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I wonder if this would work in a rice cooker or if there's something equivalent. If I don't wash the rice beforehand it will tend to bubble starchy bubbles thr
by SomewhatLikely 2y ago
I wonder if this would work in a rice cooker or if there's something equivalent. If I don't wash the rice beforehand it will tend to bubble starchy bubbles through the top that makes a mess
- softskunk 2y agonot washing the rice is generally a bad idea even disregarding this factor, because the texture of the rice will come out quite wrong.
- ioblomov 2y agoI normally rinse the rice too, but some think rinsing washes out some vitamins. I suppose the tradeoff is less vitamins or more pesticides?
- janalsncm 2y agoRinsing it can remove some of the toxic arsenic. https://health.osu.edu/wellness/exercise-and-nutrition/how-to-reduce-arsenic-in-rice https://health.osu.edu/wellness/exercise-and-nutrition/how-t...
- NeoTar 2y agoBut only about 20% of the arsenic. If you want to significantly reduce the arsenic, it is apparently better to cook rice like pasta in a large amount of water, and then drain it (in a sieve / strainer)
- CoastalCoder 2y agoI fancy myself a pretty decent cook, but rice has been the bane of my existence. I don't own a rice cooker, and I could never get it right. Then I learned about the pasta method. It probably closed about 80% of the quality gap in my finished product.
- cess11 2y agoIf you can afford it and have space in your kitchen I'd recommend you get a rice cooker, preferably one with 'fuzzy logic' and ceramic bowl. It removes the starch preparation almost entirely from the meal preparation process and allows more focus on the rest of it, and it becomes trivial to turn some leftovers into a decent meal or make 'fast food' by putting some pre-/factory-made dumplings and greens in with the rice. Commonly rice cookers allow setting a start time in the future, so you can prepare dinner or lunch at breakfast and it'll be ready at the appropriate time. The 'pasta method' is fine however, ignore people that whine about it. It's also rather easy to learn how to make paella and jollof and similar, which is a really nice way to cook with rice.
- CoastalCoder 2y agoThanks, I'll consider going that route! It feels like giving up on a challenge, but life is short and maybe mastering traditional rice cooking techniques isn't the best use of my time.
- metadat 2y agoThis sounds like a great way to end up with rice that's soupy and slimy like watery oatmeal or shredded wheat. Last week I accidentally halved the amount of rice:water, and it turned out quite disgusting.
- Johnny555 2y agoIt's really not that bad, you drain the extra water in a strainer or something, and the residual water that's left mostly gets absorbed into the rice. Still not the same texture as traditionally cooked rice and my Asian wife doesn't care for the cooked-like-pasta rice herself, but I personally don't find it objectionable when I've had it.
- ninkendo 2y agoDid you use a rice cooker? Rice cookers operate by “sensing“ when all the water is boiled off, by means of a temperature sensor that detects when the temp goes above 100°C. (If you have just the right ratio of water in there, this is what you want.) Having too much water in a rice cooker is indeed terrible for the end result, but only due to the nature of how a rice cooker operates… I’m sure if you treat it like pasta and take it off the pot after 10 minutes or so ( not waiting for the water to boil away) you’d get much better results.
- metadat 2y agoNo, cooked on the stove. I'm not even that picky about rice, but I draw the line at sludge.
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- hollerith 2y agoYes, but about half the arsenic has been transferred to the cooking water, which you can pour down the drain.
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- rahimnathwani 2y agoWow, don't tell Uncle Roger about your technique: https://youtu.be/53me-ICi_f8 https://youtu.be/53me-ICi_f8
- z2h-a6n 2y ago> the texture of the rice will come out quite wrong. Out of curiosity, in what sense can the texture be wrong? I never wash my rice, and I like the texture.
- janalsncm 2y agoRice contains a lot of arsenic. Washing it can remove some of it. This article also recommends pouring off some water during cooking as well. https://health.osu.edu/wellness/exercise-and-nutrition/how-to-reduce-arsenic-in-rice https://health.osu.edu/wellness/exercise-and-nutrition/how-t...
- dtgriscom 2y agoYour somewhat inflammatory "rice contains a lot of arsenic" isn't supported by your source, which has the much more equivocal "rice may have arsenic in it — potentially high levels".
- maxbond 2y agoI doubt they meant it as being inflammatory. It's just a fact, if you don't read it as being perfectly literal. I parboil my rice and pour off the water before cooking it to try and avoid arsenic exposure (which is more or less a washing procedure). This also gives it a nice fluffy texture, but if asked why I do this, I would say something similar to GP.
- kwhitefoot 2y ago> It's just a fact, if you don't read it as being perfectly literal What other kind of fact is there?
- maxbond 2y ago"Rice has a lot of arsenic" reads the same as "rice may have arsenic in it — potentially high levels" if you don't take it as literally applying to all rice in all circumstances.
- space_oddity 2y agoI actually only recently understood that rinsing the rice would improve the overall quality
- CarVac 2y agoTatung rice cookers double-boil the rice so you don't get bubbles everywhere with brown rice.
- metadat 2y agoFor the double-boiling uninitiated (like me): A double boiler uses steam from the hot water in the bottom pot to gently heat the contents in the top pot. This keeps delicate ingredients away from the intensity of direct heat.
- xk3 2y agoMost rice cookers work very well without any manual monitoring https://youtu.be/RSTNhvDGbYI https://youtu.be/RSTNhvDGbYI