Slow cooker beginner - question/s

B0bbyEwing

maman said:

using my phone as a timer.

Like you, I'm not tied to a brand. I shop in Aldi mostly but I like brown rice best but use white for some recipes. 

Actually bought a triple line timer which helps with things. 
And yeah in recent months we've made the switch to an Aldi shop. The veg doesn't seem to last as long as Sainsbury's veg (we shopped at Sainsbury's for years) but most of the stuff seems fine enough.

I find a lot of people when talking about supermarkets just repeat what they hear in front of the school gates. Sainsbury's is expensive. 
Oh is it, why?
And it's just something their friend told them.

With prices changing all the time, Sainsbury's can actually be quite cheap on things at times. When my wife does the food shop, the night before she'll spend online looking at prices and doctoring her shop accordingly.

Pollycat said:

That's an awful, unsupportive, unhelpful comment.
What if she's really ill sometime?

I realise the year is 2022 which seems to be the year of the overreaction and as each year passes we seem to get more & more sensitive but really it wasn't meant in an "awful, unsupportive, unhelpful" way.

I say the same when it comes to cleaning. Not that it'll be quicker if I do it, it most certainly wont be, but it'll be cleaner if I do it. That's just owing to my OCD on cleanliness. Maybe I'm also awful, unsupportive & unhelpful?

In our house we have our tasks that we take care of and it works for us. For example, I'll wash the dishes, I'll do the house cleaning, my wife will cook the food.
It isn't a set in stone rule where I refuse to cook any food because "that's your job". When she's ill - which she was last night actually, then I'll cook something. If I get a migraine for example (suffer reasonably regular) and just need to go sit down in a dark room then she'll wash the pots after tea. 

And at the end of it all, neither of us are getting overly sensitive about what the other said

B0bbyEwing

bouicca21 said:

At its most basic OP needs to learn the difference between basmati, generic long grain, arborio and ‘pudding’ rice.  Then he can work up to brown and specialised rices.  Google it.

Never heard of arboria. 
Pudding rice? Is that a regional way of saying rice pudding? Just stick it in a pan on the hob, slap some strawberry jam in & job done. Lovely

Didn't realise brown was an advanced version of the other rice. I tend to stay away from it though to be honest. I question the nutritional difference between white & brown really as to whether it's significant enough to get worked up over. As for flavour, for me at least, white wins hands down.

B0bbyEwing

Pollycat said:

If it was said in jest, his wife would then show him/give him advice instead of him needing to ask on here.

ORRRRRRRRRRR................

as an alternative way of looking at the situation, I may be off work & looking for input from a range of people because everyone brings a different outlook and she may be fully in the know about that and interested also.

Just a possibility.

B0bbyEwing

Katiehound said:

I also suggested very early in this thread to use the juice/ gravy from the SC but Bobby thought I had lost the plot! 

If you're referring to where you said "cook the microwave rice in the juice rather than boiling the water" then yes.

Reason being - 

I never said I cook microwave rice in boiling water. 

I cook microwave rice .... in a microwave. (or to be particular, I heat it as it's probably already cooked).

And if we're talking flavour then I see no real difference between doing that  and then pouring on the juice vs sticking the microwave rice in the juice first.

Pollycat

B0bbyEwing said:

Pollycat said:

If it was said in jest, his wife would then show him/give him advice instead of him needing to ask on here.

ORRRRRRRRRRR................

as an alternative way of looking at the situation, I may be off work & looking for input from a range of people because everyone brings a different outlook and she may be fully in the know about that and interested also.

Just a possibility.

You seem quite aggressive to people who are trying to help you.

 Good luck with finding the information on cooking that you are looking for.

Here's my last bit of advice:
Google the different types of rice and try to understand what they are used for.

ariarnia

B0bbyEwing said:

bouicca21 said:

At its most basic OP needs to learn the difference between basmati, generic long grain, arborio and ‘pudding’ rice.  Then he can work up to brown and specialised rices.  Google it.

Never heard of arboria. 
Pudding rice? Is that a regional way of saying rice pudding? Just stick it in a pan on the hob, slap some strawberry jam in & job done. Lovely

Didn't realise brown was an advanced version of the other rice. I tend to stay away from it though to be honest. I question the nutritional difference between white & brown really as to whether it's significant enough to get worked up over. As for flavour, for me at least, white wins hands down.

pudding rice is the rice you use to make rice pudding. (you can use ordinary rice but it doesn't go as sticky and creamy). 

this is what looks like a simple rice pudding recipe you could try in the slow cooker (if you wanted to). i find making it is nicer than the stuff in a tin (i think it's because we use real sugar and butter when the factory probably uses oil and sweetners) but the stuff in a tin is great and quick so we only make it ourselves when it's a special treat (like a home made cake is nicer than the supermarket but we sometimes pick one up because it's good enough for a quick cake and custard pudding). 

