On 1/7/2021 8:19 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I tried the rice cooker for the first time. Carolina brand long grain
>> white rice. Another rice I'm not familiar with.
>>
>> I found the little cup to be a pain to fill. The bag of rice was big
>> enough to be able to dip the cup into. I did spill a few grains. I
>> shudder to think of the mess it would make if I had to pour the rice
>> into the cup. I used 5 cups of raw rice, so 10 cups cooked. Added
>> butter and salt.
>
> Wrong in 2 ways. No butter at the start (nor in the directions) and
> you added too much dry rice for the pot. Yours is for 3 of the
> measuring cups dry plus double that of the same measuring cup of water.
>
> As to dipping the cup in, thats part of why they use a smaller cup.
> Makes it easier if coming straight from the bag.
>
>> There is no way to tell that the rice is done except by smell. Unless
>> you are looking at the cooker and can see that it went to the "warm"
>> setting.
>
> It takes about 20 minutes. Same as stove top.
>
>
>> The end result was dry and slightly sticky.
>
> Not enough water and you added butter at the wrong time.
>
>
>> The steamer basket looks pretty useless. Barely an inch deep. It
>> might make one tamale at a time. Might. There were no instructions
>> for steaming except to use an external timer.
>
>
> If you got the one I sent you a link to, then it's 7 inches across and
> 2 inches deep. I just measured it.
>
> When you meantioned tamales, I said you could steam reheat 1 or 2
> smaller ones, maybe 3 if very short.
>
> I doubt mine had any instructions for the steamer either. It's pretty
> intuitive. No different from a stove top steamer and I've never seen
> one of those have instructions either.
>
> I know one of us (besides me) has mentioned doing a few boneless
> chicken breasts is a similar sized unit. With the steam, they don't
> dry out. You can remove just as done and then slice for salads and such.
>
As much as you'd like to believe, she really does post these things to
complain why nothing ever works out.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/7/2021 8:19 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> I tried the rice cooker for the first time. Carolina brand long
>>> grain
>>> white rice. Another rice I'm not familiar with.
>>>
>>> I found the little cup to be a pain to fill. The bag of rice was
>>> big
>>> enough to be able to dip the cup into. I did spill a few grains. I
>>> shudder to think of the mess it would make if I had to pour the
>>> rice
>>> into the cup. I used 5 cups of raw rice, so 10 cups cooked. Added
>>> butter and salt.
>>
>> Wrong in 2 ways.* No butter at the start (nor in the directions) and
>> you added too much dry rice for the pot.* Yours is for 3 of the
>> measuring cups dry plus double that of the same measuring cup of
>> water.
>>
>> As to dipping the cup in, thats part of why they use a smaller cup.
>> Makes it easier if coming straight from the bag.
>>
>>> There is no way to tell that the rice is done except by smell.
>>> Unless
>>> you are looking at the cooker and can see that it went to the
>>> "warm"
>>> setting.
>>
>> It takes about 20 minutes.* Same as stove top.
>>
>>> The end result was dry and slightly sticky.
>>
>> Not enough water and you added butter at the wrong time.
>>
>>> The steamer basket looks pretty useless. Barely an inch deep. It
>>> might make one tamale at a time. Might. There were no instructions
>>> for steaming except to use an external timer.
>>
>>
>> If you got the one I sent you a link to, then it's 7 inches
>> across and
>> 2 inches deep.* I just measured it.
>>
>> When you meantioned tamales, I said you could steam reheat 1 or 2
>> smaller ones, maybe 3 if very short.
>>
>> I doubt mine had any instructions for the steamer either.* It's
>> pretty
>> intuitive.* No different from a stove top steamer and I've never
>> seen
>> one of those have instructions either.
>>
>> I know one of us (besides me) has mentioned doing a few boneless
>> chicken breasts is a similar sized unit.* With the steam, they don't
>> dry out. You can remove just as done and then slice for salads
>> and such.
>>
> As much as you'd like to believe, she really does post these things
> to complain why nothing ever works out.
>
> Jill


Uh oh. Battle of the cranky old bitches. And its damn sure to
attract druce.

Let the shit show begin!

jmcquown wrote:

> On 1/7/2021 8:19 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > > I tried the rice cooker for the first time. Carolina brand long
> > > grain white rice. Another rice I'm not familiar with.
> > >
> > > I found the little cup to be a pain to fill. The bag of rice was
> > > big enough to be able to dip the cup into. I did spill a few
> > > grains. I shudder to think of the mess it would make if I had to
> > > pour the rice into the cup. I used 5 cups of raw rice, so 10 cups
> > > cooked. Added butter and salt.
> >
> > Wrong in 2 ways. No butter at the start (nor in the directions) and
> > you added too much dry rice for the pot. Yours is for 3 of the
> > measuring cups dry plus double that of the same measuring cup of
> > water.
> >
> > As to dipping the cup in, thats part of why they use a smaller cup.
> > Makes it easier if coming straight from the bag.
> >
> > > There is no way to tell that the rice is done except by smell.
> > > Unless you are looking at the cooker and can see that it went to
> > > the "warm" setting.
> >
> > It takes about 20 minutes. Same as stove top.
> >
> >
> > > The end result was dry and slightly sticky.
> >
> > Not enough water and you added butter at the wrong time.
> >
> >
> > > The steamer basket looks pretty useless. Barely an inch deep. It
> > > might make one tamale at a time. Might. There were no instructions
> > > for steaming except to use an external timer.
> >
> >
> > If you got the one I sent you a link to, then it's 7 inches across
> > and 2 inches deep. I just measured it.
> >
> > When you meantioned tamales, I said you could steam reheat 1 or 2
> > smaller ones, maybe 3 if very short.
> >
> > I doubt mine had any instructions for the steamer either. It's
> > pretty intuitive. No different from a stove top steamer and I've
> > never seen one of those have instructions either.
> >
> > I know one of us (besides me) has mentioned doing a few boneless
> > chicken breasts is a similar sized unit. With the steam, they don't
> > dry out. You can remove just as done and then slice for salads and
> > such.
> >
> As much as you'd like to believe, she really does post these things
> to complain why nothing ever works out.
>
> Jill

Maybe! I find it odd she suddenly devolved to a 1:1 rice/water again.
Best I can tell, she's used to instant rice? And instant microwave
rice at that? Thats all anyone here can recall uses that ratio. For
the rest of us, it's automatic to know its 1:2 (or near it, small
deviations for some types to get desired output type).