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Japan’s one-person bento box-sized rice cooker gets double-decker version that cooks side dishes too
Because if you’ve got fresh-cooked rice right at your desk, you’re going to want something to go with it right?
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The makers of the portable bento box rice cooker are back to help get us through the winter.
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