Rice cooker vs slow cooker

[hannamaren]

My nanny told me today that she only knows how to make rice in the rice cooker. I dont judge because I always make my H make the rice. He doesnt use measurements, he uses his finger to see how much water above the rice. (this will make sense to some people)

Can you make rice in the slow cooker?

[Deleted]

I don't know because I've never tried. I would imagine it would take longer to burn off all the water. I suck at making rice the old fashion way. God bless the rice cooker.

[steph96]

Who wants to spend hours cooking rice in a crockpot? Not to mention that would make a ton...

Making it in a saucepan is soooo easy. How can someone not know how? I'm sure there are directions online.

[dexteroni]

I don't know, but I once read a recommendation that if you can't get the hang of making rice in a regular pan, add way more water than you need and cook it like pasta. When the rice is cooked, drain off the excess water and voila. I don't know if it's a satisfactory result but it seems like it would work well enough.

Or just get a rice cooker for her to use. Then you can use it too.

[wannabe]

All you do is this: put rice in a pan and add twice the amount of water (like 1/2 cup rice, 1 cup water). Bring it to a boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Done.

[hannamaren]

Oct 29, 2012 19:41:12 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

I don't know, but I once read a recommendation that if you can't get the hang of making rice in a regular pan, add way more water than you need and cook it like pasta. When the rice is cooked, drain off the excess water and voila. I don't know if it's a satisfactory result but it seems like it would work well enough.

Or just get a rice cooker for her to use. Then you can use it too.

When I told my H, he said to buy her a rice cooker. When we get a house, I will. But right now, no more room for any more appliances.

[spunkarella]

Oct 29, 2012 19:43:40 GMT -5 wannabe said:

All you do is this: put rice in a pan and add twice the amount of water (like 1/2 cup rice, 1 cup water). Bring it to a boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Done.

This. I also add a little salt and butter.

If you need it even more specific, put everything in cold. Turn the burner on high and watch closely. As soon as it starts to bubble, cover it and turn the burner down. Mine goes up to 8 and I put it on 2-3 for the simmer part.

It will stop bubbling and the top of the rice will kind of start to pull away from the edge of the pot a little when it is done.

[wannabe]

I ditched the rice cooker a long time ago. Too many appliances in my kitchen. And we don't have rice that often anyway.

[Mrs.Beagle]

I want a rice cooker.

[hannamaren]

Oct 29, 2012 19:52:37 GMT -5 spunkarella said:

Oct 29, 2012 19:43:40 GMT -5 wannabe said:

All you do is this: put rice in a pan and add twice the amount of water (like 1/2 cup rice, 1 cup water). Bring it to a boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Done.

This. I also add a little salt and butter.

If you need it even more specific, put everything in cold. Turn the burner on high and watch closely. As soon as it starts to bubble, cover it and turn the burner down. Mine goes up to 8 and I put it on 2-3 for the simmer part.

It will stop bubbling and the top of the rice will kind of start to pull away from the edge of the pot a little when it is done.

This is the way my husband does it. Then he burns/toasts the bottom on purpose for rice wafers. Best part.

[Mrs.Beagle]

To answer your question, no. But making rice is really easy.

[Deleted]

I don't think it is that easy. Well maybe it is if you have 15 minutes (much longer for brown!) to stand by the stove and stir. This person doesn't know how to do it and is responsible for your one year old. I say get her a rice cooker, a small one.

[cjeanette]

I have a rice cooker from pamperchef that I can also steam veggies in. Love it.

[hannamaren]

Oct 29, 2012 20:12:36 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

I don't think it is that easy. Well maybe it is if you have 15 minutes (much longer for brown!) to stand by the stove and stir. This person doesn't know how to do it and is responsible for your one year old. I say get her a rice cooker, a small one.

Dont you understand the small apartment issues? Just teasing based on your MMM post.
But we have all our oven trays stored in the oven and 2 frying pans stored in top of the stove because I have no where for them.

[livinitup]

Are you asking if Iknow how to put rice and water into an appliance?

Yes, yes I do.

