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alison
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 05 7:33 pm Post subject:
Tupperware (yes I know plastic, but it is how I first found out about it) have a rice cooker where you bring the rice to the boil, put in the cooker, which looks like a sieve above a bowl, and leave for 20 minutes for perfect rice, with no extra power. It works really well.

Bugs

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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 05 7:34 pm Post subject:
Do you have a pic Alison? I am very, very unreliable at cooking rice.

jema
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 05 7:36 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

Tupperware (yes I know plastic, but it is how I first found out about it) have a rice cooker where you bring the rice to the boil, put in the cooker, which looks like a sieve above a bowl, and leave for 20 minutes for perfect rice, with no extra power. It works really well.

I wonder how many people here can cook rice well? I bring to the boil transfer to the lower ring for a few minutes, turn off and leave the lid on to let the rice cook through. Much the same priniciple really.

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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 05 7:37 pm Post subject:
How long does that take, Jema?

jema
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 05 7:44 pm Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

How long does that take, Jema?

Remember rice benefits from standing time, after about 5mins on low, 10 mins off, remove lid, stand for another 5-10mins. It really does not have to be very precise. Main thing with rice is leave the stuff alone, don't take the lids of early to look at it, and for heavens sake don't stir it.

Bugs

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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 05 7:49 pm Post subject:
Well, that's at least two things I constantly do wrong

jema
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 05 8:04 pm Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

Well, that's at least two things I constantly do wrong

Took me years to learn to cook rice

alison
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 05 8:35 pm Post subject:
I'll dig it out and do a picture.

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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 05 9:58 pm Post subject:
Lovely, thanks Ali. Of course I'm asking because we might be able to adapt something

alison
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 05 6:14 pm Post subject:
I think that doing it in a tight lidded sausepan should do the same thing. The key is not opening the pot until the time is up.

jema
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 05 6:34 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

I think that doing it in a tight lidded sausepan should do the same thing. The key is not opening the pot until the time is up.

Yep, rice is all about knowing it will work, and therefore doing very little with it.

Guest

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 05 6:43 pm Post subject:
Basic info here on haybox cooking: https://www.lostvalley.org/haybox1.html It's a very popular method in America for cooking, for backwoodsmen, survivalists, etc. My friend has one whihc she says is excellent.

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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 05 8:29 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

The key is not opening the pot until the time is up.

Not opening the pot???!!!

How can I not look? Something interesting might have happened. There could be gremlins eating my rice. I think I'm tracking down my problems, I'm very bad at not looking at things.

jema
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 05 8:47 pm Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

How can I not look? Something interesting might have happened. There could be gremlins eating my rice. I think I'm tracking down my problems, I'm very bad at not looking at things.

Was very counter instinctive for me to. So it took me a long time to do good rice.

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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 05 1:35 am Post subject:

Are we talking white or brown rice here? The trouble I find with rice is that you've got to get to know your particular brand/type really well before you can cook it to perfection, (or, in my case, thereabouts), as all the different kinds seem to have different cooking times. I find brown rice a lot less predictable than white, but then it tends to be less ruinable as well.

I am also unfortunate enough to live in a rented house with a built-in electric hob that I can't change, and profoundly hate. You can't keep anything simmering, or even boiling constantly, and I can't use it to cook anything decent in a wok either. I think the 'wrap it up and turn the heat off' approach might work well for me, once I get the proper timings sorted out.

The teenage daughter has just decided to be vegetarian, so we went to Asda and stocked up on brown rice, pulses, bulgar wheat and polenta and things like that. I was quite surprised at the range they had, actually. It's been a while since I've done a lot of that sort of cooking, due to a combination of fussy and awkward partners, and bloody-minded children. Now that Madam has done a complete U-turn regarding the kinds of foods she is prepared to eat, I'm treating it as an opportunity to branch out into more interesting cooking again.

And she doesn't know it, but she's about to get a crash course in vegetarian cooking, while we're at it. It's time she made a bit more effort in the kitchen, and this is the perfect opportunity for her to learn!

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