Cooking Corner

[Eclius]

I am somewhat skeptical toward anything microwave related. I only really use mine for defrosting. As in I put frozen meat on a plate and into my microwave so that my cat can't get at it and leave it to defrost naturally over time.

My mum cooks rice exclusively in the microwave. It does work.

But do you need the microwave rice cooker or something like that? I have legitimately never tried that before

[Fartsniffage]

My mum cooks rice exclusively in the microwave. It does work.

But do you need the microwave rice cooker or something like that? I have legitimately never tried that before

Just a pyrex bowl.

Long grain takes about 17 minutes in a 800w microwave. A bit more than twice water to rice.

[Eclius]

But do you need the microwave rice cooker or something like that? I have legitimately never tried that before

Just a pyrex bowl.

Long grain takes about 17 minutes in a 800w microwave. A bit more than twice water to rice.

I never knew that actually. Purpelia, you should try this, it's easier than making it with a large boiling pot

[Indo-Malaysia]

I am somewhat skeptical toward anything microwave related. I only really use mine for defrosting. As in I put frozen meat on a plate and into my microwave so that my cat can't get at it and leave it to defrost naturally over time.

My mum cooks rice exclusively in the microwave. It does work.

I normally do it in a saucepan.

Put the water and rice into the pan (2:1 ratio), and if you want to colour it with turmeric, or add some flavour (I recommend adding Cinnamon Bark, Cardomom Pods and Bay Leaf to the rice before boiling/steaming), do so.
Put it on a medium heat, and check every now and then to see if it has done.

Of the end result is a bit mushy/soggy when done (Not past the point of no return), uncover the pan and leave it at the side for a little while.

(And before someone else makes this mistake, Jasmine rice is means to be sticky)

[Pax Nerdvana]

My mum cooks rice exclusively in the microwave. It does work.

I normally do it in a saucepan.

Put the water and rice into the pan (2:1 ratio), and if you want to colour it with turmeric, or add some flavour (I recommend adding Cinnamon Bark, Cardomom Pods and Bay Leaf to the rice before boiling/steaming), do so.
Put it on a medium heat, and check every now and then to see if it has done.

Of the end result is a bit mushy/soggy when done (Not past the point of no return), uncover the pan and leave it at the side for a little while.

(And before someone else makes this mistake, Jasmine rice is means to be sticky)

Aren't Bay Leaves poisonous?

[Eclius]

I normally do it in a saucepan.

Put the water and rice into the pan (2:1 ratio), and if you want to colour it with turmeric, or add some flavour (I recommend adding Cinnamon Bark, Cardomom Pods and Bay Leaf to the rice before boiling/steaming), do so.
Put it on a medium heat, and check every now and then to see if it has done.

Of the end result is a bit mushy/soggy when done (Not past the point of no return), uncover the pan and leave it at the side for a little while.

(And before someone else makes this mistake, Jasmine rice is means to be sticky)

Aren't Bay Leaves poisonous?

Bay leaves are poisonous?

[Pope Joan]

Aren't Bay Leaves poisonous?

Bay leaves are poisonous?

I was always told to "fish" them out of my zuppa di pesce but lately I have seen all kinds of recipes that leave it in. Maybe because of the hard sharp edges? https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyl ... 3bf74196bb

[Eibenland]

I normally do it in a saucepan.

Put the water and rice into the pan (2:1 ratio), and if you want to colour it with turmeric, or add some flavour (I recommend adding Cinnamon Bark, Cardomom Pods and Bay Leaf to the rice before boiling/steaming), do so.
Put it on a medium heat, and check every now and then to see if it has done.

Of the end result is a bit mushy/soggy when done (Not past the point of no return), uncover the pan and leave it at the side for a little while.

(And before someone else makes this mistake, Jasmine rice is means to be sticky)

Aren't Bay Leaves poisonous?

No. They're commonly used.

[USS Monitor]

My apartment in Shijiazhuang didn't have gas pipes, but I still had a gas stove. The gas came from a tank.

Sure, but if your choice is between buying, handling and generally screwing around with gas tanks when you can just use an electrical stove is just an unhealthy amount of bother. And this is from someone that commutes on foot for fun.

Someone in Shijiazhuang disagreed with you. The gas stove with the tank came with the apartment.

[USS Monitor]

Sure, but if your choice is between buying, handling and generally screwing around with gas tanks when you can just use an electrical stove is just an unhealthy amount of bother. And this is from someone that commutes on foot for fun.

