Dear Tamar: What rice cooker should I buy? Is there a price threshold below which they make bad rice? Are some better for certain kinds of rice? Some cost over $300. Is the most expensive one the best? -A Grain of Truth Dear A Grain of Truth, Years ago I was confit-ing a piece of goose with my friend,
We're a family that cooks rice with every meal, so we have a rice cooker. I have recently begun experimenting with cooking my beans in the rice cooker too, and steel cut oats, which both benefit from having a "soak now, cook later" setting. For all the rest of my life, though, we were content with a pot or the cheapest available.
This was priceless! So true. I used to have a rice cooker and a bread machine, neither of those are necessary--just the food is. I usually roast my farro & rice before cooking it. I imagine that in real cooking circles that's a no-no; but I like the roasted nutty flavor it gives the grain. ;)
We're a family that cooks rice with every meal, so we have a rice cooker. I have recently begun experimenting with cooking my beans in the rice cooker too, and steel cut oats, which both benefit from having a "soak now, cook later" setting. For all the rest of my life, though, we were content with a pot or the cheapest available.
This was priceless! So true. I used to have a rice cooker and a bread machine, neither of those are necessary--just the food is. I usually roast my farro & rice before cooking it. I imagine that in real cooking circles that's a no-no; but I like the roasted nutty flavor it gives the grain. ;)
If there's such thing as "real cooking circles," I'm glad not to be in them. Roasted grains are so delicious. Keep roasting!