. At 5kg it is easy to reposition and store, which suits kitchens where counter space is shared or managed carefully. It is supplied with a measuring cup and serving spoon.

This cooker is well suited to cafés, staff canteens, small restaurants, and takeaways where rice is a regular menu item but not necessarily produced in very high volumes throughout the day. For operations cooking rice continuously across a long service period or in significantly larger batches, a higher-capacity unit may be worth considering.

If you are unsure whether this size suits your service volumes, the team are happy to help you work that out before you order.

Frequently asked questions

How much rice does this cooker produce per batch, and is that enough for a busy service?

Each batch yields around 10 litres of cooked rice from 4.2 litres dry, which is a practical volume for many cafés, canteens, and small restaurants. If your operation runs a continuous high-volume service — for example, a busy takeaway cooking multiple batches per hour throughout the day — it may be worth considering a larger-capacity unit to maintain throughput without constant reloading.

Does the keep-warm function hold rice safely for extended periods?

The automatic keep-warm cycle is designed to hold rice at an appropriate serving temperature once cooking is complete, which is useful for managing service flow. For best food safety practice, cooked rice should still be monitored and managed in line with your HACCP procedures — the keep-warm function supports this but does not replace good temperature management.

What electrical supply does this rice cooker require?

It runs from a standard 13-amp socket, so no dedicated electrical supply or installation work is needed. This makes it straightforward to deploy on most commercial kitchen counters without any specialist setup.

Buffalo Commercial Rice Cooker 4Ltr

£95.61(£114.73 inc VAT)

£95.61(£114.73 inc VAT)

The Buffalo 4 Litre Rice Cooker is a straightforward, dedicated appliance designed to produce consistent, correctly cooked rice in a commercial setting. It takes up to 4.2 litres of dry rice and yields around 10 litres once cooked — a practical batch size for many catering operations. Once the rice is ready, the unit automatically drops into a keep-warm cycle, holding the product at a safe serving temperature without any manual intervention.

In a busy kitchen, rice cookers like this earn their place by running reliably in the background while the team focuses elsewhere. The automatic switch to keep-warm means staff are not tied to monitoring the unit, and the risk of rice drying out or overcooking during service is significantly reduced. The stainless steel construction holds up well in commercial environments and is straightforward to keep clean.

Practical benefits for kitchen operators include:

  • Set-and-leave operation frees up staff attention during service
  • Automatic keep-warm cycle maintains safe holding temperatures
  • Consistent results across different rice varieties
  • Stainless steel build suits busy, high-contact kitchen environments
  • Compact footprint works well on a counter or prep station

This unit connects to a standard 13-amp socket, so there are no specialist electrical requirements. At 5kg it is easy to reposition and store, which suits kitchens where counter space is shared or managed carefully. It is supplied with a measuring cup and serving spoon.

This cooker is well suited to cafés, staff canteens, small restaurants, and takeaways where rice is a regular menu item but not necessarily produced in very high volumes throughout the day. For operations cooking rice continuously across a long service period or in significantly larger batches, a higher-capacity unit may be worth considering.

If you are unsure whether this size suits your service volumes, the team are happy to help you work that out before you order.