You probably have one of these collecting dust in a kitchen cabinet. You got it for a birthday or a wedding gift and you don't really know how to use it. Never fear, we are going to figure it out...Together.
How:
First of all how does a Rice Cooker work? Its simple really. It heats liquid. Once it boils and produces steam the temperature in the Cooker increases and it tells the thermostat to reduce the heat "switching" from "COOK" to "WARM".
Formula Basic Ratio for cooking rice:
Short Grain is about 1 1/4 cup of liquid to 1 cup Short Grain.
Long Grain is 2 cups liquid to 1 cup Long Grain.
Brown Rice is 2 1/4 cups liquid to 1 cup Brown Rice.
Using these ratios will make REALLY GOOD rice. No problems.
What else can you do: Well Barley, that's a grain and its a no-brainer...3 3/4 cups liquid 1 1/2 cup Barley.
How about a Rice Pilaf? In a rice cooker? toss in a little butter turn to "Cook" add your garlic and shallots, stirring, brown slightly and then your rice, toast lightly and then add your, herbs, liquid etc...and let it do its thing.
Ready to try Risotto? You have lost your mind you say! Just like making a Pilaf, stirring and adding liquid as it is absorbed.
Heat up left over soups, sauces other things: Just dump and heat.
I am going to be playing around with this for a while. We will see what I come up with.
More: Check out this NY Times article...
Enjoy!
J.Jones
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