Guest guest Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Cristene, You can try a rice cooker. I don't have one of those, but I hear they work great. I use a crock-pot half the time for cooking rice. I just put the rice and hot water (1 to 1), turn the crock pot on low and leave it for about 2 hours or so. Of course crock-pots vary in their temperatures so you'd have to check your pot the first time to see how long it takes. When I ran the seminary refectory and cooked for 200 people at a time, I cooked the rice in the oven. Put the appropriate amount of rice and hot water in a covered (I used foil to cover the pan but you have to make sure it's tightly covered) 9 " x13 " pan (or smaller if you're not cooking much rice, put in a pre-heated oven of 350 and cook for approx. 45 - 1 hour. Check it to see if it's done - if not continue cooking a bit longer. Depending on your oven, you'll have to adjust the time. The one I used was a commercial type range and I haven't done this in the oven since that time. Other's on this list will probably have better ideas, but that's what I do. As for eating the rice, I put nutritional yeast and ground flax seeds on the table the same as you would " normal " condiments and let the kids help themselves to those to top their rice with. They don't do too much of the flax seeds yet (though they are getting better at that) but they love the nutritional yeast. FWIW God's Peace, Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Cristene asked: << I can not cook regular rice. it comes out watery and sticky and not done every time .. <snip>.. any ideas on how to cook rice?? >> Rinse rice; put in a saucepan with twice as much water as rice; bring to a boil with the lid off; cover, and reduce heat to simmer (you should be able to hear the edge bubbling through the pot); simmer for 40-45 minutes; turn off heat but leave lid on, let sit for 5 minutes. It's easier than you think, really! Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Cristene, I'd suggest getting a rice cooker. Rice is so much simplier to cook. You can cook other grains and steam veggies in it as well. They are very inexpensive! Peace, Laura she is also used to very good home cooked food from daycare- so any ideas?? or maybe any ideas on how to cook rice?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Get an electric rice cooker at an Indian or Asian grocery. Makes perfect rice every time, and I never could make decent rice on the stovetop, either. Jen (longtime member, intermittent lurker, very infrequent poster!) , " cristene bailey " <maibee23@m...> wrote: > > > > > hi!! yes- please post those. they sound great! thank you for your offer. and I have one question for you all- how do youi get your kids to eat rice? I made uncle ben's last night(I can not cook regular rice. it comes out watery and sticky and not done every time) and she said it tasted weird. she is also used to very good home cooked food from daycare- so any ideas?? or maybe any ideas on how to cook rice?? thx cristene > -- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 great ideas!! we use nutrtional teast in about everything. flax is a good one. I lost my crock pot years ago but the oven seems like a great idea. what are the rice to water ratios on that though? I cup rice to 2 cups water?? and do I just leave it alone until the time is up or do I need to stir? thanks again. I really appreciate the help. cristene - quintmom<quintmom < > Monday, January 17, 2005 4:38 PM Re: Fw: chickpeas recipes/kids and rice Cristene, You can try a rice cooker. I don't have one of those, but I hear they work great. I use a crock-pot half the time for cooking rice. I just put the rice and hot water (1 to 1), turn the crock pot on low and leave it for about 2 hours or so. Of course crock-pots vary in their temperatures so you'd have to check your pot the first time to see how long it takes. When I ran the seminary refectory and cooked for 200 people at a time, I cooked the rice in the oven. Put the appropriate amount of rice and hot water in a covered (I used foil to cover the pan but you have to make sure it's tightly covered) 9 " x13 " pan (or smaller if you're not cooking much rice, put in a pre-heated oven of 350 and cook for approx. 