JulesMaximus
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Calrose mostly but we also like Basmati rice and sometimes I cook with long grain rice too...depends on the dish.
Calrose mostly but we also like Basmati rice and sometimes I cook with long grain rice too...depends on the dish.
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I will be trying that next month, when my current supply runs out.
this what I currently use: http://www.dellarice.com/products/white.htm
Reasons why I want a rice cooker:
- Even if you stir it constantly, rice always scorches to the inside of a pot on the stove.
- If I'm cooking a decent sized meal, I don't have the free hands or attention span to constantly keep the rice moving and prevent it from scorching to the pan.
- Constantly stirring rice in a pan seems to destroy it and turn it to mush.
- I can never make restaurant-like rice in a saucepan. It's not sticky enough or not quite firm enough.
- Foods taste better when you cook them for a longer time over lower heat. This makes rice take a ridiculously long time to cook. I'd love to be able to just leave it to cook itself.
I have never used a rice cooker and I'm certainly not a rice pro, but I think even getting a semi-decent one for about $40-50 would be grand. I love rice but it always seems like a big pain in the ass.
- Even if you stir it constantly, rice always scorches to the inside of a pot on the stove.
- If I'm cooking a decent sized meal, I don't have the free hands or attention span to constantly keep the rice moving and prevent it from scorching to the pan.
- Constantly stirring rice in a pan seems to destroy it and turn it to mush.
- I can never make restaurant-like rice in a saucepan. It's not sticky enough or not quite firm enough.
- Foods taste better when you cook them for a longer time over lower heat. This makes rice take a ridiculously long time to cook. I'd love to be able to just leave it to cook itself.
I have never used a rice cooker and I'm certainly not a rice pro, but I think even getting a semi-decent one for about $40-50 would be grand. I love rice but it always seems like a big pain in the ass.
RandomFool
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JulesMaximus
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You shouldn't be stirring it at all. If it is burning to the bottom of the pan you are cooking it on too high a heat. You want it on the smallest burner at the lowest heat setting. Cover and forget about it for 20 minutes.
Wow, apparently a lot of people need help with their rice. I've been cooking rice for more than 30 years and never had to use anything but a pot. Hell, I don't even use a lid any more. I get perfect, or near perfect rice every time.
But hey, if you like using a rice cooker, that's fine with me too. I just don't like having extra gadgets taking up space. Now a crock pot? That's an entirely different story. Crock pots rule!
But hey, if you like using a rice cooker, that's fine with me too. I just don't like having extra gadgets taking up space. Now a crock pot? That's an entirely different story. Crock pots rule!
The advantages of a good rice cooker are:
1. You don't have to be there when the "20 minutes" is up to prevent overcooking, unlike a pot on the stove
2. It doesn't get cold or require reheating if you aren't going to use it immediately (for example, if you are making a full dinner and the rice is done before the rest)
3. Far easier to clean
4. It beeps when it's done cooking the rice (some rice cookers don't do this - obviously a kitchen timer would do this too)
5. It doesn't take up stove top space or a pot that I otherwise want to use for a meal
6. No need to look up the appropriate proportions or timing when you cook a new type of rice (e.g. brown rice).
7. It serves as a decent vegetable steamer
1. You don't have to be there when the "20 minutes" is up to prevent overcooking, unlike a pot on the stove
2. It doesn't get cold or require reheating if you aren't going to use it immediately (for example, if you are making a full dinner and the rice is done before the rest)
3. Far easier to clean
4. It beeps when it's done cooking the rice (some rice cookers don't do this - obviously a kitchen timer would do this too)
5. It doesn't take up stove top space or a pot that I otherwise want to use for a meal
6. No need to look up the appropriate proportions or timing when you cook a new type of rice (e.g. brown rice).
7. It serves as a decent vegetable steamer
1. it doesnt cost 300$
2. you dont HAVE to go back after 20 minutes. i could leave it in there forever
3. your pot doesnt keep the rice warm
GasX
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- Feb 8, 2001
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I have a fancy expensive one I got as a gift. It is a marvelous device apart from the annoying "rice is done" tune and dit was free!
add x cups of rice
add water to line marked "x"
push button
wait ~20 minutes
enjoy warm rice for a day
It even tells you how the long the rice has been there in hours...
add x cups of rice
add water to line marked "x"
push button
wait ~20 minutes
enjoy warm rice for a day
It even tells you how the long the rice has been there in hours...
Anubis
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alkemyst
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People don't understand the rice cooker. Their arguments would apply to microwaves as well as you can do everything a microwave can in an oven / stove / range...
Rice cookers can double as slow cookers as well. If you are making rice a lot then you don't have to waste a burner. Also you aren't radiating heat into your kitchen either.
A rice cooker also is a non-attended device, stove top you have to watch it.
Rice cookers can double as slow cookers as well. If you are making rice a lot then you don't have to waste a burner. Also you aren't radiating heat into your kitchen either.
A rice cooker also is a non-attended device, stove top you have to watch it.
Zojirushi? I dumped $140 on a Zojirushi. It's the best thing ever. I've used a $60 zojirushi with my old roommate and I had like a $20 cooker before. There's a difference. Trust me. This was one purchase where my parents totally approved and actually asked me why I didn't get the $200 one.... They reasoned that we had almost the same one at home (maybe just an older rev, but it looked exactly the same). But hey, I want perfect rice.
Maybe a lot of you cook freaking rice-a-roni or whatever westernized rice, but for those of us that eat Jasmine rice that comes from Asia or other brands of rice like Nishiki or Kohuko Rose like the true Asians do, yes we want our rice cookers.
Please tell me why people spend $50+ on toasters. I see $5 toasters that do the exact same thing. Hell I've even seen $200 KitchenAid toasters. Please explain. If you value your toast that much, then you can see why we Asians value rice so much.
And yeah, I love the convenience of my rice cooker. I pop in my rice and I push 1 button and I come back and it's done. I can eat a bunch at dinner, and then come back for a 2am snack while I study. If I accidentally leave it on I can wake up and have more rice for breakfast that's warm and ready to go. Hah. Try leaving your stove on for 18 hours.
JulesMaximus
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Originally posted by: jjones
Wow, apparently a lot of people need help with their rice. I've been cooking rice for more than 30 years and never had to use anything but a pot. Hell, I don't even use a lid any more. I get perfect, or near perfect rice every time.
But hey, if you like using a rice cooker, that's fine with me too. I just don't like having extra gadgets taking up space. Now a crock pot? That's an entirely different story. Crock pots rule!
Agreed. Crock pots are invaluable. A rice cooker is a needless gadget.
Again, a rice cooker is fine but it is not necessary to make decent rice every time. It is quite simple and easy to make great rice on the stove top.
GasX
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That actually doesn't require much processing power. The heating element will remain at a relatively stable temperature as long as water remains in the bowl. Once the water is absorbed or boiled off, the temperature spikes and the rice is done. The really cheap rice cookers just turn off when the temp spikes. The fancy onces change from cook to keep warm mode.
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