Very basic and cheap. Never had any problems with it. Buy Cookworks RC-8A 1.5L Rice Cooker - White at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Rice cookers and steamers, Small kitchen appliances, Kitchen electricals, Home and garden. http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5446...2oxqv7W52skLTY_cd7cFhygEMZ7XJzR5C8aAmJz8P8HAQ
Personal experience, I owned one of those glass lid things years ago, it was awful, the closed sealed lid very slightly pressurised ones give much better results. I'm not a typical Brit, or Scot for that matter, I cook lots of rice all the time, at any one point in time I have up to 15 portions of Basmati or Jasmine rice in the freezer, I cook in bulk, freeze and reheat, it has worked perfectly for me as a technique for nearly 20 years, I am very fussy about my rice, maybe even as fussy as a Filipino
Had I known that he won't get me one soon, l would have bought one in Manila for only £10 He said somebody might give us one in the wedding so I need to wait 3 mos. I agreed since we just moved in and bought new toaster, microwave &a kettle. Too shy to add my rice cooker in the shopping list What kind of rice do you usually get? He brought me a pack of long grain rice which was like plastic when cooked.
i complained about the sloppy rice he made and said I'm sorry but as a Filipino I want my rice perfect and he made an offended face. I won't complain again.
Ha! Yes, that rings a bell. When my wife first came over I thought I'd be a good fiancee and get in a load of rice. So I bought a big packet of Tesco value long-grain rice. She still takes the mickey out of me for that. The whole packet bar my first attempt to cook it (and probably most of that too) ended up in the bin. We then went out to a Chinese supermarket and bought some "proper" rice - ie Thai Jasmine Rice. And we bought a rice cooker rather than using a saucepan. It transformed the standard of the rice. Tell your fiancee to lighten up and not be so precious, get a rice cooker and have some proper rice. You can get one pretty cheap. We originally had a Breville one, which did the job but wasn't pressurised on the lid and eventually got to a point where the screw holding the handle kept coming off and falling into the cooked rice! So I bought this one for Christmas. http://www.souschef.co.uk/weking-ri...rSmCIESnkJubxqB9MQsi-CVIgVXf6RxAHMaAgVy8P8HAQ I really like it. It's a bit more expensive than some, but really good. Just tell him - if he wants to marry an Asian he has to get a rice cooker!! And pretty sharpish!! I learned that lesson quickly. After all, I wouldn't expect my missus to be an expert on mashed potato like what I am!!
This is the rice we get, which we get from Seewoo in Reading. We use it for Sushi even though it's not proper Sushi rice and nobody complains. http://www.chiuwah.co.uk/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=61&zenid=a9oulrpbvfsq7krbm8a3e6g5b1 My wife wouldn't even entertain the possibility of buying Basmati rice, never mind my bag of Tesco long-grain rice!
Hi joi! My fiance bought me a Basmati rice. We haven't cooked it though and I'm not sure if it's good. If we get to an Asian shop, I'll try to check some other varieties if there are. I noticed in an Asian restaurant, they serve rice dishes. You might want to try if there are in your place just to satisfy your cravings.
Oh god that's probably some crap like 'Uncle Ben's' rice You can get Thai Jasmine here easily, we don't have the same huge variety as you get in the Phils, but for most Filipino's Thai Jasmine would be best, although all rice is expensive in small quantities. For Indian long grain rice there is a larger number of suppliers, the best Indian rice variety is Basmati but it is very different from what you would be used to, the grains are skinny and long and not very sticky at all, really you want Thai Jasmine. Don't buy 'Tilda' rice products either you will probably find a lot of their rice to be processed and plastic as well. Explain to your future husband that rice lasts forever if stored correctly so you should buy in bulk, 10 or 20 kg sacks this link will give you an idea of price although you should be able to get a large sack cheaper than that at any good Asian grocers. Regards storage of a large sack of rice just have something that will seal off the bag, string or rubber bands, I decant maybe 3kg at a time into sealed plastic containers and then seal the sack for later, we don't have the same problem with ants and the likes here that you get back in the Philippines.
Ah sorry mate, I keep disagreeing with you Once you move to top quality rice like Thai Jasmine, nothing else comes close
I agree. I think Basmati is the predominant rice in Supermarkets and easier to get, but it's more suitable for Indian food. I'm with you all the way OSS. Pressurised rice cooker and a good quality Thai Jasmine rice is the way to go. Once you've gone in that direction there's no going back. And just try picking up Basmati Rice with chopsticks!
I cook a lot of Indian so I always have a lot of Basmati in the house, but when I cook Chinese I far prefer proper Thai Jasmine. I've been considering one of these a proper electric pressure cooker, as in 'high pressure' expensive but might be good for a lot of dishes, I tend to cook in bulk even for Chinese dishes as I live alone and cooking multiple portions makes the best use of ingredients and gets me a better price :
We don't cook in bulk, but regularly have a few plastic "Chinese Takeaway" containers in the fridge full of left-over rice ready to be microwaved.
Why not stir-fry the left-over rice "Thai style" instead of microwaving. Simple to prepare and very tasty.
Oh I'm an expert in 'Chinese Takeaway' containers too Satco! nothing but the best These are strong and can be reused over and over but I tend to buy another 50 every few months.
Well, there's normally 4 of us so there probably wouldn't be enough. It tends to get used with Chinese Takeaways or put into some soup. We do fried rice sometimes (with spam naturally!!) but tend to cook a whole new batch for it.
