danseur wrote:
>
> > I don't use less. I follow the directions for the rice, in my case I do
> > 2:1 ratio for Jasmine rice. Rice comes out perfect everytime.
>
> i have found that 2:1 is optimal - but this varies depending on the
> pot diameter/depth of the rice ratios; that is, if the pot is too wide
> for the amount of rice, the rice tends to be drier when the layer of
> rice on the bottom of the pot is less than a couple of inches.
> similarly, when the depth of the rice is more than three inches, the
> rice texture tends to be soggy if i use the 2:1 ratio of water. since
> rice is cooked by adsorption, this makes sense to me.

Experimentation is the key.

The failures (usually) make for good fried rice the next day.

The outright disasters can make you popular with the local
bird population! ;-)

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