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FoxcMama t1_j1w1lo4 wrote

LPT: Rice cooker.

If you dont have a rice cooker. You should never have to drain rice. We cook it everyday in a pot for breakfast. There is never any leftover water to drain? Are you measuring water correctly? Its a 1:2 ratio. 1 cup rice gets 2 cups water. You rinse rice before cooking it but thats it?

Does OP not understand how to cook white rice?!

Im so confused. When the rice boils you turn the heat down, then when enough water boils out and you can see the rice above the water you turn the heat to low to let the water boil out, then you turn the burner off and it steams itself so it isnt soggy and finishes cooking.

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bmabizari t1_j1xsgq8 wrote

The way OP cooks rice is decently common in Middle Eastern cooking for long grain rice. It makes it fluffier and more separated.

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TheShwi t1_j1w21uq wrote

Op doesn't know shit about making rice.. Ricecooker is the way to go.

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FoxcMama t1_j1w28wp wrote

I FEEL GASLIT. IS THERE A TYPE OF RICE THAT IS COOKED THIS WAY? WHAT IN THE CAUCASIAN

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threeleggedgirl t1_j2288xk wrote

Lmao what do you think they did before rice cookers and stove tops?

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TheShwi t1_j1w2j4q wrote

Like op described? Nah i dont think so. I dont use 2:1 personally.. I do the knuckle test, its quicker!

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KeiosTheory t1_j1wbtk0 wrote

Basmati cooks best when done like pasta. Jasmine and the like are best done the rice cooker way

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Tillemon t1_j1y62mc wrote

I use a double lid Donabe stoneware rice cooker. It's amazing, makes perfect rice, and is easy to clean. There's also lines inside to gauge your rice to water ratio, so no measuring.

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MyNameIsSkittles t1_j1w3hvj wrote

Why tf is skin colour being dragged into this

Fuck your racism

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anotheralpaca69 t1_j1w6b8p wrote

Chill Karen.

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MyNameIsSkittles t1_j1wbfda wrote

Nah, you don't need to be racist.

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anotheralpaca69 t1_j1wciec wrote

It's a joke snowflake.

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anotheralpaca69 t1_j1wevh2 wrote

Oh someone think of the poor and discriminated white boys!

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ReflectionEterna t1_j1xaphy wrote

Nah, they're right. The other poster acting like there is only one way to cook rice, and that any other way is wrong and the "white" way. It's pretty ignorant, really. There are many different cultures and many different ways of cooking rice. The way described by OP is how some cultures cook some types of rice. It reeks of ignorance.

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MyNameIsSkittles t1_j1wyj2u wrote

Racism is defined as hatred towards another race. Is white not a race? Bs

Don't try that shit on me. You're just as bad as him perpetuating that shit

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circumlocutious OP t1_j1w3g21 wrote

Nobody ever cooked rice before the rice cooker was invented.

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TheShwi t1_j1w3vnl wrote

Bro, you do 2 parts water, 1 part rice, then you turn on the heat till it cooks, then you turn it down to a low simmer. Keep the lid on and dont touch it till all the water is gone. Stir it when done let it breath for a monent. Perfect rice. No draining no nonsense

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circumlocutious OP t1_j1w4avy wrote

Like I said, if you presoak your rice then 2:1 is too much.

Also you can’t make a biryani that way, for instance, Sometimes you definitely need to drain parcooked rice for a recipe.

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TheShwi t1_j1w6bxy wrote

Next you tell me rice in a bag is a good thing

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TheShwi t1_j1w610g wrote

Who eats parboiled rice? Disgusting. We dont presoak, we wash and use our finger knuckle for water measurement.

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circumlocutious OP t1_j1wem96 wrote

You parboil it THEN continue steaming it with cooked meat etc in spices. It’s called a biryani… sigh

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ww11gunny t1_j1wgach wrote

Maybe you should of said that in the original post.

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Telemere125 t1_j1xvpr7 wrote

People who don’t need extra arsenic in their diet should generally choose parboiled or boil and drain their rice and finish cooking

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ReflectionEterna t1_j1x9zvf wrote

Not every culture cooks rice in the East Asian style. Get off your high horse.

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FoxcMama t1_j1xb224 wrote

Bro chill, thats why i said white rice and why I asked if op meant a different type of rice lol. The fragility.

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ReflectionEterna t1_j1xbb67 wrote

This doesn't apply to all white rice. Long, medium, and short grain are all cooked differently. Also different cultures will cook the similar varietals differently based on their dishes.

Do you really think all white rice is the same? Is all white bread cooked the same way?

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ReflectionEterna t1_j1xbpfb wrote

Also, it's not so much fragility as not liking it when people who don't understand a topic try to make people feel bad, even though you really don't even know what you're talking about.

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FoxcMama t1_j1xbtng wrote

Bro Im half asian. South and west. White rice whether its long or medium is cooked with the same ratio.

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ReflectionEterna t1_j1xcmf1 wrote

Bro, I am 100% Asian. I cook rice in a rice cooker just like you do. However, there are cultures who do not cook rice in the way you describe. For instance, Basmati rice in Indian and Pakistani culture is cooked very differently, and with different ratios. They look for a non-sticky rice with individual grains. You don't get that from a 2:1 ratio in a rice cooker.

So literally Southwest Asian cultures (the Indian subcontinent) cook white rice in a very different manner from you and I (although very similar to the OP), and you give them shit for not knowing how to cook white rice?

I fucking love Indian food, but I guess you've never had it. You have only ever had the stickier rice from eastern Asia? Broaden your horizons a bit.

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prosper_0 t1_j1w25x9 wrote

Don't even need a rice cooker to do that. 2:1 ratio, bring to a boil, then lower to medium low and simmer till all the water is absorbed. Easiest thing in the world. Just don't let it boil over when it first boils, and its almost as low effort as a cooker.

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circumlocutious OP t1_j1w2m40 wrote

It’s not always a 2:1 ratio… depends on type of rice (and if you presoak the rice first, which you should do for certain varieties), then it’s 1 1/2 : 1.

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FoxcMama t1_j1w2f4s wrote

Thats what im describing. We make it in a pot EVERY DAY. Its our staple.

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