Spec me a rice cooker

[monkeyspank]

Have a panda mini and can’t get the rice to be fluffy loose grains, I have tried around 6 different brands and also stir break it up after rice has finished any help on this using the supplied scoop and adding water up to the mark?

I make this quite often and the rice stays separate like you describe. Probably toasting it in the oil in a frying pan first...

The Best Rice Cooker Mexican Rice - The Daily Dish

It's so easy to make restaurant quality Mexican rice in your rice cooker. Packed with flavor and extra fluffy, this rice is the perfect side dish for enchiladas and tacos.

dailydish.co.uk

 

[jpaul]

I make this quite often and the rice stays separate like you describe. Probably toasting it in the oil in a frying pan first...

The Best Rice Cooker Mexican Rice - The Daily Dish

It's so easy to make restaurant quality Mexican rice in your rice cooker. Packed with flavor and extra fluffy, this rice is the perfect side dish for enchiladas and tacos.

dailydish.co.uk

seems not to say whose rice cooker they use ?
wondering if it's this one - had recently seen video and the tech is interesting (and explained to me why I couldn't make breakfast porridge oats in one)

 

[RobTi]

Btw, when you rinse the rice, there is some “scrubbing” action going on right? Just to remove some excess surface starch.

If not, do that and still wash until water runs clear.

I rinse and swirl the starchy water empty and repeat til clear

 

[Raymond Lin]

I rinse and swirl the starchy water empty and repeat til clear

Rub them against each other. With both hands like you just clapped.

 

[djcj]

I think I have been convinced by this thread to buy a rice cooker.

Is there a significant difference between the Yum Asia Panda Mini Rice Cooker and the Yum Asia Sakura Rice Cooker?

 

[Raymond Lin]

I think I have been convinced by this thread to buy a rice cooker.

Is there a significant difference between the Yum Asia Panda Mini Rice Cooker and the Yum Asia Sakura Rice Cooker?

Portions and some features, like some has a cake feature.

But they will all do White Rice.

 

[Reuben klang]

Rub them against each other. With both hands like you just clapped.

Never done this, i’ll try next time i’ve got rice. Just had rice meals the last 4 days

 

[Raymond Lin]

Never done this, i’ll try next time i’ve got rice. Just had rice meals the last 4 days

It's just a light scrub/rub, not too much. It removes more starch than merely rinsing.

This dude is only doing it with 1 hand but for a brief second you can see he rubs it between his palm/fingers.

 

[Raymond Lin]

 

[jcr]

I make this quite often and the rice stays separate like you describe. Probably toasting it in the oil in a frying pan first...

The Best Rice Cooker Mexican Rice - The Daily Dish

It's so easy to make restaurant quality Mexican rice in your rice cooker. Packed with flavor and extra fluffy, this rice is the perfect side dish for enchiladas and tacos.

dailydish.co.uk

i tried this after i saw it posted and quite enjoyed it.
another recipe i tried and really liked is Spanish rice.

Super easy Spanish rice recipe made in the rice cooker!

Spanish rice made in the rice cooker with a few simple ingredients -- just dump, mix, set it & forget it! An easy rice cooker recipe!

www.blessthismessplease.com

 

[Feek]

Ray, can you take a picture of your rice as soon as it finishes cooking, before you've fluffed it up or done anything at all? Just open the machine, wait for the steam to disappear, set your camera for the correct depth of field so the work surface vanishes into a nice blur and then snap away please.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Ray, can you take a picture of your rice as soon as it finishes cooking, before you've fluffed it up or done anything at all? Just open the machine, wait for the steam to disappear, set your camera for the correct depth of field so the work surface vanishes into a nice blur and then snap away please.

I can do, but what are you looking for?

 

[Feek]

I can do, but what are you looking for?

I want to see what it looks like at the end of the cooking cycle.

 

[arknor]

wondering if it's this one - had recently seen video and the tech is interesting (and explained to me why I couldn't make breakfast porridge oats in one)

I have one that uses magnets

Bamboo UMAI Induction Heating IH Ceramic Rice Cooker

The power of UMAI Induction Heating (IH) technology to cook rice and more in an incredibly stylish body. – supplied with detachable UK 3 pin plug and power cord…

yum-asia.com

what stops you cooking porridge? mine even has porridge settings.

I think the benefit on induction heating was it's more precise to control the temperature through all the cooking stages.


How good the bowl is at conducting heat and the fuzzy logic is probably the only thing that matters in reality for cooking rice.

I doubt the heating method makes any difference

 

[caff]

Thanks will try your method and try different rice

I had some old rice (out of date, but I don't normally care about that). Bought some new rice and it was fine.

 

[Reuben klang]

I want to see what it looks like at the end of the cooking cycle.

Bump

I kind of want to see if i’m using mine right too!

 

[Jonny69]

I’ve had a basic rice cooker for about 6 months now. Obviously it’s great with white rice, but I put brown rice through it the other night for the first time and it’s a complete game changer!

 

[Feek]

I can do, but what are you looking for?

Still looking for pictures!

 

[Raymond Lin]

Still looking for pictures!

Fresh for you. Straight out of the phone, no editing.

I eyeballed the water

 

[Raymond Lin]

@Feek is that okay? What are you trying to see? lol