On Mar 24, 7:01*pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> in the pan, as the rice was very soft but still too moist.

A nice trick I learned from Cooks Illustrated or Fine Cooking......

When cooking rice, place a couple of layers of paper towels over the
pot before replacing the lid. The condensation will collect in the
paper towels or dish towel, if you use that and not drip back into the
pan. Makes for a drier rice product.