"Hank Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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).
>>
>> No. I would never use instant rice. Can't stand the stuff.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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. You'll see dsi1 and I always talking that amount. Minor
>>> variations based on special things like sushi, congee/juk etc.
>>
>> I'll bet you don't use long grain though. And weird. I looked it up and
>> it's saying everywhere I look to use twice as much water as rice. Maybe
>> I'm lsoing my memory but I could swear I have always used a cup of rice
>> and a cup of liquid.
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Such is apt to be either more than 2 cups broth (you just made a basic
>>> congee/juk/rice porridge) or it was an instant rice made with 2 cups
>>> broth. Don't despair, it's supposed to do that if the proportions lead
>>> to it.
>>
>> I never use instant rice.
>>>
>>>
>>>> I do know that not all rices cook the same way. Such as brown rice,
>>>> light brown rice, Basmati, Jasmine, short grain, medium grain,
>>>> instant, converted,etc. But from the way the front of the package
>>>> looks, it's an ordinary long grain white rice. Why the big difference?
>>>>
>>>> Update on next batch. Followed directions to a tee. It did say to
>>>> cook for 20 min. or until water was absorbed. At 20 min. Very little
>>>> water was absorbed and the rice was hard. At 38 min., the rice was
>>>> slightly gummy but cooked through. Certainly not worth the price I
>>>> paid for it. Grr..
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> We don't have any local food kitchens and I would never donate a bad
>> product. I'll use the rest of it up but be more careful when I cook it.
>
> Get the cheapest damn rice cooker you can find (about $15). They are
> completely 100% idiot proof. They come with a plastic cup (chinese sized
> cup). You add however many cups of raw rice you want. Look inside the
> cooker's pot, and find the line labelled with the number of cups you are
> cooking. Fill to that level with water, no need to measure the water.
> IMPORTANT: Plug it into the wall outlet. Push the on switch. Come back 20
> min later. Time to eat.

Nope. No counter space or place to store it. Kitchen is tiny. Also, I rarely
cook Asian food. Normally the rice I make is Mexican or Spanish. Doubt that
would work in a rice cooker.

Julie Bove wrote:

>
> "Hank Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Julie Bove wrote:
> > >
> >>"cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > > 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).
> > >
> > > No. I would never use instant rice. Can't stand the stuff.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > 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. You'll see dsi1 and I always talking that amount.
> > > > Minor variations based on special things like sushi, congee/juk
> > > > etc.
> > >
> > > I'll bet you don't use long grain though. And weird. I looked it
> > > up and it's saying everywhere I look to use twice as much water
> > > as rice. Maybe I'm lsoing my memory but I could swear I have
> > > always used a cup of rice and a cup of liquid.
> > > >
> > > > > 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.
> > > >
> > > > Such is apt to be either more than 2 cups broth (you just made
> > > > a basic congee/juk/rice porridge) or it was an instant rice
> > > > made with 2 cups broth. Don't despair, it's supposed to do that
> > > > if the proportions lead to it.
> > >
> > > I never use instant rice.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I do know that not all rices cook the same way. Such as brown
> > > > > rice, light brown rice, Basmati, Jasmine, short grain, medium
> > > > > grain, instant, converted,etc. But from the way the front of
> > > > > the package looks, it's an ordinary long grain white rice.
> > > > > Why the big difference?
> > > > >
> > > > > Update on next batch. Followed directions to a tee. It did
> > > > > say to cook for 20 min. or until water was absorbed. At 20
> > > > > min. Very little water was absorbed and the rice was hard. At
> > > > > 38 min., the rice was slightly gummy but cooked through.
> > > > > Certainly not worth the price I paid for it. Grr..
> > > >
> > > > 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.
> > >
> > > We don't have any local food kitchens and I would never donate a
> > > bad product. I'll use the rest of it up but be more careful when
> > > I cook it.
> >
> > Get the cheapest damn rice cooker you can find (about $15). They
> > are completely 100% idiot proof. They come with a plastic cup
> > (chinese sized cup). You add however many cups of raw rice you
> > want. Look inside the cooker's pot, and find the line labelled
> > with the number of cups you are cooking. Fill to that level with
> > water, no need to measure the water. IMPORTANT: Plug it into the
> > wall outlet. Push the on switch. Come back 20 min later. Time to
> > eat.
>
> Nope. No counter space or place to store it. Kitchen is tiny. Also, I
> rarely cook Asian food. Normally the rice I make is Mexican or
> Spanish. Doubt that would work in a rice cooker.

