# Rice cooker!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-cooker/422148>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 9, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-cooker/422148 "2007-10-09T23:09:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-cooker/422148/21 "2007-10-12T02:28:38Z")

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Black forbidden rice is great, but it stains things easily and takes a long time to cook, if I remember correctly. It smells like popcorn as it cooks and has this rich, almost creamy flavor and texture. I would recommend it.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-cooker/422148/22 "2007-10-12T02:45:05Z")

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[QUOTE=elbows]  
You should always, **always** wash your rice. Even in the third world they know to wash their rice. And they think you are a tad uncivilized for not doing so.  
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I can’t say I’ve ever heard of anyone washing their rice in this region, but then I leave the cooking to others. Will check with the wife. Ironically, our rice cooker sees little action. When you can pick up a full meal in the marketplace for a dollar or two, why bother? Or slightly more in a restaurant.

As for healthy diets, my doctor here has told me to avoid rice, as well as noodles and bread. I have high cholesterol. But avoid rice and noodles in Thailand. Not likely!

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-cooker/422148/23 "2007-10-12T03:06:04Z")

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Asked the wife. She said OF COURSE you wash rice. Seemed to think it very odd I would ask such a thing. Well, hey, I’m not a cook. :o

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**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-cooker/422148/24 "2007-10-15T00:48:37Z")

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Now even my husband loves it - we bought some boxed rice (New Orleon’s style rice & red beans) and it came out wonderfully! I put in a little less water than the package directed, and voila!

I can’t get over how easy it is to cook with this!

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