"Orlando Enrique Fiol" > wrote in message
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> In article >, writes:
>>Here's the weird thing. With the rice I usually buy, one cup raw makes two
>>cups cooked. This stuff said that one cup raw makes two cups cooked. But
>>no.
>>It made far more than that!
>>I will carefully use up the rest of what I have, but never buy this again!
>
> Let's get this straight: This rice yields more cooked than the brand you
> usually buy, but you think that's a reason never to buy it again? If this
> "magic" rice really does yield more than two cups cooked to one cup raw,
> use
> less.
The reason I don't want to buy it again is that I don't always like the
finished product. It was fine when I made it as Mexican rice. But then I
made more white rice with just a little butter and some salt. I measured and
cooked it correctly. But at 20 minutes, it was not done and there was about
2" of water sitting on top.
Perhaps the toasting allows the liquid to seep in better? I don't know. I
cooked this last batch for a total of 40 minutes. At that point I gave up.
Took the lid off, turned the heat up and cooked off the rest of the water.
That was about another 10 minutes. The rice was not as soft as I would have
liked, and it was oddly sticky. Long grain rice should never be sticky.
Justin ate the rest of it. I got no complaints. But I think the rest of it
will go in soup or be made into Mexican rice. As white rice, the finished
product left something to be desired.