Microwave Mishap -- My fault or microwave's fault?

[Sheep]

Add me to the list of people amazed that it recommends 25-28 minutes in the microwave. I'm guessing the too-small container allowed the water to boil over, which meant meltdown after there was no more water to absorb the microwave energy.

25-28 minutes!

Ditto that. I'm pretty certain doing it on the stovetop or using a rice cooker would take less time. So much for the convenience and time-saving factors.

For those saying it's hard to screw up rice, you've never used my POS rice cooker which didn't heat evenly resulting in a shit-ton of rice burned at the bottom regardless of how much water was used. I was happy to chuck that thing in the garbage and get a working replacement.

 

[Born2bwire]

True, the extent of the failure is Brobdingnagian. To have developed such an attitude means failure on behalf of the OP's Mother, Father, school, church and any concerned adult within a mile radius. Perhaps gene therapy or intervention by Chef Ramsey. Such a waste of a perfectly good human. Will no one think of the gastronomes?

Isn't that such a wonderful word? I started reading the Horatio Hornblower books several months ago and the author uses it multiple times.

 

[Ns1]

For those saying it's hard to screw up rice, you've never used my POS rice cooker which didn't heat evenly resulting in a shit-ton of rice burned at the bottom regardless of how much water was used. I was happy to chuck that thing in the garbage and get a working replacement.

that's why I bought a super sick zojirushi machine. IMPOSSIBLE to fuck up rice. Just pour to the lines, put it in the machine, press button, boom perfect rice everytime (brown/white/sushi/soft/hard/WHATEVER)

machine adjusts the time for you if you put in too much rice or water

 

[Born2bwire]

that's why I bought a super sick zojirushi machine. IMPOSSIBLE to fuck up rice. Just pour to the lines, put it in the machine, press button, boom perfect rice everytime (brown/white/sushi/soft/hard/WHATEVER)

machine adjusts the time for you if you put in too much rice or water

I'd like to get one of those but I don't know if I can work rice into my diet regularly enough to justify it. I am wanting one of their water boilers but I think that they are too overpriced. I know I found a Panasonic water boiler in Hong Kong (where electronics are almost always more expensive than in the US) that was vacuum sealed and had a rechargeable capacitor to dispense water when not plugged in. The Zojirushi water boiler that has the same features is almost twice the price what I paid for the Panasonic.

I miss the Panasonic one but couldn't keep it since it took 220 V.

 

[brblx]

bahahahaha.

who thinks boiling water in their microwave for 30 minutes is a good idea? let alone in a plastic container?

pure awesome.

and all this 'but the instructions said so' and 'i can't use a stove' shit is pretty great, too. jesus people have no common sense.

you make rice by cooking it in hot water. stove + pot = hot water. microwaves essentially work by heating water. if you cannot translate one to the other, congrats, feed yourself fail. and you did not cook rice, you heated water. past boiling. for a half an hour. in a plastic bowl. how long did it take before the water started bubbling? two minutes, tops? and you continued to let it boil over until it managed to consume an entire plastic bowl because 'the box said so?'

 

[Ns1]

I'd like to get one of those but I don't know if I can work rice into my diet regularly enough to justify it. I am wanting one of their water boilers but I think that they are too overpriced. I know I found a Panasonic water boiler in Hong Kong (where electronics are almost always more expensive than in the US) that was vacuum sealed and had a rechargeable capacitor to dispense water when not plugged in. The Zojirushi water boiler that has the same features is almost twice the price what I paid for the Panasonic.

I miss the Panasonic one but couldn't keep it since it took 220 V.

i expect the damn machine to last me 10 years. being asian, rice is an integral part of my diet haha

 

[BoomerD]

that's why I bought a super sick zojirushi machine. IMPOSSIBLE to fuck up rice. Just pour to the lines, put it in the machine, press button, boom perfect rice everytime (brown/white/sushi/soft/hard/WHATEVER)

machine adjusts the time for you if you put in too much rice or water

I've looked at their "fuzzy logic" rice cookers. I don't like rice, but will eat it once in a while. It's hard to justify the cost of a GOOD rice cooker since we don't eat much rice...but the idea of being able to cook "perfect rice every time" has it's appeal.

 

[bhanson]

This thread is still alive.

Instead of buying a new microwave I bought a rice cooker. I am currently cooking brown rice right now. Will post pics.

By the way, it's not that I am opposed to cooking, it's that often time constraints make it difficult. I do 12 hour shifts and by the time I get home I want to sleep. I want to spend 2 minutes actively making something, eat it and be done with it. Not 20 minutes (per meal mind you!) baby-sitting a pot and then having to clean it after I eat.

 

[Born2bwire]

i expect the damn machine to last me 10 years. being asian, rice is an integral part of my diet haha

Yeah, when I was in China I had no problem eating white rice with every meal. But I just can't figure out how to incorporate it into Western meals. I really like to eat bread and I generally will bake my own bread for dinner so I think that will become my carb replacement for the missing rice.

But like BoomerD says, it is just so damn appealing to have something that will make perfect rice everytime. I had a Farberware rice cooker ($20-$30 on clearance) that I bought. I didn't always use it to cook rice but I could use it as a steamer and such. But after a while it started burning the bottom of the rice and I think I got rid of it when I moved abroad. God damn fancy gadgets. I do need to get an air pot though, no question. but I hate having to pay $230 to get a replacement one.

 

[BoomerD]

This thread is still alive.

