Blue Ribbon Rice Fail!
Bruce wrote:
> 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?
>
Don't all jews have blond hair?
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