| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Treefarmer
Joined: 29 May 2007
|
 Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:35 am Post subject: can you make decent rice in rice cookers??? |
 |
|
i've never managed to, it always comes out stuck together and i can never get the amount of water right, i think cos when i cook rice in a pan i can stir it all the time and check if it needs more salt or oil
do you just put loads of water in?
is there something obvious i don't know like a button to make good rice?
how did my life come to this point asking about rice cookers on the internet?? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:40 am Post subject: Re: can you make decent rice in rice cookers??? |
|
|
| Treefarmer wrote: |
i've never managed to, it always comes out stuck together and i can never get the amount of water right, i think cos when i cook rice in a pan i can stir it all the time and check if it needs more salt or oil
do you just put loads of water in?
is there something obvious i don't know like a button to make good rice?
how did my life come to this point asking about rice cookers on the internet?? |
You stir your rice? I never do that. I don't use a rice cooker but I'd assume the general idea is the same. You want the water to just cover the rice. Too much water leaves you with mussy rice that's stuck together. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Treefarmer
Joined: 29 May 2007
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:43 am Post subject: |
|
|
| if you don't stir it it sticks together, i just started using one recently cos my 'gasrange' is so small. it may also because i am using crappy rice ? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jellypah
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: ROK
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:46 am Post subject: Re: can you make decent rice in rice cookers??? |
|
|
| Treefarmer wrote: |
i've never managed to, it always comes out stuck together and i can never get the amount of water right, i think cos when i cook rice in a pan i can stir it all the time and check if it needs more salt or oil
do you just put loads of water in?
is there something obvious i don't know like a button to make good rice?
how did my life come to this point asking about rice cookers on the internet?? |
Salt or oil???? Are you sure it's not popcorn you're making?
Of course you can make good rice in a rice cooker! But there's no oil or salt in good rice. Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then cover it with just enough water - maybe a cm. or two above the level of rice. Then turn the rice cooker on. (Actually - most rice cookers will have the levels for rice and water measured out on the inside.)
Rice cookers are great as they'll keep rice warmed for a few meals - esp handy in the winter. And there's no guessing about when the rice is done.
Korean (and Japanese) rice is meant to be sticky. If you're cooking it in a pot, you should cook o high until it comes to a boil and then lower it to the lowest possible flame. DO NOT LIFT THE LID! It should be ready in about 20 min.
Perhaps other people have different ways of preparing rice,...but this has always worked for me.
Seriously...what kind of rice are you making? Bokkum bap? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jellypah
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: ROK
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:49 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Treefarmer wrote: |
| if you don't stir it it sticks together, i just started using one recently cos my 'gasrange' is so small. it may also because i am using crappy rice ? |
Oh -- are you rinsing your rice first? Either "wash" it in the pot, replacing the water a few times,...or use your hands and work the water through while it's ina strainer. -- Very important to making sure you don't get gloopy gushy rice.
I cook rice in a small pot on the stove and it comes out perfect every time. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:57 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Treefarmer wrote: |
| if you don't stir it it sticks together, i just started using one recently cos my 'gasrange' is so small. it may also because i am using crappy rice ? |
I have no idea what the deal is. Like the poster ahead of me said, the rice here is sticky so that's par for the course but I think that adding too much water will not make it any easier to cook or less sticky... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Treefarmer
Joined: 29 May 2007
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:57 am Post subject: |
|
|
rice is much better with a dash of saly and olive oil, it just gives it a richer texture
i do clean the rice, but come to think of it that means just running it under a tap in a sieve for 20 seconds, i just never had that problem cooking in a pot
hmmm, maybe i need to work on my fundamentals  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
KYC
Joined: 11 May 2006
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:08 am Post subject: |
|
|
uhhh oil?? salt?? I've never heard of anyone cooking rice with these either...however
to know if you're using enough water, use the "knuckle" method. Add water to the rice then place your hand flat on the rice. If the water is anywhere near your knuckles but not yet covering it, then you've got enough water.
