My cookies are, frankly, quite nice.And I churn out a pretty fine dice.
So could somebody, please
Explain if cooking’s a breeze
Why the *#&%! do I always burn rice?!
Rice, A Bonny Lass.
My cookies are, frankly, quite nice.And I churn out a pretty fine dice.
So could somebody, please
Explain if cooking’s a breeze
Why the *#&%! do I always burn rice?!
I use a rice cooker. It’s burn proof, though, I have been known to burn rice too in the past (or somehow it turns out as crispy as a cracker).
I like your limerick, though! :D
Several years ago I bought a steamer. It can cook rice and veggies and I haven’t burnt rice since. I tend to put things on the burner and wander away.
They have them at Target really inexpensivly!
I have resisted a rice cooker for as long as I can remember. Why? No idea. Just seemed like one extra piece of equipment to store. But, Gluten-Free Girl did a post about her rice cooker a couple of weeks ago, and I couldn’t help but think tonight that I really need one.
P.S. Smoke alarms? Very loud.
rice cookers rule!!! don’t worry Jules, I burnt a sacepan last night that had water in it!
I couldn’t live without my rice maker. I like to throw some fozen brocolli in, put a little soy sauce on it and your good. It also comes in handy when I forget to buy dog food. Lucy loves rice and will sit in front of the microwave until its done and then she goes crazy. Oh, and they’re easy to clean!
My friends all tell me to buy a rice cooker and I have totally refused. No idea why. I guess because I know it can be done with a pot – I just need to learn to stick around!
To be perfectly honest my husband cooks better rice than I do and he’s not a cooking kind of guy!
Patricia,
I’ve refused, too! What’s so hard about cooking it in a pot? I just don’t get why I can’t do it. The Mister is always in charge of cooking rice, but yesterday he was running late so I took a chance. Bad move.
i’m not the only one that can’t cook rice?!? please tell this to my friends who find this hilarious. i was also opposed to buying a rice cooker for a long time since it seemed silly to buy something that would only make a food i cook very rarely. my only solution thus far: steal your mother’s rice cooker (which she only used once to make rice pudding in 1998 anyway).
Personally speaking, I’m on the anti-rice cooker side of this arguement. Rice is a challenging thing to cook, to say the least. I believe it is possible with basic kitchen tools.
I have done rice cooker research and consulted both Carolyn and Khanh and based on these converstaions, determined that the large amounts that are produced from these products would be too wasteful for a 2 member household. Every situation is different, obviously – you are feeding more people.
I noticed you have a stainless steel pan, I would suggest that you use one with a non-stick surface. I can’t remember your position on non-stick vs stainless steel, the non stick may not be an option for you. Another helpful thing, I only use Uncle Ben’s – I know cheesy (and not the good cheese). For some reason, that is the ONLY rice I can cook. Another thing, I use chicken broth instead of water and find that my rice comes out consistently well.
That’s my 2 cents….
I only use boil-in-bag rice. I suck at cooking and that is about the extent of my skills.
Kara–I use chicken broth, too. All it does is make my rice taste like burnt chicken. ;)
No nonstick for me. It releases some sort of toxin when it gets to high temperatures, and since I have a habit of burning rice…
Seriously, I don’t know what the problem is. I CAN’T cook rice.
strangely, we’re the opposite in our house. We got a rice cooker and all it does is burn the rice. I think it’s defective! We’re fine on the stovetop.
Maybe you need to make sure your rice has enough water and turn it to low and cover before the first boil.
I know I’ve messed mine up by letting it boil too vigorously before convering it.
(and I, too, love the limerick)