"" wrote:
>
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:41:15 -0500, biig > wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >"" wrote:
> >>
> >> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:30:17 -0700, "D.Currie" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I was just thinking about some of the things that I use regularly that I
> >> >thought at first were stupid, useless, or gimmicky, but now I'd have a hard
> >> >time living without.
> >> >Donna
> >>
> >> A friend gifted me with a 1q (?) mini crock-pot.
> >> At first I thought "garage sale".
> >>
> >> But after a few experiments, I get;
> >> perfect barley, perfect brown rice, perfect beans...
> >> No boil-overs, no pot-watching.
> >>
> >> How did I ever live without it ?
> >>
> >> <rj>
> >
> > Is this the type with the ceramic insert? I use a slow cooker that
> >separates the metal pan from a base. How do you modify recipes to make
> >rice in your crockpot? Thanks....Sharon
>
> Yup... it's a RIVAL.
> No dials, no On-Of Just plug it in.
>
> I start with cold water and the grain.
>
> For brown rice; 1c rice, 2+ c water
> For barley 1/4 c barley, 1 c water
> Takes about 3 hours..... but I'm in no hurrry.
>
> As Ron Popeil would say; "Set it and forget it"
>
> <rj>
Thanks....that will work for me too.....Sharon