On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:17:07 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 14:59:07 -0500, jmcquown >
>wrote:
>
>>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.
>>
>>>> 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.
>>
>>>> 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.
>>
>>Jill
>
>I don't have a rice cooker, I'd never consider one. I was born with
>round eyes and curly platinum blond hair

Oh? What happened?