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Default boiling water with lid off?

On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:46:49 -0800 (PST), marco >
wrote:

>the directions for brown rice:
>
>Bring water to a rolling boil
>in "uncovered" container.
>I think I've seen these directions before
>for frozen vegetables.
>
>uncovered? why?
>it takes Longer to boil if uncovered
>
>marc


I have no idea. I cover my pot of water to bring it to a full boil,
then dump my brownridce in and recover and torn to LOW for about an
hour, for my brown rice.

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