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How do you cook perfect rice?

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  • ariba10
    ariba10 Posts: 5,432 Forumite
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    Are you using a long grain rice?

    Try Basmati and see if it makes a difference.
    I used to be indecisive but now I am not sure.
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    persa wrote: »
    I boiled some value rice the other day and it tasted horrible. I tried frying it, adding various bits and bobs and eventually drowning the whole thing in soy sauce just to make it vaguely edible.

    I firmly believe value pasta tastes as nice as branded pasta, but I'm not getting on very well with value rice either, lynzpower!

    No this is the first time I started using it ( trying to economise and its one of the last things to downshift!)

    Sadly its like a load of slop, even when I follow instructions to the letter, including pouring on boiling water!

    Was even considering a rice cooker to see if that helped....!!
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    lynzpower wrote: »
    Was even considering a rice cooker to see if that helped....!!
    Waste of money if you have a microwave. Just buy better quality rice.
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

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  • Granny_Smith
    Granny_Smith Posts: 23 Forumite
    Oh a tip about cooking rice.....don't keep stirring it :wink:
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    VfM4meplse wrote: »
    Waste of money if you have a microwave. Just buy better quality rice.

    No I dont have a microwave.
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • rising_from_the_ashes
    rising_from_the_ashes Posts: 12,433 Forumite
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    Have to agree with the value rice comments - I use it for the dog but not for anyone human!

    Home Bar*gains do 1kg of Tilda Basmati for 99p it there's one near you so still possible to get it at a reasonable price (it's around £4 in the supermarkets so a big saving). HTH
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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    No miles away from the nearest Home bargs.

    I only bought it to try, will upgrade back up to basmati....

    Even happy shopper basmati is better than this...
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • persa
    persa Posts: 735 Forumite
    You win some, you lose some... So all I need to do is buy some 'proper' rice and stick it in the microwave? It strikes me as too easy... :rotfl:

    One thing is for sure, I'm never boiling value rice again! I spent ages scrubbing the bloody pot afterwards and it didn't even taste nice!
  • deb68_2
    deb68_2 Posts: 302 Forumite
    lynzpower wrote: »
    out of interest is this value type rice. I am getting terrible results with this at the mo....


    yes it has been value rice but i have tried some of the dearer ones to
    just think my brain has gone to mush like my rice
    It's an honour having such a lovely family and being welsh, what more could a girl want :rotfl:
  • deb68_2
    deb68_2 Posts: 302 Forumite
    Thank you everyone i have been using mr a own value rice also mr t
    mr Ts works bit better,looks like im not saving money buying cheaper rice
    thank you everyone for replying to me
    take care
    an keep warm
    x
    It's an honour having such a lovely family and being welsh, what more could a girl want :rotfl:
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