Questions tagged [rice-cooker]
The rice-cooker tag has no usage guidance.
84
questions
0
votes
0
answers
69
views
Advice on commerical kitchen layout
I'm setting up a commerical delivery only kitchen and so far I have a flat top grill and fryers. Beside these under the hood i need to add induction hobs for cooking potatoes and pasta and rice ...
0
votes
0
answers
103
views
Brown rice in an old rice cooker?
A comment on the question about brown rice making a mess in old rice cookers has me wondering:
Is there a proper way to cook brown rice in a mechanical (one button) rice cooker, or do you need a ‘...
- 81.1k
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How should I bake a cake in a rice cooker with no cake setting?
I've found several online recipes for baking cakes in a rice cooker; they all assume a rice cooker with a "Cake" setting that allows you to specify a cooking time. My rice cooker has ...
- 1,582
8
votes
2
answers
4k
views
When to put a dry cloth over an electric rice cooker?
I have bought a (roughly five litre volume) electric rice cooker that looks like this:
Notice the small hole at the top lid, that I suppose is for letting out steam.
During cooking, is it ever needed ...
2
votes
1
answer
490
views
What is the normal shape of Zojirushi rice cooker's inner pot?
I possess an 8-year old Zojirushi rice cooker Model NS-LAQ05, which is marketed as the ‘international’ model, as its electronics are suited for places where the electrical grid’s voltage is something ...
- 141
3
votes
1
answer
186
views
How to cook rice outside commercially?
Is there a better alternative to a propane rice cooker for cooking rice outside e.g farmers market, street food environment?
I have found very little options for actual machines in the united states, ...
- 101
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
How to avoid "Keep Warm" mode on rice-cooker
I have a "Hamilton Beach Multi-Cooker" rice cooker / steamer / etc. 840304400 is the model number.
We only cook rice for sushi, rice bowls, onigiri, etc. 9 times out of 10, we want to work ...
2
votes
0
answers
91
views
Mochi without a Mochi mixer
Can a kitchen aide mixer, with a dough hook, do the same (or nearly the same) job as a Mochi Maker which costs nearly $300?
- 726
14
votes
4
answers
11k
views
How to prepare rice in rice cooker so it won't become sticky or clumpy, like Indian takeout in the US?
When I get Indian takeout (US), the white rice is not at all sticky or clumpy. Even over the next few days it can be essentially poured out of the container as individual grains. This is unlike the ...
- 253
1
vote
1
answer
169
views
Safe to leave 'new' chicken stock in rice cooker for three hours? [duplicate]
I'm on a Japanese food kick after starting Midnight Diner on Netflix, and recently purchased a rice cooker. I'm experimenting with the delayed rice setting, and have programmed the device to have my ...
0
votes
0
answers
498
views
Black garlic: Is it possible to use a cheap rice cooker's keep warm function to make it?
I've been looking into black garlic and I read that if I take garlic and wrap it in foil and put it in a rice cooker on the keep warm function, it'll work.
I have 2 sets of cookers -- I have a ...
- 975
3
votes
2
answers
4k
views
How do I avoid rice cookers emitting strange goo on my counter?
With my rice cooker, I always have to put a paper towel underneath it before I start it, because it tends to make a mess. It creates piles of white watery starch goo. I don't really know how else to ...
- 135
2
votes
1
answer
349
views
How to make creamy/starchy risotto with brown rice?
I've been making risotto with a brown rice blend (Long Grain Brown Rice, Sweet Brown Rice, Wild Rice, Whole Grain Wehani Rice, Whole Grain Black Japonica Rice), and I quite like the texture, and how ...
- 139
1
vote
1
answer
3k
views
Season rice in Zojirushi
I have a fancy new Zojirushi cooker and am trying to figure out the best way to make rice. I didn't see anything in the manual referring to salt, or any seasoning at all (except for the 'mixed' ...
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
517
views
Why does rice get sticky as it cools off?
So I have noticed rice go from fluffy and easy to separate to sticky and coming off as several masses. I have a hypothesis as to why that happens. Also, I have noticed this most in long grain rice ...
- 665