[Deleted]

Oct 29, 2012 20:18:03 GMT -5 hannamaren said:

Oct 29, 2012 20:12:36 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

I don't think it is that easy. Well maybe it is if you have 15 minutes (much longer for brown!) to stand by the stove and stir. This person doesn't know how to do it and is responsible for your one year old. I say get her a rice cooker, a small one.

Dont you understand the small apartment issues? Just teasing based on your MMM post.
But we have all our oven trays stored in the oven and 2 frying pans stored in top of the stove because I have no where for them.

Yes but I love rice and I used to burn it all the time before the cooker. We keep a lot of stuff on top of our fridge. What about a pot rack? I love ours. The frying pans/smaller pots hang on hooks and the bigger pots go on top.

[Nonny]

I use wan's method, and I don't have to stand there and stir the whole time. I stir once when I add the rice, and again a few minutes later when I take off the lid to make sure it isn't boiling too hard. Usually I'm doing other dinner prep or watching TV, not babysitting the rice.

We don't make enough rice to justify an appliance just for that.

[Deleted]

You can also do it in the microwave:http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Rice-in-a-Microwave

It disturbs me that your nanny doesn't know about google.

[Deleted]

I only make boil in the bag brown rice.

<-- not a real adult.

[hannamaren]

Oct 29, 2012 20:39:14 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

You can also do it in the microwave:http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Rice-in-a-Microwave

It disturbs me that your nanny doesn't know about google.

My nanny makes $450 a week, perhaps she has no internet?
I think she was just nervous today (first day) I will give her a short recipe.

[Deleted]

My refugee family on welfare has internet.

The recipe for rice is on the bag.

[Ashley&Scott]

We make plain rice in the microwave, the directions are on the package.

Flavored rice is done on the stove with water & butter per the package.

[hannamaren]

Oct 29, 2012 20:41:51 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

My refugee family on welfare has internet.

The recipe for rice is on the bag.

Not the 10kg bag of rice that we buy from the Iranian supermarket. It is mostly in another alphabet.

I am just playing.
But I do think assuming everyone has internet is shortsighted.

[persa]

I'm a little confused by your question. Are you asking about a rice cooker or a slow cooker? Cuz those are two different appliances.

I've never made rice in a slow cooker, only in a rice cooker or in a saucepan/pot. I usually do it your H's way if I don't want to mess it.

[wannabe]

You don't stir it. You let it simmer covered for 15 minutes. That's all.

[Deleted]

Get her a copy of "How to Cook Everything".

Or some potatoes.

[dexteroni]

Oct 29, 2012 20:12:36 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

I don't think it is that easy. Well maybe it is if you have 15 minutes (much longer for brown!) to stand by the stove and stir. This person doesn't know how to do it and is responsible for your one year old. I say get her a rice cooker, a small one.

Stir? Are you thinking of risotto, where you add broth a little at a time and stir it to incorporate? You don't stir plain rice during cooking; you steam it, so you want to leave the lid on the whole time.

[Deleted]

Oct 29, 2012 20:57:20 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

Oct 29, 2012 20:12:36 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

I don't think it is that easy. Well maybe it is if you have 15 minutes (much longer for brown!) to stand by the stove and stir. This person doesn't know how to do it and is responsible for your one year old. I say get her a rice cooker, a small one.

Stir? Are you thinking of risotto, where you add broth a little at a time and stir it to incorporate? You don't stir plain rice during cooking; you steam it, so you want to leave the lid on the whole time.

It's been a few years but mine burned every time. I thought I didn't stir enough.

[dexteroni]

Oct 29, 2012 21:11:14 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

Oct 29, 2012 20:57:20 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

Stir? Are you thinking of risotto, where you add broth a little at a time and stir it to incorporate? You don't stir plain rice during cooking; you steam it, so you want to leave the lid on the whole time.

It's been a few years but mine burned every time. I thought I didn't stir enough.

Your heat might have been too high, burning the bottom before the rice was cooked through. Once the rice is in there, you just want to simmer it, not boil it the whole time. I often have to turn it to low for a bit and then back up to medium. Once you get the hang of what a simmer sounds like without seeing it, it's easy to adjust. Or you can get a pot with a clear lid so you can see how much it's bubbling.

[rex]

Rice generally comes with instructions.

Can't she read?