Instead of buying a new microwave I bought a rice cooker. I am currently cooking brown rice right now. Will post pics.

By the way, it's not that I am opposed to cooking, it's that often time constraints make it difficult. I do 12 hour shifts and by the time I get home I want to sleep. I want to spend 2 minutes actively making something, eat it and be done with it. Not 20 minutes (per meal mind you!) baby-sitting a pot and then having to clean it after I eat.

You need a better life...

 

[brblx]

My napkin math says that a 1000W microwave should be able to heat 2.5 cups of water to OVER 680 DEGREES CELSIUS in 28 minutes.

I conclude your rice has undergone nuclear fission.

i shit myself laughing.

 

[Ns1]

God damn fancy gadgets. I do need to get an air pot though, no question. but I hate having to pay $230 to get a replacement one.

I forgot how expensive this rice cooker was :awe:

Zojirushi NP-HBC10 Rice cooker warmer 5.5cup INDUCTION
Sale price: $227.00

PLUS SHIPPING

 

[brblx]

This thread is still alive.

Instead of buying a new microwave I bought a rice cooker. I am currently cooking brown rice right now. Will post pics.

By the way, it's not that I am opposed to cooking, it's that often time constraints make it difficult. I do 12 hour shifts and by the time I get home I want to sleep. I want to spend 2 minutes actively making something, eat it and be done with it. Not 20 minutes (per meal mind you!) baby-sitting a pot and then having to clean it after I eat.

turn stove on.

fill pot with water.

put pot on stove.

pour in rice.

it's literally the exact same thing as using the microwave, except you will control the heat of the water with an analog knob instead of just setting it to chernobyl and running away.

 

[busydude]

It's hard to justify the cost of a GOOD rice cooker since we don't eat much rice...but the idea of being able to cook "perfect rice every time" has it's appeal.

I eat rice almost everyday.. and I do it in a ~$40 rice cooker. You have to be aware of the rice you use.. I follow these measurements:

1.5 cups of water for long grain rice
2 cups of water for Sona Masuri
1.75 cups for Basmati
and so on..

Also.. pressure cooker(Needs less water and makes rice pretty fast) > Rice cooker.

 

[Ns1]

This thread is still alive.

Instead of buying a new microwave I bought a rice cooker. I am currently cooking brown rice right now. Will post pics.

By the way, it's not that I am opposed to cooking, it's that often time constraints make it difficult. I do 12 hour shifts and by the time I get home I want to sleep. I want to spend 2 minutes actively making something, eat it and be done with it. Not 20 minutes (per meal mind you!) baby-sitting a pot and then having to clean it after I eat.

then you need to buy this:

http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Rice-.../dp/1558322035

 

[Sheep]

I want to spend 2 minutes actively making something, eat it and be done with it. Not 20 minutes (per meal mind you!) baby-sitting a pot and then having to clean it after I eat.

So you spent 25-28 minutes microwaving rice instead? Does. Not. Compute.

In that time, you could've made rice on a stove top and washed any dishes you created.

 

[brblx]

So you spent 25-28 minutes microwaving rice instead? Does. Not. Compute.

In that time, you could've made rice on a stove top and washed any dishes you created.

i believe he thinks that if he doesn't use the microwave, anything he cooks must be stared at during the entirety if its cooking.

the microwave, however, can be left alone since it's totally foolpr....nevermind.

 

[7window]

that is a long time to microwave rice. Even rice a roni doesn't take that long to micro.

 

[LTC8K6]

I wish they wouldn't put power levels on microwave ovens, it is deceptive. Majority 99% of microwaves have two levels, on and off. All the power level does is toggle the on/off of the magnetron every few seconds.

I've seen plenty of the newer inverter type PWM microwaves that actually do use the power level you select. That is, at 50%, the 1200W microwave actually uses 600W to cook the food.

When you get a new one with the inverter tech, you have to adjust the way you cook with it because actually being able to select the true power level the microwave uses makes your dishes come out different. You can actually heat things up much quicker without worrying about over cooking.

 

[OverVolt]

How do companies make money when there are so many idiots out there trying to get things covered under warranty?

 

[WelshBloke]

that's why I bought a super sick zojirushi machine. IMPOSSIBLE to fuck up rice. Just pour to the lines, put it in the machine, press button, boom perfect rice everytime (brown/white/sushi/soft/hard/WHATEVER)

machine adjusts the time for you if you put in too much rice or water

Does that thing do a decent Thai sticky rice?


I love that stuff but I can never get it just right at home.

Luckily theres a decent Thai place in my village but it would be nice to do at home.

 

[Ns1]

Does that thing do a decent Thai sticky rice?


I love that stuff but I can never get it just right at home.

Luckily theres a decent Thai place in my village but it would be nice to do at home.

no arguments when we did it - it was like 95% there (ie restaurant quality). Can't quite figure out the last 5% or if it's just in my head.

 

[busydude]

Not 20 minutes (per meal mind you!) baby-sitting a pot and then having to clean it after I eat.

So you just throw that bowl away after making rice?

 

[brblx]

So you just throw that bowl away after making rice?

what the hell else are you gonna do with a melted bowl?

this is kind of like a bad trial run at the bread bowl/soup combo.

 

[WelshBloke]

no arguments when we did it - it was like 95% there (ie restaurant quality). Can't quite figure out the last 5% or if it's just in my head.

I think some of that is the bamboo rice basket, it definitely adds to the taste.

But I'd be happy with 95% at home.