March 27, 2007
My rice cooker overcooked my rice.
Two nights in a row.
I feel – betrayed.
I mean, isn’t that why I bought the stupid rice cooker in the first place? So that I wouldn’t end up overcooking my rice?
Should I buy another one? Or will this one just disappoint me too?
Or do I just suck at using my rice cooker?
Posted by Goon Squad Sarah @ 8:50 pm • Food
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March 27th, 2007 at 9:22 pm, Judy Says:
I am sure you have been attacked by the Kitchen Virus. Many of us have had it. Please do everything to save yourself from this terrible disease..It has caused can openers to stop working. It has caused pizza to jump from the pan to the floor. It has caused the pork to disappear from the pork and beans. Please protect yourself from this disease by spending as little time as possible in the kitchen.
March 27th, 2007 at 9:24 pm, Dirk Says:
The picture sure looks like our old rice cooker. That’s a random rice generator. Hard, perfect, overcooked. Your guess is as good as mine.
We have a new one now (bigger, too) and so far it hasn’t failed us (but we haven’t used it THAT often). Still, the twins love rice so it’ll get plenty of workout in no time at all.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:52 pm, Karly Says:
And that is why I only make Minute Rice. That, and because I’m lazy.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:53 pm, ThePapaDog Says:
Considering the fact that I’ve always been afraid to use a rice cooker (I believe I would burn it as well) I just like to destroy my rice the old fashioned way.
I could bust on your skills, but then I’d have to make fun of myself too and I’ve already done that once today…
March 27th, 2007 at 11:32 pm, Vickie Says:
We lazy people cook our rice in the microwave–with any plastic container with a cover! 15 minutes at reduced power (8, for our 1200-power mike). Rice comes out moist, but if you let it sit 5 mins before serving, the moisture is absorbed.
If you get fed up enough with your RC to try.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:53 pm, tiffany Says:
mmmmm.
rice.
i’m hungry.
March 28th, 2007 at 12:17 am, Matthew Says:
Ooh, I wish my rice cooker would burn the rice because then I could buy the fancy one with the teflon interior that, I imagine, would allow the bottom, sticky rice to just flow right out when I submerge it in water.
At least, that’s what I dream of when I scrubbing the piece of crap rice cooker we have right now.
Buy a new one so I may live vicariously through you.
March 28th, 2007 at 1:04 am, Rattling the Kettle Says:
Never understood the fascination with rice cookers. It’s probably because I learned how to cook in a tiny New York City apartment. Anyway, my rice comes out just fine in a pot on the stove. How hard is it to bring water to a boil, add rice, cover and reduce to simmer?
March 28th, 2007 at 1:18 am, MammaLoves Says:
I didn’t think that was possible? Damn rice cookers!
March 28th, 2007 at 8:36 am, croutonboy Says:
I don’t want to speculate too much, but when an object has but one purpose on this earth, and it is engineered specifically for that one thing, and the operator cannot get it to do that one thing, then maybe…just maybe…the fault may not lie with the appliance.
I’m just saying.
But you know I’m your biggest fan, so yeah…it’s definitely the cooker.
BTW, when the hell are you going to respond to the meme?
March 28th, 2007 at 9:38 am, Emily Says:
Oh, I feel your pain. I love my rice cooker. Not only for rice, but steaming vegetables too. I’d be lost if it failed me.
March 28th, 2007 at 9:49 am, merseydotes Says:
Alton Brown, wise man that he is, shuns single-purpose kitchen gadgets. We ditched our rice cooker a few years ago and just make it on the stovetop without any problems.
March 28th, 2007 at 10:01 am, You can call me, 'Sir' Says:
People who buy rice cookers make me cry (Thanks, Sarah. I REALLY appreciate crying in the morning). Stove-top rice cookin’ is mui grande bueno easy and when you feed people rice from the stove, you have license to cry out as you fill their plates, “BEHOLD! LOOK UPON WHAT MY HANDS HAVE WROUGHT THROUGH THE BOILING OF WATER AND WITHOUT THE HELP OF SINGLE-PURPOSE KITCHEN CRAP! FEAR ME!”. And seriously…isn’t that everyone’s dream?
March 28th, 2007 at 11:40 am, dink(y) Says:
the saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame thing happened to me monday night. I was trying to make dinner for a new mom. grrrrrrrrrrrrr. its a rice cooker revolt! we must stop this revolution or there will be rice cooker anarchy!
March 28th, 2007 at 11:57 am, Chris Says:
I always feel betrayed by small appliances. Like on Sunday when the toaster pantsed me…
March 28th, 2007 at 12:18 pm, Ahlem Says:
Hmm ! Very puzzling I never have any problems with my rice cooker. It looks very similar to the one you have in the picture.
March 28th, 2007 at 12:22 pm, SuburbanOblivion Says:
What happened to cooking rice on the stove?
March 28th, 2007 at 2:53 pm, Patois Says:
Get yourself to your nearest Chinatown and buy a rice cooker there. Don’t go for these cheap American (but made in China) knock-offs. Our rice cooker is decades old and always makes perfect rice. Or perhaps you should just burn an incense to the kitchen gods and your cooker will be perfect once again.
March 28th, 2007 at 4:25 pm, MamaMaven Says:
Boil in bag rice, only way I can cook it!
March 28th, 2007 at 9:39 pm, bones Says:
my rice cooker has never failed me. you’re putting in too much water, or using the wrong kind of rice. Or the damn 9 year olds they have working on the assembly line in taiwan effed when they made yours.
March 28th, 2007 at 9:54 pm, TIto Says:
First off, the same thing happened to me yesterday, so it clearly has somthing to do with the way the planets are aligned this week. Second, to everyone who can make rice on the stove without issues, you are liers who make up lies to brag.
April 2nd, 2007 at 5:00 pm, Kara Says:
I got a rice cooker as a wedding gift. C made me regiater for it even though I didn’t want to because his parents have used the same rice cooker for 35 years. I used it a few times, it never worked right… always burned the rice and it was too hard to clean. I use the stovetop.