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Rice Cooker Question
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Posted by: TIVOFREAK

Anyone out there have a Rice Cooker? I have one but lost the measurement instructions. Anyone know how much water and rice I need for two and four cups of cooked rice? I am pretty sure it isn't the 2/1 ratio for doing it on the stove top.

Posted by: IJustLikeTivo

3 to one is what I use for most rice. e.g. 1 cup rice, 3 cups water = 4 cups rice.

Posted by: TIVOFREAK

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Originally posted by IJustLikeTivo
3 to one is what I use for most rice. e.g. 1 cup rice, 3 cups water = 4 cups rice.

Thanks, and that is for white right? Do most rice cookers use the same measurements?

Posted by: jsmeeker

Do you have one of those fancy Japanese cookers that uses microchips and fuzzy logic??

Posted by: TIVOFREAK

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Originally posted by jsmeeker
Do you have one of those fancy Japanese cookers that uses microchips and fuzzy logic??

I think it is a standard one, it is about 2 years old and has a steaming basket on it.

Posted by: ccwf

All the rice cookers I've seen have fill lines on the inside. With plain rice, simply fill to the line corresponding to the number of cups of rice. (E.g., use fill line #2 for two cups of rice.) If using the new no-rinse rices, you need more water (25% more, I think). If cooking wild rice, you're on your own. :)

Posted by: TIVOFREAK

quote:
Originally posted by ccwf
All the rice cookers I've seen have fill lines on the inside. With plain rice, simply fill to the line corresponding to the number of cups of rice. (E.g., use fill line #2 for two cups of rice.) If using the new no-rinse rices, you need more water (25% more, I think). If cooking wild rice, you're on your own. :)

My cooker does have the water lines, but how much rice do I add. If I fill to the 2 cup Water Line, how much rice do I put in?

Thanks

Posted by: ccwf

OK. Put in two cups of rice first. Then fill to the #2 line.

Again, if this is from a bag of 無洗米 (no-rinse rice), use slightly more water.

Posted by: stitch626

Simple way for measuring out the amount of water needed for any quantity of rice with a rice cooker is to use the 1-knuckle method:

Make sure you wash the rice (at least 3 times) until the water drains off clear. In other words, fill a bowl with rice, add some water, slosh around and pour off the water until you see it runs off clear.

Transfer the rice into your rice cooker's pot (I don't recommend washing the rice in the pot as some rice cookers have an anti-stick coating on the inside of the pot that can wear away) and then place your hand on top of the rice, palm side flat to the rice and start to pour water until it comes up to right below the first knuckle on your index finger (closest to your palm). You'll wind up with about 3/4 to an inch of water above the level of rice in the pot depending on a few things (quantity of rice you're cooking, dimensions of your rice cooker's pot, etc).

But you'll get perfect rice each and every time (doesn't matter the size of your hand or anything)- common technique used to make rice in a number of traditional sushi restaurants.

Posted by: waruwaru

I like my rice a bit softer. I like 1 cup of rice + a little bit over 2 cups of water. 3 cups of water is WAY too smooshy for me (that is probably oatmeal like). I think sticky rice requires a bit more water too.

Posted by: Tori

Different types of rice have different requirements, and even the age of the rice has an effect. I start with the instruction on the rice I have purchased, rather than the rice cooker instructions. If you don't use your rice very quickly, as the rice gets older it usually needs more water.

Posted by: BelugaWhale

I usually follow the instructions that come with the rice, since I've found them to be more reliable than the instructions that come with the cooker. (This makes sense, since different varieties of rice are different and the cooker only has one set of markings on the inside.) I've also found the rice cooker to be a lot more forgiving than just cooking the rice in a pot on the stove. I don't sweat the details. I prefer stickier wetter rice (nice sticky jasmine rice = heaven), so if I err, it's on the side of more water. Nothing more disappointing than dry rice, in my book.

Posted by: loubob57

For my Black and Decker rice steamer I use 1/2 cup rice and 3/4 cup water. Steam that for 35 minutes and you end up with about 2 servings.

Posted by: YCantAngieRead

ccwf is right-that's what my steamer and most of the ones on the market that I've seen have. Put in the number of cups of rice and then fill to the corresponding line. Add more water if you like smooshier rice.

Another tip-never try to go the full capacity of the steamer. I always end up with a solid chunk of dried, stuck together rice at the top.