Maybe your day got extra busy, or an emergency called you away after cooking rice in your rice cooker. You return to your rice cooker a day or two later and discover it’s full of mold. How should you clean your rice cooker so it’s safe to use again? To address mold in your rice …
Rice cookers come in a variety of sizes. Brands advertise different sizes and capacities, like 4 cups, 8 cups, and 10 cups. How do you know which size is right for you? Brands base the listed Rice cooker cup size on how many cups of uncooked white rice the cooker can hold. Additionally, a rice …
Garlic is tangy, spicy, and flavorful. When you cook it with rice, it adds a sweet, soft, buttery taste. Garlic also offers numerous health benefits. Add garlic to your rice cooker to boost the taste of your next dish. Use minced, chopped, crushed, or powdered garlic–whatever you have. You can also cook garlic bulbs right …
Rice cookers are easy and convenient. You can use them to cook rice perfectly and steam frozen vegetables. The next time you grab a bag of vegetables from your freezer, consider steaming them in your rice cooker! Your rice cooker can steam almost any frozen vegetable. Most rice cookers come with a steamer basket, but …
Which appliance cooks better rice, the Aroma Rice Cooker or the Instant Pot? The Aroma rice cooker and the Instant Pot have many similarities and look similar. The rice cooker is slightly smaller and cheaper but lacks extra features. The Instant Pot is bulkier and more costly, but it can cook a more extensive variety …
I recently got my first rice cooker. Until last year, I cooked rice on my stove. “Who needs yet another appliance?” I thought. After using it a handful of times, though, I am in love! There’s nothing wrong with cooking rice in a pot. Pots are versatile and easy to store in any kitchen, but …
Rice cookers save time and energy, making them valuable additions to your kitchen. However, it is frustrating if your rice cooker boils over. Why does your rice cooker boil over, and how can you stop it? Rice cookers boil over because the starch on the rice grains mixes with the water and creates bubbles. If …
Rice cookers make cooking rice easy because they cook perfect rice every time. However, what if you cook more rice than you need? What if you have a dinner party and serve rice? Can you store the extra rice in your rice cooker? You can keep rice in your rice cooker on the “keep warm” …
When trying to make fried rice a few days ago, I only had a packet of basmati rice in my pantry. Funnily enough, in the past, I had only prepared fried rice with jasmine or medium-grain rice; I had never tried using basmati rice. So, the results of using basmati rice for fried rice were …
If I could only eat one type of rice forever, I would choose Basmati rice. It’s fluffy, aromatic, and perfect for almost all rice-based dishes! Yet, when it comes to its preparation, we all have that one question – should you wash Basmati rice before cooking? You should wash or rinse your Basmati rice at …