I can bake a soufflé
I can wisk a béchamel
I can (almost) do a macaron
But some basic stuff I suck at. Mostly red meats and rice. Rice may be helped. But yeah I usually cook rice too much, to little, not enough water, too much water. So I have been considering, on and off, for some time is getting a rice cooker or food steamer is worth it for me.
Of course I go looking online now and there are so many options. First is size. There are rice cookers for small and large quantities. I live a lone so I would opt for a 4 cup one, not the 35 cup one lol. And that is uncooked rice…it apparently makes 8 cups. So have programable digital clocks too. Nice feature!
Now i never got around to getting one because I don,t eat rice that much. But low and behold my research shows me you can steam meat, fish and veggies too! its also a food steamer. And you can make soups. Hmmm this is suddenly becoming a much more appealing and essential appliance.
Its a good thing I am in the process of a major cleaning/purging phase to make room in the kitchen pantry so I can find a place for my future new buy!
Awesome idea! From now on I’m going to use this. To return the favor, I use a steaming rice cooker. I think you may find them a huge help. They allow you to steam rice with ease. Thanks again for the awesome post!
Never thought talking about a rice cooker would have had such an upheaval response hehehe. Good point Ken, I do that now as well….but I cannot steam veggies and meats though like the rice cooker would.
God point about sushi rice Conor!
P.S. Nothing against rice cookers or your decision to buy one 😉
I’ve never had any problems cooking rice since I switched to cooking it more like pasta. Basically just throw the quantity you want to cook in a large pot of boiling water, check it for when it is to your desired tenderness, and then drain it in a colander. Set the colander on top of the pot you cooked the rice in and tent it loosely with foil to steam a bit more. Works every time! Depending on the type of rice, a soak or rinse here and there improves things, but the general technique is pretty foolproof.
I think a rice cooker is a must-have appliance, even for those who don’t eat much rice. I mainly use mine to make sushi rice – too easy!