Rinsing rice repeatedly does sacrifice some nutrients. If you spray or grease the sides as well as the bottom of the rice pot liberally, the rice should not stick to the pot so much. Also, most rice pots have a standing time of about 10 minutes before serving. This is after the pot has stopped cooking the rice. Wait to serve and you will also have better results.
*smile* Regina Marie Phone: 916-877-4320 Email: [email protected] Follow me: http://www.twitter.com/mamaraquel Find Me: http://www.facebook.com/reginamarie Listen Live: http://www.jandjfm.com -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 10:11 AM To: [email protected]; 'Malaina VanderWal' Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking rice in an electric rice cooker Rice sticks because of starch. If you're using raw rice, the kind without seasonings or other stuff in it, pour the rice into a glass jar and fill the jar with water, then give it a good shake, place the open lid of the jar against a mesh strainer, and empty it. Repeat this process several times, and it'll get the excess starch off the rice. You won't make sticky rice this way, and it'll come off the rice cooker pot with less effort. Another option is to cook it early and put the rice cooker pot in the fridge. When it chills down to fridge temperature the rice will stick together far more than sticking to the cooker pot and it'll come out in clumps for use in things. > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Malaina VanderWal via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 9:29 AM > To: [email protected]; Jennifer Chambers > Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking rice in an electric rice cooker > > 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:cookinginthedark- > [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. 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