Do you own a electric rice cooker?

[Dancing Fire]

@Dancing Fire do you measure the rice and water?

DK

I usually add water 3/4 inch above the rice. If I soak the rice first then I'll go about 1/2 inch above the rice. It is easy you'll get the hang of it after a couple of pots. I like Golden Phoenix jasmine rice. You'll need to add just a little bit more water if you are cooking long grain rice vs jasmine rice.

 

[SandyinAnaheim]

I grew up on long grain Uncle Bens, made in a pan. No rinsing or soaking. Just use it 2:1, water:rice, with a little salt, butter, or other flavorings. Bring to boil, lower heat and cover for 20 minutes, fluff and serve...perfect every time. I have an IP but haven't used it for rice because stovetop is too easy. My culture prefers arborio rice, but I can't stand that sticky texture.

 

[kenny]

Should one make rice the way they themselves prefer it, or make it the way their culture has taught them is correct?

 

[Dancing Fire]

Should one make rice the way they themselves prefer it, or make it the way their culture has taught them is correct?

The way you would prefer.. Some people prefer fluffy and some prefer a firmer texture. Most women prefer the latter..

 

[SandyinAnaheim]

Should one make rice the way they themselves prefer it, or make it the way their culture has taught them is correct?

I think it depends on whom one is feeding. If the majority like that sticky mess, then that is how one should make it. But since I only cook for myself and my husband, he, and anyone else who visits, eats what I make and they better like it.

 

[donnabrsd]

I have two and am happy with both. One is a Panasonic, 6 or 8 cup, 22 years old, maybe $35-$40 new at the time. The other is a National, 3 cup, 15 years old, $10 purchased from a Vietnamese market. Both are the spring loaded type. I cook rice only 1-2 times per week.

I learned to cook rice in a pot on the stovetop, using the line on my finger for the water measurement just as @dk168. I grew up eating rice with dinner every night. Along as for breakfast a few times per week (rice, milk & sugar).

 

[Drakiol]

This is interesting enough, but I had never met an electric rice cooker before) A bread maker, waffle maker, even a pipe that cooks omelets, but no rice cooker)

 

[dk168]

I made that dish last week... instant heart attack!

I really miss rice cooked with wind dried sausage, fatty pork, duck, and even the liver sausage!

How about glutinous rice with wind dried sausage and fatty pork, dried shrimps, and dried Shiitake mushroom? Yum!

DK

 

[dk168]

The way you would prefer.. Some people prefer fluffy and some prefer a firmer texture. Most women prefer the latter..

Agree, cooked to my preference if I am eating it.

Besides, firmer rice is better for making fried rice IMHO.

Nowadays I use Basmati rice for everything except for risotto and rice pudding.

I can't eat rice cold, and am not a fan of rice salads.

DK

 

[chrono]

I know how to cook rice in a pot on a stove and have done so several times but I prefer an electric cooker so I can just prep it and walk away without worry.

 

[missy]

My DH uses an electric rice cooker but he also cooks it on the stove. He prefers the rice cooker by far. It is easy and reliable and it always comes out exactly as he wants it to.

This is the one we have.

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We also have an Instapot which makes great rice as well. My DH said if you are only going to buy one get the Instapot as it cooks the rice much faster and it also does other things.

 

[Babyblue033]

Rice is life here so, we invested when our last one died. It's fool proof and rice actually taste better than with our previous rice cooker.