Water to rice ratio for rice/steam cookers?!


Question: Water to rice ratio for rice/steam cookers!?
Should i follow the directions that come with the package or just cook it the way i normally do!.!.i use basmati rice!.!.i bring four cups to a boil salt and oil and then add the rice when its boiling turn it down and stir until the water is almost dissolved then add butter aluminum foil to keep the steam in!.!.!.then five minutes later i stir it with a fork and let it sit for 20 minutes!.!.!.can i still use this same method in an rice cooker!.!.!.i usually use an aluminum pot!.!.!.!.and i always use four cups water to 21/4 cups rice!.!.!.!.thanks in advance!Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
depends in part on the type of rice you are cooking!.

I make rice everyday in a cooker for a Mexican restaurant and I do 1 part rice to 2 parts water with Goya medium grain rice!. I start with the rice dry in the cooker and a little oil to toast the rice until the heat switch goes off then I add in the water and salt and restart it!. The rice is not sticky at all that way and just barely al dente!. Use less water for converted rice!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Follow the directions on the package as to water-to-rice ratio; that varies greatly according to the type of rice!. I normally make Jasmine rice that is a one-to-one ratio, but sometimes I make wild rice that is four-to-one!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

DIfferent types of rice require different amounts of water!. For your first time try half a cup more water than the amount of rice you have just to be on the safe side!. If you use 3 cups of rice, use three and a half cups of water!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

To cook rice on the stove top the ratio is: 1 part rice to 2 parts water

for a rice cooker: 1 cup rice and 1 2/3 cup waterWww@FoodAQ@Com

Hi, my manual and most packages say 2;1, but I find that 1!.5;1 always gives the best result!. Good luck, hope it works for you too!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

I do 2 parts water to 1 part rice, plus a little, salt and some olive oil!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

for my rice cooker the ratio is 1cup to 1 1/2 cups water!. hope this helps!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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