Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/13/2020 10:21 AM, cshenk wrote:
>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> Normally, my go to white rice is any cheap stuff I can find. I am
>>>> trying to stay out of stores right now so no more bulk stuff from
>>>> Winco. Other than that, I generally buy the store brand. I use the
>>>> proportions of 1 cup rice to one cup water or broth. Might add a
>>>> little salt, butter or olive oil, depending on what I make.
>>>> Bring to
>>>> a boil, cook on low. covered, for 20 min. Perfect!
>>>
>>> This is an 'instant rice' (you can tell from the water
>>> proportions).
>>>
>> Exactly, Carol.* If it's a 1:1 ratio it's instant rice.
>
> I wouldn't know. I can't stand instant rice.
>>
>>>> But I only recently was able to get the Walmart brand. I'm
>>>> trying to
>>>> use up the older rice. It's Blue Ribbon brand. Looks like any
>>>> other
>>>> rice when raw. I failed to read the package directions. For some
>>>> reason, it uses 2 cups of water for each cup of rice. Cook time
>>>> still
>>>> 20 min.
>>>
>>> This is a regular rice.* Generally it will be 1 cup rice to 2 cups
>>> water.
>>>
>> Says so right on the any package of long grain white rice.* 2:1
>> ratio.
>
> That is what it says on this package. Hmmm... I just looked on the
> Walmart package and it says the same thing. Maybe I am losing my
> mind. I could swear that I've always used equal amounts.
>>
>>>> I will add that I had another rice fail recently for the same
>>>> reason,
>>>> but that was minor. It was a small bag and I added it to some
>>>> chicken
>>>> broth. I was having stomach issues then and didn't pay a lick of
>>>> attention to the texture, which was mush by the time it finally
>>>> cooked.
>>>
>> She overcooked it because she wasn't feeling well, didn't set a
>> timer and let it over cook to mush.* It is not the fault of the
>> brand of rice. She's lucky it didn't burn but likely added too
>> much chicken broth for that to happen.
>>
>>> In this case, I suspect it was very old rice but also, it may be
>>> ok but
>>> work better in a rice maker than a stove top.* That doesn't matter
>>> since you only stove top.* Donate unopened bags to local food
>>> kitchen.
>>>
>> She's not about to buy a rice cooker, despite how often she cooks
>> rice. It's easier to try to blame the brand rather than the cook.
>
> There was still something wrong when I followed the directions to a
> tee and it was uncooked and sitting in water at 20 min . I will not
> buy a rice cooker. No place to put one and too expensive.

You'll NEVER figure out how to cook rice without a rice cooker. You
can buy one for about $15. Maybe less this time of year.