In regards to washing the rice, I dont think 20 seconds is good enough. Wash and rinse several times before cooking. Also, the rice that floats are the bad ones (eaten by bugs, etc). |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Woden
Joined: 08 Mar 2007
Location: Eurasia
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:12 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Treefarmer wrote: |
rice is much better with a dash of saly and olive oil, it just gives it a richer texture
i do clean the rice, but come to think of it that means just running it under a tap in a sieve for 20 seconds, i just never had that problem cooking in a pot
hmmm, maybe i need to work on my fundamentals |
Cooking in a rice cooker will always leave you with sticky rice, in my experience, but that is the idea. I was advised not to use any oil or salt. You should have a measuring cup with your cooker to dictate amounts.
I have come to love Japanese/Korean style sticky rice, but still actually prefer the Indian dryer variety, but this is more due to the curry that comes with it! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jellypah
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: ROK
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:26 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Woden wrote: |
I have come to love Japanese/Korean style sticky rice, but still actually prefer the Indian dryer variety, but this is more due to the curry that comes with it! |
Oh man! Sometimes I CRAVE some bhasmati, but I can't find it down here! I brought back Uncle Ben's (I think that's what it was) garlic and butter rice a year ago when I was home. I used to really like it before I came to Asia, but it tasted like shite!
OP - you should rinse the rice until the water's clear. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Treefarmer
Joined: 29 May 2007
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:38 am Post subject: |
|
|
i much much prefer the long grain rice we get in the west to the korean style
funny about the oil and salt, i've just always done that, not loads, just like a pinch or two and a couple of drops of oil (per plateful) you don't want to taste it, it just soaks into the rice and makes it taste nicer |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jun Lee
Joined: 20 Jul 2007
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:40 am Post subject: |
|
|
| KYC wrote: |
uhhh oil?? salt?? I've never heard of anyone cooking rice with these either...however
to know if you're using enough water, use the "knuckle" method. Add water to the rice then place your hand flat on the rice. If the water is anywhere near your knuckles but not yet covering it, then you've got enough water.
In regards to washing the rice, I dont think 20 seconds is good enough. Wash and rinse several times before cooking. Also, the rice that floats are the bad ones (eaten by bugs, etc). |
I use the knuckle method and my rice comes out great.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jellypah
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: ROK
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:57 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Treefarmer wrote: |
i much much prefer the long grain rice we get in the west to the korean style
funny about the oil and salt, i've just always done that, not loads, just like a pinch or two and a couple of drops of oil (per plateful) you don't want to taste it, it just soaks into the rice and makes it taste nicer |
Honestly, I can't remember what long grained rice tastes like. I can't believe a couple drops of olive oil - per plate- makes a difference. Maybe I'll try it! While we're talking about it, I just flat out hate wild rice. Just saying. Do you like it? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
kidcharlemagne
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:17 am Post subject: |
|
|
jun lee is correct in that method. just place your hand down on the rice and fill the water to right above your knuckles.
i just moved back to the states and find the long grain rice here to be pretty dreadful. it's hard with almost no flavor. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Treefarmer
Joined: 29 May 2007
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:05 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Jellypah wrote: |
| Treefarmer wrote: |
i much much prefer the long grain rice we get in the west to the korean style
funny about the oil and salt, i've just always done that, not loads, just like a pinch or two and a couple of drops of oil (per plateful) you don't want to taste it, it just soaks into the rice and makes it taste nicer |
Honestly, I can't remember what long grained rice tastes like. I can't believe a couple drops of olive oil - per plate- makes a difference. Maybe I'll try it! While we're talking about it, I just flat out hate wild rice. Just saying. Do you like it? |
is wild rice the cheap stuff you get here? i'm not too fussed on it, i had forgotten until recently how important rice is to a meal, just getting any old stuff as long as it isn't that black rice or the stuff with wierd stuff in |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