Typically the cheaper apartments in China came equipped that way, and the kitchens were fucking tiny so you could buy an electric kind of stove but then you'd probably have to balance it above the gas rings.

Same as the bathrooms, my first apartment in Beijing I could shit, shower and shave all at the same time.

The gas stove was on my balcony. If I had to dry my clothes on the balcony -- which was normal because I didn't have a dryer -- that would leave me with basically no room to move around while cooking. It wasn't the easiest set-up to use, but I did get great-tasting food off that stove once I got the hang of it.

And yeah, I had one of those tiny bathrooms where there wasn't room for a shower stall so they just stuck the shower in the same space as the toilet.

[Bombadil]

Typically the cheaper apartments in China came equipped that way, and the kitchens were fucking tiny so you could buy an electric kind of stove but then you'd probably have to balance it above the gas rings.

Same as the bathrooms, my first apartment in Beijing I could shit, shower and shave all at the same time.

The gas stove was on my balcony. If I had to dry my clothes on the balcony -- which was normal because I didn't have a dryer -- that would leave me with basically no room to move around while cooking. It wasn't the easiest set-up to use, but I did get great-tasting food off that stove once I got the hang of it.

And yeah, I had one of those tiny bathrooms where there wasn't room for a shower stall so they just stuck the shower in the same space as the toilet.

I'm not sure I technically had a shower, it was a pipe that stuck out of the wall above the toilet - how much pressure I opened the tap by determined whether I'd stand or sit depending on the scale of the hangover..

[USS Monitor]

Just a pyrex bowl.

Long grain takes about 17 minutes in a 800w microwave. A bit more than twice water to rice.

I never knew that actually. Purpelia, you should try this, it's easier than making it with a large boiling pot

I'd rather use a pot if I had to make rice without my rice cooker. I'll never understand why people think using a microwave is automatically "easier" than using the stove or oven.

[USS Monitor]

I normally do it in a saucepan.

Put the water and rice into the pan (2:1 ratio), and if you want to colour it with turmeric, or add some flavour (I recommend adding Cinnamon Bark, Cardomom Pods and Bay Leaf to the rice before boiling/steaming), do so.
Put it on a medium heat, and check every now and then to see if it has done.

Of the end result is a bit mushy/soggy when done (Not past the point of no return), uncover the pan and leave it at the side for a little while.

(And before someone else makes this mistake, Jasmine rice is means to be sticky)

Aren't Bay Leaves poisonous?

No.

[USS Monitor]

The gas stove was on my balcony. If I had to dry my clothes on the balcony -- which was normal because I didn't have a dryer -- that would leave me with basically no room to move around while cooking. It wasn't the easiest set-up to use, but I did get great-tasting food off that stove once I got the hang of it.

And yeah, I had one of those tiny bathrooms where there wasn't room for a shower stall so they just stuck the shower in the same space as the toilet.

I'm not sure I technically had a shower, it was a pipe that stuck out of the wall above the toilet - how much pressure I opened the tap by determined whether I'd stand or sit depending on the scale of the hangover..

Mine had a shower head and a hot water tank. I had to remember to plug it in to heat the water for half an hour or so before each shower.

[Bombadil]

In Thailand they do this thing of placing rice in a bamboo stick, adding water, sealing it and dropping it into a fire. One of the best fish I ever had was in Thailand as well, they fill it with peppers and chillies, wrap it into a triangle with lemongrass, wrap it up with some leaves and then, again, drop it into a fire, or just above a fire.

[USS Monitor]

In Thailand they do this thing of placing rice in a bamboo stick, adding water, sealing it and dropping it into a fire. One of the best fish I ever had was in Thailand as well, they fill it with peppers and chillies, wrap it into a triangle with lemongrass, wrap it up with some leaves and then, again, drop it into a fire, or just above a fire.

The fish isn't for me. My iron armor is no defense against chillies.

[Bombadil]

My favourite comfort food is..

Mashed potato - boil potatoes, add a good lump of butter, some milk - I might exchange the milk for mayonnaise at times - then salt and pepper.

Lay it in a circle on a plate then drop in a can of tuna in the middle and then a fried egg over the top of the tuna. Squidge the yolk and egg lightly into the tuna and then mash up and eat..

It's easy to make, easy to spoon into my mouth.. it's really lazy comfort food and some people are horrified but at least once a week for me.

