Microwave Rice Cooker

[rockyracoon]

I like to think of myself as a relatively good cook, but, I just cannot cook rice, so I bought a microwave rice steamer, guess what, I still can't cook rice :(

Does anyone use one of these things and have success?

[Tilly2]

What happens to your rice, rocky?

[Old_Geezer]

You can cook rice in a normal microwave oven. What are you doing ? What is the unfortunate result ?

[rockyracoon]

It's all sticky, I didn't rinse it for the microwave as I read somewhere that you don't need to, if I do it on the pot then I rinse the bejeezus out of it but it still ends up like glue.

What am I doing wrong?

[SirOracle]

Overcooking it.

[shoota]

Microwave rice is the way forward. Scrunch it to make sure it's loose, cut a corner off the packet, 2 mins in the micro, and serve.
Simples....

[Old_Geezer]

Are you cooking sticky rice ? Otherwise don't mess with it like stirring and suchlike. It releases the... starch I think it is, and it makes it sticky.

[BlackadderV]

I do mine in a saucepan. I do not rinse it. I bring the water to the boil, add some salt then the rice. I boil that for twelve minutes (none of this crap about waiting till all the water has been absorbed), decant into a sieve and enjoy. Nice and fluffy, don't need a fork to fluff it up. Mind, I only use basmati.

[ubasses]

Use Uncle Bens. Bit more expensive but never fails

[Tilly2]

I always use wholegrain, brown Basmati rice and it never goes sticky.

[BlackadderV]

VERY expensive, pro rata, and not very nice in my opinion.

[Tilly2]

Have a look at this, rocky.


http://www.tilda.com/wholegrain/cooking-wholegrain-rice

[Tilly2]

You talking to me, Blackadder?

[shoota]

Or chewing a brick....

[BlackadderV]

No, I was referring to ubasses' comment re Uncle Ben's. Our posts have crossed.

[Tilly2]

:-)

[Tilly2]

That's ok then.

[shoota]

Phew....you get to keep your teeth...

[ubasses]

Usually use their brown wholegrain rice, worth the extra never to have a failure with horrid sticky rice.

[BlackadderV]

Pleased about that. I wouldn't want you to set the dog on me☺

[Tilly2]

wholegrain is the way to go, rocky. It tastes nutty.