On 2016-07-01 22:20:09 +0000, sf said:

> On Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:28:46 -0600, Janet B >
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 01 Jul 2016 14:18:14 -0400, Brooklyn1
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 01 Jul 2016 11:41:13 -0600, Janet B >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I just spent the morning cooking rice wrong. Twice and going on the
>>>> third time. By the second time I figured that I wasn't paying
>>>> attention and did it wrong the first time. So I carefully measured
>>>> 1/2 cup rice to 2 cups of water and set it on to cook again. Wallpaper
>>>> paste. What the heck? Then it dawned on me. The hummingbird food
>>>> recipe is 1 cup of sugar to 4 cups of water and rice is 1 cup of rice
>>>> to 2 cups of water. Arrgh! Old brain trying to multi task don't work
>>>>
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> 1 cup rice to 2 shy cups water... for one cup of rice I use 14 ounces
>>> liquid. When adding veggies (onions, celery, tomatoes, etc.) I add
>>> water to the veggies to make 14 ounces of liquid. Raw veggies are
>>> essentially all liquid.
>>
>> yes, I know. Sorry my post wasn't clear that I wasn't thinking.
>> Janet US
>
> Sometimes I don't feel like measuring or guesstimating, so I use the
> boil + steam method. This example is pretty close, except I put the
> rice into cold water. Timing for regular rice is about 10 minutes to
> boil and another 10 to steam. Don't remember who used that method
> first, but it was either The Galloping Gourmet or The Frugal
> Gourmet... and I'd pick Graham Kerr if I had to chose between them.
> http://www.thekitchn.com/cooking-tip...method-f-62364

That's pretty intereting. If I didn't love my Zojurushi rice-cooker,
I'd try it.

Hell I may try it anyway!