[USS Monitor]

My favourite comfort food is..

Mashed potato - boil potatoes, add a good lump of butter, some milk - I might exchange the milk for mayonnaise at times - then salt and pepper.

Lay it in a circle on a plate then drop in a can of tuna in the middle and then a fried egg over the top of the tuna. Squidge the yolk and egg lightly into the tuna and then mash up and eat..

It's easy to make, easy to spoon into my mouth.. it's really lazy comfort food and some people are horrified but at least once a week for me.

Some Civil War shipwrecks are horrified too.

[Bombadil]

My favourite comfort food is..

Mashed potato - boil potatoes, add a good lump of butter, some milk - I might exchange the milk for mayonnaise at times - then salt and pepper.

Lay it in a circle on a plate then drop in a can of tuna in the middle and then a fried egg over the top of the tuna. Squidge the yolk and egg lightly into the tuna and then mash up and eat..

It's easy to make, easy to spoon into my mouth.. it's really lazy comfort food and some people are horrified but at least once a week for me.

Some Civil War shipwrecks are horrified too.

I suspect being built of iron negatively affects your taste.

[Purpelia]

My mum cooks rice exclusively in the microwave. It does work.

I normally do it in a saucepan.

Put the water and rice into the pan (2:1 ratio), and if you want to colour it with turmeric, or add some flavour (I recommend adding Cinnamon Bark, Cardomom Pods and Bay Leaf to the rice before boiling/steaming), do so.
Put it on a medium heat, and check every now and then to see if it has done.

Of the end result is a bit mushy/soggy when done (Not past the point of no return), uncover the pan and leave it at the side for a little while.

(And before someone else makes this mistake, Jasmine rice is means to be sticky)

So wait, that's the elusive Jasmine Rice I've been hearing about? Where is the Jasmine?

[Pope Joan]

I normally do it in a saucepan.

Put the water and rice into the pan (2:1 ratio), and if you want to colour it with turmeric, or add some flavour (I recommend adding Cinnamon Bark, Cardomom Pods and Bay Leaf to the rice before boiling/steaming), do so.
Put it on a medium heat, and check every now and then to see if it has done.

Of the end result is a bit mushy/soggy when done (Not past the point of no return), uncover the pan and leave it at the side for a little while.

(And before someone else makes this mistake, Jasmine rice is means to be sticky)

So wait, that's the elusive Jasmine Rice I've been hearing about? Where is the Jasmine?

It is in the flavor and aroma; the delicate flowery scent led to its name. Most articles say it originated in Thailand, but a comment in Wikipedia claims the Philippines as the country of origin.
http://www.b-herbs.com/index.php?option ... Itemid=183

[Purpelia]

So wait, that's the elusive Jasmine Rice I've been hearing about? Where is the Jasmine?

It is in the flavor and aroma; the delicate flowery scent led to its name. Most articles say it originated in Thailand, but a comment in Wikipedia claims the Philippines as the country of origin.
http://www.b-herbs.com/index.php?option ... Itemid=183

Basically I know jasmine it self is a spice that is used for flavoring things. So I expected that the rice recipe named after it would be using said spice.

[Pax Nerdvana]

My favourite comfort food is..

Mashed potato - boil potatoes, add a good lump of butter, some milk - I might exchange the milk for mayonnaise at times - then salt and pepper.

Lay it in a circle on a plate then drop in a can of tuna in the middle and then a fried egg over the top of the tuna. Squidge the yolk and egg lightly into the tuna and then mash up and eat..

It's easy to make, easy to spoon into my mouth.. it's really lazy comfort food and some people are horrified but at least once a week for me.

Some Civil War shipwrecks are horrified too.

That sounds pretty good to me.

[Katganistan]

Yes, and to do it right, you need to let it sit at least overnight before frying.

Do you leave it in water or drain it out and leave it out dry?

Drain it an put it in the fridge overnight.

[Katganistan]

Alternatively, I heard there are microwave steaming methods, not sure how it works though

I am somewhat skeptical toward anything microwave related. I only really use mine for defrosting. As in I put frozen meat on a plate and into my microwave so that my cat can't get at it and leave it to defrost naturally over time.

Microwave is actually decent to make fast 'grilled cheese' sandwiches:

1) Toast bread
2) put two or three slices of cheese between bread
3) 15-30 seconds depending on how high your wattage is.