How to cook rice

[BoomerD]

Pantry moths are the bane of my existence. I have those fuckers now, and I'm trying to rout them all out.

We had an infestation of "pantry pests" a couple of years ago...What a PITA that was.

http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/cereal-and-pantry-pests

 

[iGas]

rice:water ratio
japs 2:2.5
white 4:7
brown & wild 1:2

 

[DCal430]

rice is a bedding, meant to sop up the juice of good food..

Here is a desert rice dishes that the rice is the main item and not to "sop up the juice of good food".
This is Sticky Rice with Pandan. A vietnamese dish.

 

[sandorski]

Pantry moths are the bane of my existence. I have those fuckers now, and I'm trying to rout them all out.

Sealed Rubbermaid(or equivalent brand) container should help.

 

[waggy]

hmm when its just me and i'm feeling lazy this and rice and i'm a happy camper.

 

[lxskllr]

Sealed Rubbermaid(or equivalent brand) container should help.

It's a multifaceted problem. A lot of food ships with the eggs already in it, so if you don't use it promptly, you get a hatching. I tend to horde food. The way I buy, when there's a deal on something, I get a bunch of it. I like to keep grains in the freezer/fridge, but don't always have room, so it goes in the cabinet. Forget about it for awhile, and then you have moths everywhere :^S

I'm feeling good about this winter. I'll get all my grain stuff used up, and hopefully track down all the caterpillars, and kill them. Those things get everywhere, even outside of the pantry. They can be a real hassle.

 

[sandorski]

It's a multifaceted problem. A lot of food ships with the eggs already in it, so if you don't use it promptly, you get a hatching. I tend to horde food. The way I buy, when there's a deal on something, I get a bunch of it. I like to keep grains in the freezer/fridge, but don't always have room, so it goes in the cabinet. Forget about it for awhile, and then you have moths everywhere :^S

I'm feeling good about this winter. I'll get all my grain stuff used up, and hopefully track down all the caterpillars, and kill them. Those things get everywhere, even outside of the pantry. They can be a real hassle.

Sounds nasty, never had that kind of problem. D:

 

[DaveSimmons]

Nothing can live in (or on) Uncle Ben's, so no hatching problems

 

[lxskllr]

Sounds nasty, never had that kind of problem. D:

Funny(not really) related story...

The moth caterpillars look like very slender maggots. Interestingly, almost exactly like a kernel of long grain rice. I REALLY wanted rice one night, and had about a half cup left. As I was pouring it out, I noticed the tell tale webbing of moth larvae. I didn't feel like going out for rice, so I poured what I had out on a piece of paper, and separated it by hand, pulling all the caterpillars out. Talk about a tedious job. It took me ~1/2 hour to clean the rice :^/

 

[sandorski]

Funny(not really) related story...

The moth caterpillars look like very slender maggots. Interestingly, almost exactly like a kernel of long grain rice. I REALLY wanted rice one night, and had about a half cup left. As I was pouring it out, I noticed the tell tale webbing of moth larvae. I didn't feel like going out for rice, so I poured what I had out on a piece of paper, and separated it by hand, pulling all the caterpillars out. Talk about a tedious job. It took me ~1/2 hour to clean the rice :^/

D:

 

[waggy]

Funny(not really) related story...

The moth caterpillars look like very slender maggots. Interestingly, almost exactly like a kernel of long grain rice. I REALLY wanted rice one night, and had about a half cup left. As I was pouring it out, I noticed the tell tale webbing of moth larvae. I didn't feel like going out for rice, so I poured what I had out on a piece of paper, and separated it by hand, pulling all the caterpillars out. Talk about a tedious job. It took me ~1/2 hour to clean the rice :^/

ok..nevermind on buying a rice cooker or rice..again. D:

 

[Analog]

Persian Basmati FTW.

 

[Fritzo]

BTW- rice sticks together because of the starch. If you rinse it when it's done cooking you will get the individual grains. Some people like the starchiness though so they don't do this.

A rice cooker makes the rice absorb the water without boiling, so you don't get starch bleeding out.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Just picked-up and cooking quinoa in the rice cooker for dinner.

 

[basslover1]

Call me weird, but I love sticky rice.

Short grain, long grain, whatever it doesn't matter.

 

[Locut0s]

(1) Rice cooker
(2) Pour rice in
(3) Fill till water is about 1in above rice ("knuckle method")
(4) Cook
(5) Eat

Actually you should rice the rice a few times first.

 

[Locut0s]

Funny(not really) related story...

The moth caterpillars look like very slender maggots. Interestingly, almost exactly like a kernel of long grain rice. I REALLY wanted rice one night, and had about a half cup left. As I was pouring it out, I noticed the tell tale webbing of moth larvae. I didn't feel like going out for rice, so I poured what I had out on a piece of paper, and separated it by hand, pulling all the caterpillars out. Talk about a tedious job. It took me ~1/2 hour to clean the rice :^/

D: you probably ate a few too. Not that it would matter, lots of protein.

 

[busydude]

(1) Rice cooker
(2) Pour rice in
(3) Fill till water is about 1in above rice ("knuckle method")
(4) Cook
(5) Eat

Actually you should rice the rice a few times first.

This method works quite well.

But how do you rice the rice? :hmm:

 

[lxskllr]

D: you probably ate a few too. Not that it would matter, lots of protein.

I'm certain I did. I'm ok with the abstract thought of eating bugs, but prefer it not being so obvious :^/

But how do you rice the rice? :hmm:

"TURBO" stickers, and tiny little spoilers.

 

[busydude]

"TURBO" stickers, and tiny little spoilers.

LMAO..

 

[LinuxIdiot]

im more curious how you eat the rice that you prepare, this has got me wanting to make some rice for dinner tomorrow

 

[Svnla]

OP, if you cook rice a lot, invest in a rice cooker. I think Newegg sell them for about $30 or less.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...cooker&x=0&y=0

Just rinse, then fill it up with water (1 knot of your finger) and then hit the cook button. Done.

BTW, get the aroma Thai rice or India rice (I got the India rice from Sam's club), don't get the cheap rice from grocery stores.

 

[FancyTurtle]

if you fuck this shit up... shoot yourself.

Use brown rice.

 

[Fayd]

Nope. BTW, you can get a bag of Jasmin the same size as that for $12-19. Uncle Ben's is close to the bottom of barrel, beaten out by Minute Rice.

well minute rice is awesome...

 

[destrekor]

If rice is sticky or mushy you cooked it too long.

or you cooked it perfectly

I love risotto and rice pudding. mmmmmm