Who in their right mind would eat an aubergine raw?
It’s pretty bitter like that, grilled, roasted, boiled, … is lovely as long as they are nice fresh and firm (otherwise cut them up and spread salt on them, leave 5-10 mins and rinse, this draws out the bitter ‘juices’ which are vile.
I don’t get the point of rice cookers. I’ve never had any issue cooking rice in a regular pot or pan so what is the point of them? I have a general rule of thumb to avoid single-job kitchen tools unless they do that job far better/easier than you can do with general tools and a bit of skill. Having never used one I struggle to see how one would be worth the money and storage space it would take up given how quick and easy rice is to make without one.
Those of us who’ve done explosion tests with pressure cookers surprisingly don’t use them. And I’m talking governmental research here, not cocking about in a field.