"Mr Libido Incognito" > wrote in message
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> The Bubbo wrote on 15 Jan 2006 in rec.food.cooking
>
>> Ophelia wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I make so much rice and could never make it on the stove top
>> >> either. I got the
>> >> rice cooker, A National, and there hasn't been a problem since.
>> >> It's one of
>> >> the appliances that never leaves the counter because I use it so
>> >> often.
>> >>
>> >> I'm having a sushi party later this month and that thing will be
>> >> indespensible.
>> >
>> > I am feeling much better about mine now)) I was sure I would be
>> > derided)
>> >
>> >
>>
>> oh pffft. You're using a tool that allows you greater success than
>> your other options. Anyone who derides you probably also spends too
>> much time in alt.binaries.live.nude.davidhasselhoff to understand the
>> real world!
>>
>> I've had mine since 1997 and the only thing I've noticed is that over
>> the years I've had to slightly increase the water to rice ratio.
>> Other
>> than that, the thing works like a charm
>>
>>
>
> I used to be able to cook rice in the microwave...But that was when
> there
> were 4 of us...now there's just me and also with a different
> microwave. I
> made basmati rice most nights for supper. But that was in the early
> 90's.
> Now I'm outa practice. Hence the rice cooker.
>
> It's like most things you do repeatedly after a while you don't need
> to
> measure or anything, you just know. Well since the new nuker and the
> smaller quanities, I just didn't know anymore. And it was a pain to
> make
> 3 or 4 batches of rice so's 1 batch would be eatible. Hence the rice
> maker. Plus I rarely eat rice anymore...low carbing and diabetic
> reasons...Sure I'll cheat and eat say 1/2 cup of cooked rice now and
> then, usually when dining out. So to get 1/2 cup cooked rice you need
> to
> cook less than 1/4 cup raw rice, that is possible in my rice cooker
> but
> not so likely in the nuker.
>
>
> I like my rice buttered...How do you like your rice?

I like to make mine with chicken stock and peas