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manda > wrote:

> I used to cook my brown basmati rice (imporetd) in a pyrex bowl using
> the sensor feature specifically for rice on the microwave. IIt
> requires to runt he cycle two times. I use twice as much water in the
> first cycle and then add little bit of water (like less than 1/2 of
> the rice) to the rice that still would have some water left for the
> second cycle. I didn't put all the water to prevent overflowing too
> much.
>
> Recently, I bought a microwave rice cooker so that I don't have to use
> "Rice" feature on the microwave and run the second cycle. I use 3
> times as much water as indicated in the manual and use a little less
> time than specified knowing that I had to reduce the time to prevent
> overcooking.
>
> My experince is that cooking with "rice" feature works better. Why do
> you think that is?

Because you know it better. Keep experimenting with the rice cooker and
you'll figure out its quirks.

Miche

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