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Wait, how long would you soak rice to make it edible? I’d imagine it’s longer than 24 hours.
by ricardobeat 4y ago
Wait, how long would you soak rice to make it edible? I’d imagine it’s longer than 24 hours.
- _whiteCaps_ 4y agoTypically you'd use instant / minute rice when backpacking.
- Scoundreller 4y agoI'd imagine the pressure-cooked (ie: autoclaved) ready-to-eat products like Uncle Ben's Express (or whatever they renamed it) will take over a lot of this, at least for those not on a serious budget.
- qbasic_forever 4y agoBackpackers typically use parcooked instant rice. Anywhere from like 30 minutes to all day will make it soft. A lot of folks put their cold soaking food in water at the start of the day so it gets jostled around and softened all day as they hike.
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- Exmoor 4y agoI've never done it by timer, but a quick search indicates about 90 minutes should be good. I'm always pressed for time and just let it soak while I set up camp, so its usually a little crunchy still when I'm done.
- OJFord 4y agoWhat are we calling 'edible'? I soak rice a minimum of 30m before cooking, I've definitely ended up leaving it longer than 90m on several occasions, I wouldn't just eat it without cooking as a result.
- s0rce 4y agoI don't think you'll ever get the same texture without heat due to lack of starch gelatinization.
- hidelooktropic 4y agoIt will get moldy before it ever gets cooked. Learn from my fail.
- OJFord 4y agoNo mould will grow on soaking (i.e. submersed) rice.
- ghostly_s 4y agoConfidently dismissing someone else's firsthand experience, exactly the level of intelligent conversation this site is renown for.
- gsk22 4y agoYes, much better to blindly believe an anecdote that contradicts known food science.
- moron4hire 4y agoMold can definitely grow on the surface of liquids. Have you never left a cup of coffee out on a counter for a few days?
- BenjiWiebe 4y agoIt can grow on the surface, but won't be able to grow on submerged rice. Bacteria could still ferment the rice though.
- moron4hire 4y agoNo, while the visible majority of mold grows on the surface of things, it also sends out tendrils that penetrate through the medium. That's why you shouldn't cut mold off of bread or soft cheeses and eat the visibly "ok" part, you should treat the entire thing as contaminated. Hard cheeses that have only a little bit of mold can be scraped, but anything soft will get explored pretty thoroughly.
- WastingMyTime89 4y agoIt doesn’t work very well with rice. It’s one of the worst thing to take while backpacking. It doesn’t soak well. It takes a long time to soften while cooking and it’s not very good when it’s slightly undercooked.