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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:04:22 JST Adrianna Tan

   Cooking Internet is full of people complaining about not being able to cook rice consistently and then East Asian people saying ‘just get a rice cooker’ and them sayinf ‘never’

   #Food

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:11:04 JST Adrianna Tan

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     @kinsale42 @mayintoronto I do it if I’m cooking biryani or some style of south asian rice, but for everyday white or brown rice (and in the quantities we eat) a rice cooker is superior

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     there is beauty in simplicity (kinsale42@mstdn.games)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:11:05 JST there is beauty in simplicity

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     • May Likes Toronto

     @mayintoronto @skinnylatte I mean, you *can* but why would you? 😂

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     May Likes Toronto (mayintoronto@beige.party)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:11:06 JST May Likes Toronto

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     @skinnylatte I was 17 before I realized that you could cook rice without a rice cooker.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:19:54 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Jeff Smith

     @sumisu3 I like south and middle eastern rice in a pot

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     Jeff Smith (sumisu3@mastodon.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:19:55 JST Jeff Smith

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     @skinnylatte rice cooker for every day (and for us it is pretty much every day) rice. But there is something very special about rice cooked over a wood fire in a traditional pot. Now, that said, haven’t had rice made that way in oh so many years. The crispy crust on the bottom is unequivocally the highlight of such a meal. Persian style with the sliced potatoes that become crispy in the bottom also insanely good.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:22:13 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Paul J Wege
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     @makeratschool @kinsale42 @mayintoronto the rice cooker pots for microwaves are pretty good. I’ve learned how to cook rice in all methods and styles now, but coming from a culture where rice is breakfast lunch dinner and supper, without rice cookers people would be spending a lot more time and energy on this task

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     Paul J Wege (makeratschool@kanoa.de)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:22:14 JST Paul J Wege

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     @skinnylatte
     And I think, that is where the problems are coming from: I like rice but that doesn't mean that I cook it daily. So my thinking is like " there must be a way to cook it properly, because in the early days no-one had an electric rice cooker. And I don't have space for another machine I only use once a week". So my 'recipe' for all without s cooker: proper whashing. 1 cup rice, 2 cups water, cook until water is soaked up, put in bed for 30 min 😄
     @kinsale42 @mayintoronto

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:45:29 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Rodrigo Escobar

     @rodrigo there are some rice cookers with the tahdig function! Rare but they exist

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     Rodrigo Escobar (rodrigo@escobar.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:45:33 JST Rodrigo Escobar

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     @skinnylatte I don’t own a rice cooker because, probably mistakenly, that I couldn’t get the crispy burn-ish bit at the bottom of the pot that’s such a sought after in Caribbean cuisine. Am I mistaken in believing that I cannot easily get that with it?

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:53:19 JST Adrianna Tan

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     Personally I never heard of anyone who didn’t like or want a rice cooker until I left my part of Asia, but now when I talk about it I don’t care to change anyone’s mind.

     It’s not a single use gadget, it’s my depression food machine.

     Put in rice (without washing even) in a single person small rice cooker, add soy sauce, a leafy veg, a protein. Press a button. Leave. Eat.

     Or do the Indonesian college student dorm room special: put leftover KFC in it.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:54:39 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Noortje Van Leeuwen

     @Noortjevee apparently!

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     Noortje Van Leeuwen (noortjevee@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:54:41 JST Noortje Van Leeuwen

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     @skinnylatte people stuggle with rice?

     Even without a rice cooker its not that hard

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 15:59:31 JST Adrianna Tan

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     One time I visited a friend who was studying in Switzerland and she was like ‘I make claypot rice, congee and cakes in my rice cooker’

     She also said she moved into a dorm and every single Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Thai student came with their parents, who each had.. rice cookers

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 16:01:26 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Hugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷

     @Tooden also indispensable for people who eat so much rice they need a large rice cooker!

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     Hugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷 (tooden@aus.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 16:01:27 JST Hugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷

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     @skinnylatte English speaking, white person who has always been able to cook rice in saucepan, agrees that a rice-cooker is a good idea for people who have never cooked rice, or have trouble. It's a learned skill. I prefer fluffy rice (20 minutes for al dente).

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     TinDrum (oscarjiminy@aus.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 16:05:21 JST TinDrum

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     @skinnylatte sorry, did you say left-over kfc..?

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 16:05:21 JST Adrianna Tan

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     @oscarjiminy lol

     https://hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte/113938680066936048

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 16:09:10 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Carsten

     @EvilCartyen yay!

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     Carsten (evilcartyen@mstdn.dk)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 16:09:11 JST Carsten

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     @skinnylatte no-one in Denmark has a rice cooker, but as students we figured that if everyone in Asia has one - they're probably on to something.

