godwhomismike Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I keep burning the rice with it. It was a cheap 8-cup rice cooker given to me as a present. Doesn't have full instructions, and the minimal instructions given always results in burnt rice. How much water for how many cups and how long generally? I am using 3/4 cup rice w/ 1 cup water. Rice always ends up hard as a rock and burnt to the bottom. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Does it come with it's own measuring cup? Use that to measure the rice. Then fill the water up to the corresponding level in the pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactojesse Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 It should have graduations on the side of the cooker that demark the proper water level for the number of cups of rice. Rice cookers typically come w/ a small, approximately 200 ml cup for measuring rice "cups." If you don't have it, don't worry. Just add rice, rinse the crap out of it, dump the dirty rinse water, and fill it up with enough water so that the water level is approximately 1 inch above the rice. For 3 cups or less, you can probably reduce this to 3/4 inch. For 6 cups or more, you might want to go 1 1/4 inch over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'm no expert but try 2/1 with the water and use good quality rice, I typically use Basmati. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I hope you're cooking rice now Mike so you can tell us how it works out:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 Cool, thanks folks. Will try tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 I hope you're cooking rice now Mike so you can tell us how it works out:lol: At work. But, I burnt rice the last two evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec B Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Also...you should try washing/rinsing the rice before putting it in the cooker. Sometimes the starch causes the bottom to burn. Washing it before cooking it helps sometimes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbc84 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 If your cooking long grain, wash the rice, and when you fill water make sure rice is spread evenly on bottom of the cooker, then stick your index finger in, tip of finger should touch top layer of the rice (dont poke finger down to bottom of pot). Put enough water so that water comes up to the first joint (line) of your index finger, so probably just above your index nail cuticle. That should give you perfect rice everytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimakf7 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Note.. if you feel the rice is too dry, add more water next time, and the opposite if the rice is too damp. You can do it by trial and error. The water should generally cover the rice by 5-10 mm. for small batches.. (2-4 cups of rice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heightsgtltd Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 We eat a lot of rice, and got this rice machine by a company called Zohirushi (sp?) that makes perfect rice every time. It's pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urfsin Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 you can always cook your rice this way..... http://www.sportsbikerider.com/useruploads/medium/SBR42_my%20flame%20thrower.jpg Slide It Sideways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kienai Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Try 1 cub of rice with 1.5 cub of water. Depending on quality of the rice, try not rinsing it sometimes, I think it gives it more flavor and it cooks a bit differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Rice-a-Roni in a frying pan. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamw001 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 If your cooking long grain, wash the rice, and when you fill water make sure rice is spread evenly on bottom of the cooker, then stick your index finger in, tip of finger should touch top layer of the rice (dont poke finger down to bottom of pot). Put enough water so that water comes up to the first joint (line) of your index finger, so probably just above your index nail cuticle. That should give you perfect rice everytime. ^^^+1 That is exactly how I cook for the past 20 year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusgusdude Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I found the brand of rice is important ... see attached picture Also forget the measuring cups First using your finger as a guide, fill the pot with rice until the first knuckle is covered Second rinse the rice until the water runs mostly clear Third Fill the pot with water until your second knuckle is covered Perfect rice every time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avishar Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Mt Fuji method works well too, wash the rice until it is clear enough to barely see the rice through the water, then place your hand flat on the rice and fill until it touches your second middle knuckle, perfect every time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam2007 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Ok its been a few months now, how is the rice situation? I bought a plastic ricecooker for the microwave once. When i first moved out on my own. The instructions were easy to follow and the rice actually turned out ok. I only used it a few times because my mom bought me a real rice cooker. Probably feared the microwave's magical Yeet Hay powers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxx Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 what's a rice cooker? Whats wrong with just making rice the regular way? "Barack Obama, mothaf#%@a! Barack Obama! I'm the president...of hittin' the ass!" -this is not a political view it's merely a quote from a hilarious tv show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxx Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Silly yuppies and their starbucks, ipods and rice cookers :lol::lol: "Barack Obama, mothaf#%@a! Barack Obama! I'm the president...of hittin' the ass!" -this is not a political view it's merely a quote from a hilarious tv show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam2007 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Are you suggesting they make a Starbucks brand rice cooker with i-tunes? I like it! Where do i line up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heightsgtltd Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Silly yuppies and their starbucks, ipods and rice cookers except rice cookers have been used in Asia for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myUsername Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 When the rice cooker's switch pops, let it sit 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Otherwise, the center part of the rice will not be cooked. I think this is where most noobs screw up their rice using rice cookers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxx Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 except rice cookers have been used in Asia for years wow the asians are too much cooler than us "Barack Obama, mothaf#%@a! Barack Obama! I'm the president...of hittin' the ass!" -this is not a political view it's merely a quote from a hilarious tv show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heightsgtltd Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 It's a great way to cook rice (mine does it perfectly), and you can have it waiting for you done when you get home from work when you set it in the morning. What's so odd about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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