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/user/191983/recipe/slow-cooker-rice-pudding

ariarnia

B0bbyEwing said:

Katiehound said:

I also suggested very early in this thread to use the juice/ gravy from the SC but Bobby thought I had lost the plot! 

If you're referring to where you said "cook the microwave rice in the juice rather than boiling the water" then yes.

Reason being - 

I never said I cook microwave rice in boiling water. 

I cook microwave rice .... in a microwave. (or to be particular, I heat it as it's probably already cooked).

And if we're talking flavour then I see no real difference between doing that  and then pouring on the juice vs sticking the microwave rice in the juice first.

katie is saying you were both confused because she didn't realise you were talking about the packets of microwave rice.

when you said you microwaved the rice first time on the thread i think we all thought you meant either raw rice or those packets of dry rice with flavours in them. both of those types of dry rice can be cooked the same way with water in a bowl in the microwave and if you replace that water with stock or gravy then the rice absorbs it when cooking to add flavour in the rice rather than on the rice. make sense?

ariarnia

Pollycat said:

B0bbyEwing said:

Pollycat said:

If it was said in jest, his wife would then show him/give him advice instead of him needing to ask on here.

ORRRRRRRRRRR................

as an alternative way of looking at the situation, I may be off work & looking for input from a range of people because everyone brings a different outlook and she may be fully in the know about that and interested also.

Just a possibility.

You seem quite aggressive to people who are trying to help you.

 Good luck with finding the information on cooking that you are looking for.

Here's my last bit of advice:
Google the different types of rice and try to understand what they are used for.

i don't think bob is being aggressive. i think it's good that he's coming on here and wanting to know things. this forum is great because people can come here and ask basic questions. yes sometimes we misunderstand each other but i think you took his original comment about his OH the wrong way (which is easy to do when it's words) and he's just clarifying that she's not a horrible person and their relationship works for them? 

newlywed

ariarnia said:

B0bbyEwing said:

Katiehound said:

I also suggested very early in this thread to use the juice/ gravy from the SC but Bobby thought I had lost the plot! 

If you're referring to where you said "cook the microwave rice in the juice rather than boiling the water" then yes.

Reason being - 

I never said I cook microwave rice in boiling water. 

I cook microwave rice .... in a microwave. (or to be particular, I heat it as it's probably already cooked).

And if we're talking flavour then I see no real difference between doing that  and then pouring on the juice vs sticking the microwave rice in the juice first.

katie is saying you were both confused because she didn't realise you were talking about the packets of microwave rice.

when you said you microwaved the rice first time on the thread i think we all thought you meant either raw rice or those packets of dry rice with flavours in them. both of those types of dry rice can be cooked the same way with water in a bowl in the microwave and if you replace that water with stock or gravy then the rice absorbs it when cooking to add flavour in the rice rather than on the rice. make sense?

Erm… not quite all…. 

I work full time and have often used microwave packs of rice. They are portioned out for you, quick and easy and relatively cheap if you arent buying a brand name.

these days I buy 2 min microwave cauliflower rice - coz it’s too messy to grate cauli and I don’t have a food processor only a stick blender thingy.


I think everyone gets used to cooking in a specific way. I was taught how to cook raw rice on the hob. Never even entered my head to cook it in the microwave unless it’s the 2 min packet rice. No idea why! Never even thought to Google for that option. So this thread has taught me something… and I’ve been cooking the dinners for more than 15 years!

Sometimes it’s good to ask questions, because we all get stuck in a rut of doing things how we always have done and often don’t think that there is another way.

And @B0bbyEwing. Arborio is a type of white rice used for risotto. 

Katiehound

Pollycat said:

B0bbyEwing said:

Pollycat said:

If it was said in jest, his wife would then show him/give him advice instead of him needing to ask on here.

ORRRRRRRRRRR................

as an alternative way of looking at the situation, I may be off work & looking for input from a range of people because everyone brings a different outlook and she may be fully in the know about that and interested also.

Just a possibility.

You seem quite aggressive to people who are trying to help you.

 Good luck with finding the information on cooking that you are looking for.

Here's my last bit of advice:
Google the different types of rice and try to understand what they are used for.

Sorry, but I agree with Pollycat on this one- yes, aggressive bordering on the downright rude.
 If there is confusion then anyone can apologise but I don't think that is in your remit.

Writing in capital letters equates with shouting. Don't bother.

Good luck with finding things out, snide comments don't help anyone.

I certainly shan't be bothering to add more comments

(Cooking rice in sauce gives it extra flavour, rather than just pouring sauce over the top: but maybe you knew that anyway....)