The Basic: Rice

Now I can't cook rice in a pot on the stove but give me a rice cooker and we're all good.


First, give the rice a rinse. Cover rice with water, use your hand & swish around a few times. Drain and repeat. Don't be tempted to over-rinse. I know I'm guilty of playing with rice.



If you have a rice cooker, it's super easy. All you do is fill up water corresponding to the # of cups of rice you're cooking. Here you see that we're cooking 3 cups of rice, so the water fills up to 3.


Finally, plug in the rice cooker and make sure the "rice cooking" light is on. Once it's done, it'll jump to "keep warm" and your rice is ready to be served.