15 years back, when Rice Whitener machines were not introduced, the rice was polished on Rice Polishing Machines, which used ‘Hand Made’ Cones. These machines had many disadvantages like Uneven density, Uneven surface, Dependency on foreman (Mistri), Frequent breakdowns.

These disadvantages led to the introduction of Rice Whitener Machines. These new machines did not have any of the above-marked problems, but this technology too had its De-merits. According to Rice Millers, milling long-grain rice, the broken rice was much more in these machines as compared to Rice Polishing Cones, as the Whitener machines mainly focused on heavy production, rather than quality.