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Huh? How to cook rice? It’s like asking “How to boil water?” ya? Btw, I kinda like Tyler Florence in his Food Network programme “How To Boil Water”. He has a bimbo, helpless-looking lass with him in the show.

If you have never cooked rice before (and look every bit like a bimbo, helpless-looking lass), it is a valid question. It’s not a silly question if you are a newbie cook…. hehe cos I asked that same question before (many years back).

“How much water to add?” is the key question to ask when cooking rice, cos the actual cooking is done by the good ol’ rice cooker.

What I have found is that regardless of the size of your rice cooker, the water level in the rice cooker pot should be just about 0.5cm from the rice level. (0.5cm is about 0.2″). I like my rice cooked al dante - you know, like spaghetti. There is a bite to it.

So, the bottomline is: Wash the rice 2 times then add water (as above) and let the rice cooker do it’s thing.

I buy Golden Phoenix Thai Jasmine Rice. Why? It’s because I grew up with it. Thank God I can still eat the same rice here in California.

I know I know, this picture is too small… but you can still see the phoenix, right? When I figure out how to post bigger pictures, I promise you big beautiful pictures OK? :p

Tip:

Do you know that after the rice is cooked (meaning the rice cooker went to off mode), you are supposed to let the rice “rest” for about 5-10 minutes before you give it a fluff with a fork or rice scoop? Otherwise, you will find some strange starchy stuff attached to the rice cooker pot and on your rice as well. That won’t look or taste too good.