Thanks everybody. The rice turned out well for the most part we follow the directions on the box of the rice I bought. There was quite a bit of rice stuck to the bottom of the pan. So next time I think I will tell my friend to spray it with Pam or something so that the rice won't stick.
Malaina Sent from my iPhone > On May 31, 2014, at 12:16 AM, Jennifer Chambers via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Malaina, I use an electric rice cooker quite often. Any long-grain > rice works nicely in it; I use jasmine rice. I spray the inner pan > with Pam, then put in 1 cup rice, 1 tablespoon stick butter, salt, > pepper, onion powder to taste, one bouillon cube, (sometimes I add > chile powder or sweet basil, depending on my mood), and 2-1/2 cups > water. Put the lid on, flip the switch, and when it is done cooking, > the switch will flip up automatically. It's a rather distinctive > clunk when it shuts off. Then wait twenty minutes before you remove > the lid. The directions in the manual for my cooker state to wait > twenty minutes. It also states that you use 1 cup rice and 2 cups > water, or 2 cups rice and 4 cups water. I add a little extra water > because I like the way the rice turns out. > > I think it takes about 40 minutes for the unit to shut off, if I > recall correctly, so with the twenty-minute rest period, it's an hour. > > hth > > Jennifer > >> On 5/30/14, Sharon via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Any kind will work. Brown, white, short or long grain. The cooker will ding >> when done so you don't need to watch times, that is if you have a model >> where you push the lever down. >> Sharon >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Malaina VanderWal via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 4:11 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [CnD] Cooking rice in an electric rice cooker >> >> I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for cooking rice and an >> electric rice cooker. Do you use a specific kind of rice? Just looking >> for recommendations and suggestions for cooking times. >> Malaina >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 17, 2014, at 10:49 PM, "Colleen" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Cheddar Macaroni Salad >>> >>> 3 cups of medium shell macaroni >>> 2 cups of cubed cheddar cheese >>> 1 cup of chopped celery >>> 1/2 cup of chopped green pepper >>> 1/4 cup of chopped onion >>> 1 cup of sour cream >>> 1 cup of salad dressing or mayonnaise >>> 1/4 cup of milk >>> 1/2 cup of sweet relish >>> 1 1/2 teaspoon of prepared mustard >>> 4 teaspoons of vinegar >>> 3/4 teaspoons of salt >>> >>> In large pan cook macaroni in a large amount of boiling salted water >>> until >>> tender, drain, cool until room temperature. Toss with cheese, celery, >> green >>> pepper and onion. Combine sour cream, salad dressing or mayonnaise, add >>> milk, stir in relish, vinegar, mustard, salt. Toss with macaroni mixture. >>> Cover and chill several hours. >>> NOTE: I added three hard cooked eggs chopped. I also substituted dill >> relish >>> for the sweet relish called for because that's what I had on hand. I >> actually >>> like it better. >>> >>> If you're lucky enough to be Irish, you're lucky enough! >>> >>> >>> begin 666 Colleen.vcf >>> M0D5'24XZ5D-!4D0-"E9%4E-)3TXZ,BXQ#0I..CM#;VQL965N#0I&3CI#;VQL >>> F965N#0I2158Z,C Q-# U,3A4,#(T.30Q6@T*14Y$.E9#05)$#0H` >>> ` >>> end >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
