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I enjoyed reading the story, AND for most Americans, an electric pressure cooker (e.g. Instant Pot) cooks rice perfectly (12 minutes, 1:1 ratio of rice to water
by hilux 2y ago
I enjoyed reading the story, AND for most Americans, an electric pressure cooker (e.g. Instant Pot) cooks rice perfectly (12 minutes, 1:1 ratio of rice to water), rendering the rice cooker an unnecessary "single use device."
Bonus: instead of rice, use chicken broth, previously made in the IP, and frozen.
Bonus2: add some coconut milk. freeze the rest of the can in ziploc baggies.
- itchyjunk 2y agoHmm, if I use chicken broth instead of rice, isn't the end product just chicken soup instead of a rice dish? :D
- GordonS 2y agoNot if all the liquid is absorbed. I cook rice like this on the stove all the time, and it's really tasty. Works well with various grains, pltho probably pearl barley is a favourite - cooked with good stock, it reminds me of risotto.
- Frenchgeek 2y agoIf between rice and water, you replace the rice with chicken broth, I'm pretty sure you don't get to cook much rice...
- Agingcoder 2y agoIf all of it is absorbed, then it’s a risotto ( you just need onions and white wine as well…)
- walthamstow 2y agoAll absorbed? That's a pilaf, or a terrible risotto.
- internet101010 2y agoYeah I use Instant Pot, sometimes replacing water with broth or if I am feeling fancy I'll add some saffron. Good to go.
- hollerith 2y agoI like to prepare my rice as if were pasta (i.e., tons of water, which gets drained and discarded at the end) to reduce the arsenic by half.
- Suppafly 2y ago>I like to prepare my rice as if were pasta (i.e., tons of water, which gets drained and discarded at the end) It's funny how upset some people get by that method.
- ngneer 2y agoBeing a single use device has its benefits. Rice cookers are lighter weight than an instant pot and have a single button, making them extremely easy to operate. I find this is very helpful to me when cooking.
- eru 2y agoYou can get some very fancy rice cookers in Asia, with lots of buttons. Some of them really do produce a better end result.
- VeejayRampay 2y agothey really do, perfect rice everytime if you wash when necessary and use the proper rice to water ratios
- willcipriano 2y agoTastes and has the texture of Chinese restaurant rice. I use mine 3+ days a week. Worth it if you eat that much.
- eru 2y agoIt's funny, because here in Singapore the gold standard for rice would be Japanese and Korean restaurants. The various Chinese cuisines aren't really all that renowned for their rice. (Just like eg the English technically have bread in their cuisine, but it's nothing to write home about.)
- willcipriano 2y agoI can't say I know the difference, but I imagine the Japanese and Korean rices aren't like the 'boil in a bag' stuff Americans eat at home that I'm comparing it too.
- eru 2y ago
- manbash 2y agoI sometimes indulge in doing the KFC chicken rice cooker hack recipe. Look it up if you haven't yet.
- Dwedit 2y agoI get bad results when cooking Calrose rice in an Instant pot, and much better results when using a rice cooker. (Rice Cooker calrose recipe: Weigh the rice. 1.1 times the mass of the rice is the amount of water you need.)
- mcshicks 2y agoI use a pot in a pot for 12 minutes and it's ok. I use those stacking metal pots you can get at an Indian food market. I also have an old rice cooker. The convience of the instant pot is I can set a 30 minute delay to soak the rice. The newer rice cooker my mother in law has in Japan does the delay and has lines on the inside of the non stick pot to measure the water so it makes pretty good rice every time.
- hedgehog 2y agoPot in a pot also minimizes cleanup, I'm a big fan but few people seem to use that method.
- pessimizer 2y agoWhat if you're using the instant pot for something else (like beans, or maybe the entire rest of your dish) while you're cooking rice? A rice cooker is the best single use device because 1) you're probably having rice with 25-100% of your meals, and 2) set-it-and-forget-it; you can completely ignore it until you're ready to eat.
- fuzztester 2y agoany downsides to using a rice cooker? never used one before, and I am thinking of buying one.
- fragmede 2y agoIt takes up counter/kitchen space, and if you leave rice in it too long, it go bad and disgusting (so don't do that). It makes rice, and for me, I cook chicken and vegetables in it, just put it on top of the rice, for single pot meals. It comes down to how often you eat rice. It makes it way easier, since you set it and forget it (just don't forget too long). Importantly though, they've had decades to refine the design, so the cheap one from Walmart does just fine, no need to buy a $100 Japanese one if you're exploring if you even want a rice cooker.
- fuzztester 2y agothanks.
- com2kid 2y agoTo be clear, "too long" is more than 24 hours. Feel free to make rice the night before if you have dinner plans the next day, it'll work out fine in a good quality Japanese rice cooker!
- fuzztester 2y agogot it, thanks.
- nanomonkey 2y agoI do a 1:1 ratio, but only let mine run for 3 minutes for white rice, 20 minutes for brown rice.
- floating-io 2y agoI love my InstantPot, but never use it for rice. The few times I've tried, I haven't liked the results. Boiled/steamed on the stove ftw. :) Now soups, veggies, artichokes, enchiladas, ... For those things, the instant pot is awesome. =)
- billfruit 2y agoThe simple rice cooker can cook rice till all water is absorbed. Can Instant Pot do that? I think the Instant Pot cooks till the timer runs out, not till when the water is all absorbed into the rice.
- jillesvangurp 2y agoIf you measure the right amount of water (not optional with either solution), 12 minutes should do the trick. And you can just let it sit on the keep warm setting for some time and it will continue to absorb whatever water is left in the pot. I actually got an instant pot recently but I haven't tried the rice cooking setting yet for the simple reason that I use the instant pot for cooking sauces and other things that would go with the rice. Also cooking rice on the stove isn't actually that hard. I don't see how this saves me time or effort. Just measure out the quantities carefully and you should be fine. Anyway, I need less carbs in my life; not more. One reason I got the Instant Pot is cooking lentils and beans becomes really easy with it. Also am making lots of tasty meat stews. Works great for that.
- imp0cat 2y agoNope, it's a pressure cooker, the cooking vessel is air-tight. My favourite recipe is to use 1:1 rice to water ratio and the adjust the time depending on the rice. For example, white rice takes 5 minutes, basmati 6, brown 30(!). When it'đ finished, wait at least 10 minutes before opening the lid, let the pressure drop naturally.