     Best appliance we've ever bought. We now buy rice in 10kg bags alongside every immigrant in the neighbourhood.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 16:19:52 JST Adrianna Tan

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     I am also a fan of traditional nasi kukus (rice steamed in individual little pots) but that is more of a treat when I’m back in my part of the world

     https://www.lokataste.com/nasi-kukus-recipe/

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 17:00:42 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Erica Bunnies & Puppies

     @ericabp the rice cooker bowls they sell for microwaves do that. They’re pretty good

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     Erica Bunnies & Puppies (ericabp@mastodon.sandwich.net)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 17:00:43 JST Erica Bunnies & Puppies

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     @skinnylatte I really wish there was a good dishwasher safe rice cooker inner bowl that I could purchase.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 17:16:26 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • aerique

     @aerique all good! Just not effective in the quantities of rice we usually prepare (since it’s eaten at every meal and also has to feed more than 4 people very often at each meal)

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     aerique (aerique@genart.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 17:16:28 JST aerique

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     @skinnylatte For me, as one of those white people mentioned in this thread, it's more about "not yet another appliance my kitchen is full enough as it is!".

     But I just throw rice in boiling water like pasta and taste it every few minutes until it's ready while preparing the rest of the meal 🤷

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     maya_b (maya_b@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 23:21:15 JST maya_b

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     @skinnylatte

     not a rice cooker, but my instant pot's "rice" button does a really good job every single time.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 01:19:42 JST Adrianna Tan

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     @jwcph I have another rice cooker for my office that’s for 1 person. It’s like $10

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     JWcph, Radicalized By Decency (jwcph@helvede.net)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 01:19:43 JST JWcph, Radicalized By Decency

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     @skinnylatte I had one, but it was for a minimum of four servings - I live alone... 😝

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 01:20:51 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • cybervegan

     @cybervegan if you’re an East Asian person making rice for 4 people daily, 4 people who eat rice 3 times a day, a rice cooker is essential. It’s not that we can’t, it’s that it’s a quantity and quality game changer

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     cybervegan (cybervegan@autistics.life)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 01:20:52 JST cybervegan

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     @skinnylatte I have to say I don't know what the fuss is about. In 35 years of cooking rice, I've used the same method: wash the rice in a sauce pan with cold water, until the water is clear; refill with cold water to 3cm/1 inch above the rice; put on quite high heat; stir gently after a few minutes to prevent sticking; heat until boiling and allow to boil for about 2 minutes then turn off the heat; allow to stand for 5 to 10 minutes; drain. If you want non-sticky rice, rinse with boiling water.

     This works with white basmati (my favourite), white Thai fragrant, Japanese and short grain rice. For brown rice, instead boil for 10 mins instead of 2.

     The only rice I've ever had trouble with is American long grain rice: you have to start with a low heat and ramp up slowly, otherwise it sticks to the bottom and burns. I don't like this type of rice anyway, so I usually avoid it.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 01:21:12 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • maya_b

     @maya_b yeah it’s not bad. I use one over here.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 01:22:37 JST Adrianna Tan

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     I forgot to mention that if you’re someone from a rice eating culture and you fuck up (as in your rice isn’t perfect) even just once

     People will instantly think you’re a terrible cook

     Your social standing will decrease
     Your marriage prospects will dim

     I jest, but it’s mostly true

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 01:24:00 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Granny Art (Shrimp) (Joni)

     @artcollisions they also free up women’s time to do whatever else they want.

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     Granny Art (Shrimp) (Joni) (artcollisions@vis.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 01:24:01 JST Granny Art (Shrimp) (Joni)

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     @skinnylatte is this why rice cookers exist?

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 06:15:49 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • cybervegan

     @cybervegan I’ve seen some crimes to rice cooking on English speaking food media on both sides of the pond. It’s bad.

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     cybervegan (cybervegan@autistics.life)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 06:15:50 JST cybervegan

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     @skinnylatte That's fair. I was more talking about our (UK Western) two or three times a week rice. Agree if I was cooking it daily I probably fold and get a rice cooker. I was commenting more on the perception that cooking rice is hard.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 06:16:56 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Ed Sanders

     @EdSanders I’ve seen some English speaking food celebrities who can’t cook rice properly. The mind boggles. I distrust them.

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     Ed Sanders (edsanders@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 06:16:57 JST Ed Sanders

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     @skinnylatte

     If you can't manage something as basic as rice, what are you doing in the kitchen?

     Rice cookers are great, but even without one, it's literally cooking 101.