Blink: Ok, this is hopeless.

On 2020-12-14 9:14 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>
>> "Hank Rogers" > wrote in message

>>> Get the cheapest damn rice cooker you can find (about $15). They
>>> are completely 100% idiot proof. They come with a plastic cup
>>> (chinese sized cup). You add however many cups of raw rice you
>>> want. Look inside the cooker's pot, and find the line labelled
>>> with the number of cups you are cooking. Fill to that level with
>>> water, no need to measure the water. IMPORTANT: Plug it into the
>>> wall outlet. Push the on switch. Come back 20 min later. Time to
>>> eat.
>>
>> Nope. No counter space or place to store it. Kitchen is tiny. Also, I
>> rarely cook Asian food. Normally the rice I make is Mexican or
>> Spanish. Doubt that would work in a rice cooker.
>
> Blink: Ok, this is hopeless.
>

It always has been. There is always some excuse.

On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 9:28:58 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-12-14 9:14 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Hank Rogers" > wrote in message
> >>> Get the cheapest damn rice cooker you can find (about $15). They
> >>> are completely 100% idiot proof. They come with a plastic cup
> >>> (chinese sized cup). You add however many cups of raw rice you
> >>> want. Look inside the cooker's pot, and find the line labelled
> >>> with the number of cups you are cooking. Fill to that level with
> >>> water, no need to measure the water. IMPORTANT: Plug it into the
> >>> wall outlet. Push the on switch. Come back 20 min later. Time to
> >>> eat.
> >>
> >> Nope. No counter space or place to store it. Kitchen is tiny. Also, I
> >> rarely cook Asian food. Normally the rice I make is Mexican or
> >> Spanish. Doubt that would work in a rice cooker.
> >
> > Blink: Ok, this is hopeless.
> >
> It always has been. There is always some excuse.

Now Dave, Julie entered the failure contest at the Snohomish County
Fair, and she got the blue ribbon. You should be happy for her. Are you
the biggest failure in your county? Yeah. I didn't think so.

--Bryan

wrote:

> On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 9:28:58 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2020-12-14 9:14 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > > Julie Bove wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> "Hank Rogers" > wrote in message
> > >>> Get the cheapest damn rice cooker you can find (about $15). They
> > >>> are completely 100% idiot proof. They come with a plastic cup
> > >>> (chinese sized cup). You add however many cups of raw rice you
> > >>> want. Look inside the cooker's pot, and find the line labelled
> > >>> with the number of cups you are cooking. Fill to that level with
> > >>> water, no need to measure the water. IMPORTANT: Plug it into the
> > >>> wall outlet. Push the on switch. Come back 20 min later. Time to
> > >>> eat.
> > >>
> > >> Nope. No counter space or place to store it. Kitchen is tiny. Also, I
> > >> rarely cook Asian food. Normally the rice I make is Mexican or
> > >> Spanish. Doubt that would work in a rice cooker.
> > >
> > > Blink: Ok, this is hopeless.
> > >
> > It always has been. There is always some excuse.
>
> Now Dave, Julie entered the failure contest at the Snohomish County
> Fair, and she got the blue ribbon. You should be happy for her. Are you
> the biggest failure in your county? Yeah. I didn't think so.


Lol...

See the article I just posted about Shirley Chisholm...if she and George Wallace could reconcile, so might Dave and Julie...

;-)

--
Best
Greg