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Cast iron grill pan, 22 cm
$49.99
Arrives day 6 to 14
12,000 sold$50.00 median Clears both bars
Best-of guide · Dining · read 2026-11-02
Best small rice cookers: what to look for before you buy
A buying checklist for small rice cookers, with what eBay buyers actually paid. We do not stock this type, so the advice is not steering you to our own product.
Buy by the cup rating and the pot coating. A small cooker is for one to three people, so a cup size that matches your usual rice is worth more than extra functions.
On 2026-11-02, eBay buyers paid a median of $35.00 for small rice cookers (search "small rice cooker"), across 66 sold listings. It is a market read, not a quote. Jump to the search shortcuts or read the 6 checks first.
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What to look for: 6 checks
These are the points that separate a good small rice cookers from a poor one, in the order they usually matter.
- Cup ratinga 3-cup cooker makes about 1.5 cups of dry rice. Check whether cups refer to cooked or raw rice.
- Inner pota non-stick coating cleans easily but scratches. A stainless pot lasts but rice can stick.
- Settingswhite rice and a quick mode are the basics. Brown rice, porridge and steam are extras to use.
- Keep warma gentle warming mode holds rice for hours, but check how long the cooker says it can do so.
- Lid and steam venta removable lid and a vent that unclips is easier to clean.
- Measuring cup and paddlelook for a cup marked in the same units as the pot lines, and a paddle that does not scratch.
The mistake to avoid
- A tiny cooker may fill to the lip and spit starchy water if you fill it to its top mark. Stay at the lower fill lines.
Search shortcuts
Each button opens an Amazon search built from the checks above. They are searches, not endorsements of any listing. We have not tested any product here.
- Mini rice cooker 1.5Lsearches: mini rice cooker 1.5l
- Small rice cooker with steamersearches: small rice cooker steamer
- Non-stick small rice cookersearches: small rice cooker nonstick
- Rice cooker for one personsearches: rice cooker 3 cup
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What people actually pay
median sold price
$35.0066 sold listings · read 2026-11-02
On 2026-11-02, eBay buyers paid a median of $35.00 for small rice cookers (search "small rice cooker"), across 66 sold listings. That is real money changing hands on eBay, which makes it a useful anchor when you compare asking prices elsewhere.
How to read it: the count is the sold-result total eBay shows for a search of sold and completed listings, and the median is from the first page of prices (about 60 listings, new and used mixed). It is not an Amazon price, it ignores shipping and condition, and it does not say what a given product is worth. A different spec will sit well above or below it.
Manual coffee grinder$39.992,300 sold
Small rice cooker$35.0066 sold
Wine glass set$35.0012,000 sold
Pizza stone$32.00622 sold
Glass electric kettle$31.99728 sold
See the full data page for small rice cookers or the dining shelf.
Not in our store yet
We do not stock small rice cookers, and nothing we sell replaces it. The market-read card links to the page where you can ask us to source it; we add what people ask for. The other card is something we do sell from the same part of the store: the Cast iron grill pan.
Small rice cooker
$35.00 median sold on eBay
66 sold$35.00 medianPrice clears, volume thin
Closest we sell: Portable blender $34.99
Questions
How much rice does a 3-cup cooker make?
Often about 1.5 cups of dry rice, which is enough for two people. Check the cup definition.
Can I cook other foods in it?
Many do oats, quinoa and steamed vegetables. Read the manual for limits.
What do small rice cookers sell for on eBay?
On 2026-11-02, eBay buyers paid a median of $35.00 for small rice cookers (search "small rice cooker"), across 66 sold listings. The median comes from the first page of prices, about 60 listings, new and used mixed. It is a screen, not a forecast, and not a price you will necessarily pay elsewhere.
Does Nuva Supply sell small rice cookers?
Not yet. You can ask us to stock small rice cookers on the item page and we email you once if we do.
Are the Amazon links paid?
Yes. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. The links open an Amazon search, not a particular listing, and cost you nothing extra. We have not tested any product, and we show no Amazon prices because we cannot check them.
Nuva Supply does not sell small rice cookers, so this page carries no commercial interest in the product itself. We do earn a commission on qualifying Amazon purchases made through the search links, and the link labels say so. Nothing here is independent testing. Market figures are eBay sold-listing medians with the read date.