The "keep warm" mode seems to be getting plenty hot like it did before, but I suppose it's possible that it's still "hot" but not above the threshold for preventing bacteria growth. Could my batch of rice have gotten something in it that makes it able to go bad quickly, even if my rice cooker is functioning properly?

The rice looks fine, color wise (as in there doesn't appear to be any mold or anything that I can see with my eyes) but I feel like the rice is a little bit wetter after a day than it would have been previously, but I don't know for sure that this wasn't how it's always been and I just never noticed.

I have not yet tried a new batch of rice but I can't get to the grocery store for a few days so I wanted to post here in case I needed to maybe try to get my cooker fixed/replaced or plan for that in some way.

Let me know your thoughts! Thank You

Edit: For anyone that thinks I'm doing something that it's not supposed to do, here are some comments I found from a few other threads. I'm using the 'extended keep warm' function and I assure you it's capable of doing it just fine.

• I know this is an old post, but there are SOOO many uninformed people in this thread. You totally can /safely/ keep rice warm for multiple days as long as you use a rice cooker thats built to do it (most western/generic brands with that lever you describe do NOT do it more than 30min, and sadly they both call the function the same name so its hard to differentiate). My trusty old korean Cuckoo one can make it last 5-7 days or so (beyond that its way too dry and starts to yellow out). The Keep Warm function on highend rice cookers keeps the rice well above the 140 degrees required for bacteria to not be an issue (but yes after a few days the freshness obviously goes down since its pretty dry).

• Nope, I regularly leave rice in my rice cooker on the keep warm function for two days after its cooked. My whole life. Never gotten sick. I just think you haven't had a good rice cooker.

• Yes, I've gone five days no problem many times. I have a $400 cuckoo

• I've kept rice in my Cuckoo rice cooker for 3 days or so and it stays warm and fluffy with no issues. That and a few other Asian brands with the fuzzy logic are definitely meant to safely do that.

• I have the 450$ cooker and I've gone over 5 days without hesitation.

• I've kept rice in the cuckoo for 5 days and still tasted hot and great after that.