ricecookers
18 August 2004, 07:51 PM
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ricecookers
Anyone know how to use these things (how long to cook etc)
Was given one but it has no instructions
Also is it really that much better than just using a saucepan
Was given one but it has no instructions
Also is it really that much better than just using a saucepan
18 August 2004, 08:21 PM
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wash & soak the rice for about an hour
cook using a ratio of 1:1 water to rice
Adjust above ratio if it burns or undercooks
Binned my rice cooker and its now a pyrex dish in the micro with my slowly established trial and error cooking algorithm
It even impresses Indian friends, but I remain cagey
cook using a ratio of 1:1 water to rice
Adjust above ratio if it burns or undercooks
Binned my rice cooker and its now a pyrex dish in the micro with my slowly established trial and error cooking algorithm
It even impresses Indian friends, but I remain cagey
18 August 2004, 08:28 PM
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Have a Kenwood one and it works with a 1:1 ratio as well.
Measure the rice with the plastic cup, pop it in a sieve, and rince it very well (until the water is clear), pop it in the cooker, add salt to taste, and set the selector to "cook" and put the lid on.
Trick I use is to leave the rice for 10-15 minutes before serving (i.e. don't lift off the lid). Perfect rice every time...and yes, better than the saucepan, boil-in-a-bag, etc. etc.
Measure the rice with the plastic cup, pop it in a sieve, and rince it very well (until the water is clear), pop it in the cooker, add salt to taste, and set the selector to "cook" and put the lid on.
Trick I use is to leave the rice for 10-15 minutes before serving (i.e. don't lift off the lid). Perfect rice every time...and yes, better than the saucepan, boil-in-a-bag, etc. etc.
19 August 2004, 09:18 AM
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Hey, I mentioned a rice cooker on SN and got flak for it!
Cooking time on ours is about 20-30 min, and yes it switches itself off. Our bowl sits on a spring balance, I assume it calculates things by weight.
Cooking time on ours is about 20-30 min, and yes it switches itself off. Our bowl sits on a spring balance, I assume it calculates things by weight.
19 August 2004, 09:46 AM
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1) About a cup of rice per person.
2) Wash it either in a sieve or rinse it 3-5 times in the metal bowl, until the water runs clear-ish.
3) Put rice in the rice cooker bowl, fill the water about 1cm above the rice.
4) Wipe the bottom of the metal bowl before putting it into the rice cooker.
5) Put the lid on, and click the down the button to 'cook rice' or something like that.
6) The button will pop up after 15-25 minutes depending on the size of the cooker and quantity of rice.
7) Leave it like that for 15-20 minutes to steam (and it will switch over to the 'keep warm mode')
8) When you lift the lid after 30-45 minutes you will have fluffy rice!
Remember to switch it off at the mains when you are done, or it will stay in the keep warm mode...... and worse case burn down your house!
2) Wash it either in a sieve or rinse it 3-5 times in the metal bowl, until the water runs clear-ish.
3) Put rice in the rice cooker bowl, fill the water about 1cm above the rice.
4) Wipe the bottom of the metal bowl before putting it into the rice cooker.
5) Put the lid on, and click the down the button to 'cook rice' or something like that.
6) The button will pop up after 15-25 minutes depending on the size of the cooker and quantity of rice.
7) Leave it like that for 15-20 minutes to steam (and it will switch over to the 'keep warm mode')
8) When you lift the lid after 30-45 minutes you will have fluffy rice!
Remember to switch it off at the mains when you are done, or it will stay in the keep warm mode...... and worse case burn down your house!
19 August 2004, 09:50 AM
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Funnily enough the cheapest place to buy one is in the Orient.
If you are in Hong Kong, the most popular brand is National and come in a variety of sizes. You can get them in some of the bigger Chinese Supermarkets and Chinatown, but you pay over 100% more than the cost in Hong Kong. Then again it's cheaper than a £500 flight to HK!
My parents have been using National rice cookers for what seems like forever. When they had a resturant, there was an commercial sized one (serves 20+ people), at home we had a one for 8 people, and when I went to uni I got one that does 2 people!
If you are in Hong Kong, the most popular brand is National and come in a variety of sizes. You can get them in some of the bigger Chinese Supermarkets and Chinatown, but you pay over 100% more than the cost in Hong Kong. Then again it's cheaper than a £500 flight to HK!
My parents have been using National rice cookers for what seems like forever. When they had a resturant, there was an commercial sized one (serves 20+ people), at home we had a one for 8 people, and when I went to uni I got one that does 2 people!
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Originally Posted by Andy Tang
Funnily enough the cheapest place to buy one is in the Orient.
If you are in Hong Kong, the most popular brand is National and come in a variety of sizes. You can get them in some of the bigger Chinese Supermarkets and Chinatown, but you pay over 100% more than the cost in Hong Kong. Then again it's cheaper than a £500 flight to HK!
My parents have been using National rice cookers for what seems like forever. When they had a resturant, there was an commercial sized one (serves 20+ people), at home we had a one for 8 people, and when I went to uni I got one that does 2 people!
If you are in Hong Kong, the most popular brand is National and come in a variety of sizes. You can get them in some of the bigger Chinese Supermarkets and Chinatown, but you pay over 100% more than the cost in Hong Kong. Then again it's cheaper than a £500 flight to HK!
My parents have been using National rice cookers for what seems like forever. When they had a resturant, there was an commercial sized one (serves 20+ people), at home we had a one for 8 people, and when I went to uni I got one that does 2 people!
