Can I rinse rice in this before cooking?
942124
I believe the grate is way to large and you will just lose it all on your counter or in the sink
942125
I would not. Some would probably go through. I use a smaller one that has a handle on the side and smaller mesh to rinse the rice. This one can be used to rinse vegetables, but is especially nice to submerge vegetables in water because it is the shape of a large pot, sits off the bottom of your pot and has a nice handle.
942126
As long as you are not cooking the really small rice you should be fine. You may find some strays that get caught in the wire mesh, but the holes are really small.
942127
No, unfortunately the holes are too big for rice and other small grains. Beans would be the smallest you could rinse with this particular strainer. Hope this helps.
2008971
I use an electric rice cooker, Rice Select with water or chicken broth. I haven't tried mixing in vegetables before cooking, but I do sometimes heat them in the steamer basket on the top of the rice cooker.
2241448
If you want leave more then 2day have remove from rice cooker. because pres. rice not will be fresh after cook and smell it.
1351418
rinse rice, steam cook or boil covered if need be, use rice hot best. A rice cooker heats water and u add rice just like a pot and cover. you may need to adjust water amounts to ur liking...
809736
Yes you can cook rice in it - drain holes are smaller than rice -don't usually need to drain rice
1874526
Yes, this rice cooker does a good job on brown rice, but you might want to let the rice soak for a little while before you cook it. I usually use a mix of brown and white rice (without soaking) and it cooks them together very well. [just less than half brown rice]
708306
I can't imagine it won't. I reviewed how to make sticky rice online on Cooks Illustrated at Americas Test Kitchen; they use a pot on a stove. What seems to be important is that the rice is washed until the water is clear. I use mine to make long-grain brown rice and it makes great rice--as good as I get at one of the best Chinese restaurants in Dayton. I haven't been pre-washing the rice but next time I make a batch, I think I will. What I can say is in the time I've been using the cooker (almost a year) I've never been disappointed.
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No matter which rice you're eating, this article suggests rinsing your rice before cooking to reduce arsenic levels:http://consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/11/arsenic-in-your-food/index.htm"Change the way you cook rice. You may be able to cut your exposure to inorganic arsenic in rice by rinsing raw rice thoroughly before cooking, using a ratio of 6 cups water to 1 cup rice for cooking and draining the excess water afterward... research has shown that rinsing removes about 30 percent of the rice's inorganic arsenic content."
816014
No, You don't have to rinse the rice prior to cooking. Also, the ratio is 1:2 cups...1 c of rice and 2 cups of water. It will be perfect! Most important with this rice cooker is the size and how much the cooker will hold. The MAX it will hold is 2 c of rice and 4 cups of water, otherwise it will boil over. I found this out the hard way....a 14 cup rice cooker was misleading. I needed a larger one. I hope this helps. HMMMMMMM....I just read the other 3 answers and would question anyone liking hard rice or andante rice....To each his own, I guess.
1576278
There is no rice "pre-rinse" process done by the machine. The pre-rinse setting is for rice that has been "pre-rinsed" at that mill before they sell it. This rice is generally only available in Japan. It is a different setting because it takes a smaller cup of rice for the same amount of water because the rice is more fine/dense.
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I am wanting one of these pressure cookers and saw your rice question. When I use my rice cooker, you get much better results when you rinse the rice before placing in the cooker. So that might be the case with a pressure cooker. That being said, whenever I make rice on the stovetop I don't measure the water. I fill the pot up like for pasta, add the rice and have it come to a boil. Then I turn it down a notch so it won't boil over, check it in about 20 minutes, and drain in a strainer. Let it drain, rinse with hot water then fluff with fork. It turns out fluffy every time.
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I wash the rice thoroughly and it cuts the strange smell and taste. Hope that helps if you have not done it already.
490342
Yes I cook rice in it all the time and it works great. As a matter of fact that is the only thing I've cooked in it so far.
1576276
Hello Diane, I have only cooked Jasmine (Thailand brand) and Kokuho (Japanese) rice. Therefore, I am unable to answer questions concerning Basmati rice. I can tell you, I have cooked my rice both "PRE-RINSE" & "WHITE RICE" settings. Cooking under both settings, I thought the rice came out very nice. Should you need any further info, I'll be happy to pull out the cooking manual that came with the rice cooker and attempt to answer.
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You probably can, but you actually won't be steaming the rice as the water and rice needs to boil together first. Use just the base and lid, but unless you're cooking a lot of rice, the base might be too wide (unless you have the personal size steamer set). I use a rice cooker (so easy) and they come in different sizes.
1986488
They r like rice or any other grains( so if u have nice airtight container) put it in that.and do once or twice wash before I cook it
718900
There is no particular setting for cooking rice. You can use the high or low setting and experiment with timing/water amounts. In my experience, it is okay but not great for rice.