Why do i always get it wrong??

[ithappens]

Whenever i cook rice i always seem to Cook too much! How do you know how much to put in the saucepan without weighing it??

[Tom Braider]

Trust in the blessed Delia!

http://www.deliaonline.com/cookery-school/how- to/how-to-cook-perfect-rice,1,AR.html

[spudqueen]

When cooking basmati rice I measure mine in a measuring jug, just like Delia. Only I use 3oz of rice per person. Then double the amount of water, add a little salt, stick a lid on the pan and bring to the boil. When it has boiled turn down to simmer, keeping the lid on (though I usually give a quick stir when it's just boiled), and wait about 12 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed all the water.
When cooking long grain rice I use about a coffee cup of rice per two people, stick in a large pan of boiling, salted water. When rice is cooked drain into a colander and pour a kettle full of boiling water over it.
When making risotto again I use a coffee cup of rice per person.

[theonlyone]

Fill a mug 2/3rds and that's enough for
2 people ....

[Jugglering]

I usually go on about 3/4 coffee mug full of dried rice is plenty for two very generous portions (to cook this in a saucepan you need about 1.5 mugs of water). The coffee mug I am talking about is not one of those silly espresso coffee cups but a normal mug like what you can buy in the supermarket !

I got around this problem by buying a rice cooker in The Range (sorry to advertise but at �5 for perfect rice, it's worth its weight in gold lol)... you put dried rice in the lower half of the cooker up to a marked level, pour enough water over to just cover the rice, cover with the lid and place in the ping machine for an exact given time => perfectly cooked rice, just the right amount for two portions !

[crisgal]

that sounds like a handy gadget, juggerling! Where can I get one? Is it big?
I too cannot cook plain boiled rice. I can make fab risottos but my hubby has to do the rice when we're having a curry or a strogonoff!

[shanx]

dont worry about it , whenever i cook i cook for a regiment , and land up eating it for days . and if people call insist they eat . i worry about myself sometimes :)

[Jugglering]

Crisgal, as I said, at The Range... lol http://www.therange.co.uk/ (in their kitchen department)

My leaflet says they are manufactured by MicroWise Cookware but I can't find a pretty picture of the rice steamer for you ! If you don't have one of those stores (The Range) near you, pm me (on [email protected], just substitute my user name etc) and I'll see if I can buy one for you here and post it to you...

[WhiteBear]

depends how much u eat or how many ppl. but on an average a third of your mug will be enuf for one person xxx

[crisgal]

that's very kind of you juggerling! I'll see if i can find one. x

[joannie10]

i always use unclebens and dont feel you can ever go wrong with that. They also do boil in the bag - I find one bag quite a small portion so would use 3 for 2 people. When using it loose I do half a mug per person.

[Leopardspot]

I have a riceboy - it allows you to cook rice in the microwave and it comes with a mini jug that you measure the rice and water out with it - whack it in the microwave and it comes out perfect every time. It was my mam's and I took it with me when I left home - it must be about 10 year old but it's the best kitchen utensil I have!!

http://ebasic.easily.co.uk/03302F/04806B/

Hope the link works!

[fabemmy]

I have this problen all the time.

I have started leasureing mine in a standard size coffee cup.