45 - 1 hour. Check it to see if it's done - if not continue cooking a bit longer. Depending on your oven, you'll have to adjust the time. The one I used was a commercial type range and I haven't done this in the oven since that time. Other's on this list will probably have better ideas, but that's what I do. As for eating the rice, I put nutritional yeast and ground flax seeds on the table the same as you would " normal " condiments and let the kids help themselves to those to top their rice with. They don't do too much of the flax seeds yet (though they are getting better at that) but they love the nutritional yeast. FWIW God's Peace, Gayle For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org<http://www.vrg.org/> and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This<http://www.vrg.org/family.This> is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 I have a question about rice cookers. I lived in Japan for a number of years and the rice cookers used there generally resemble deep fryers used here (not the rice/veg steamers I often see advertised). These vrice cookers are great and I even owned one here for a time. My problem is, when I went to purchase one a few weeks ago it boasted an aluminum cook pan. Are they all aluminum? And, isn't aluminum considered undesirable (by some) for cooking? Does anyone know anything about aluminum and/or another type of rice cooker? Thanks. :)Madeline >VAP79 > > >Re: Fw: chickpeas recipes/kids and rice >Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:33:52 EST > > >Cristene, >I'd suggest getting a rice cooker. Rice is so much simplier to cook. You >can >cook other grains and steam veggies in it as well. >They are very inexpensive! >Peace, >Laura >she is also used to very good home cooked food from daycare- so any ideas?? >or maybe any ideas on how to cook rice?? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 excellent!! my problem is that I always would uncover to stir- so I guess I should be patient and leave it alone!! thanks cristene - Elizabeth Bakwin<bakwin < > Monday, January 17, 2005 6:09 PM Re: Fw: chickpeas recipes/kids and rice Cristene asked: << I can not cook regular rice. it comes out watery and sticky and not done every time .. <snip>.. any ideas on how to cook rice?? >> Rinse rice; put in a saucepan with twice as much water as rice; bring to a boil with the lid off; cover, and reduce heat to simmer (you should be able to hear the edge bubbling through the pot); simmer for 40-45 minutes; turn off heat but leave lid on, let sit for 5 minutes. It's easier than you think, really! Liz For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org<http://www.vrg.org/> and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This<http://www.vrg.org/family.This> is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 <And, isn't aluminum considered undesirable (by some) for cooking> they say that cooking with aluminum (for many years) can lead to alzeimers(sp?). at least that is what I was told. something about the cheap metal when heated at that high and at that length of cooking seeps into your food. I know this is excat data. sorry. cristene - Madeline White<madeline_killian < > Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:21 AM Re: Fw: chickpeas recipes/kids and rice I have a question about rice cookers. I lived in Japan for a number of years and the rice cookers used there generally resemble deep fryers used here (not the rice/veg steamers I often see advertised). These vrice cookers are great and I even owned one here for a time. My problem is, when I went to purchase one a few weeks ago it boasted an aluminum cook pan. Are they all aluminum? And, isn't aluminum considered undesirable (by some) for cooking? Does anyone know anything about aluminum and/or another type of rice cooker? Thanks. :)Madeline >VAP79<VAP79 > < > > < > >Re: Fw: chickpeas recipes/kids and rice >Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:33:52 EST > > >Cristene, >I'd suggest getting a rice cooker. Rice is so much simplier to cook. You >can >cook other grains and steam veggies in it as well. >They are very inexpensive! >Peace, >Laura >she is also used to very good home cooked food from daycare- so any ideas?? >or maybe any ideas on how to cook rice?? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Madeline, FWIW, I have never been able to find a non-aluminum rice cooker anywhere in the U.S. If anyone knows of how to get one, please let people on this list know -- thanks!! Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hey Cristene, Yes, the water to rice ratio is 2 to 1 (2 cups water, to 1 cup rice, 3 cups water to 1 1/2 cups rice, 4 cups water to 2 cups rice, etc...). Leave the rice alone until about 45 minutes or so, then check it. If it's not done, cover the pan again and cook for 10 more minutes. Because the thermostat on each oven is different, you may have to experiment with your oven to find the best cooking time for the size pan you are using. When I used an oversized 9 " x 13 " pan (probably more like 12 " x 20 " ) it used to take between 45 minutes and an hour. Remember too that if your pan is shallow rather than deep, it may not take as long to cook. God's Peace, Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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