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wrote:
>
> My expierence:
> I HATE STICKY RICE!!!!! Everybody in my family loves the crap.
> I was given a really nice, small, rice cooker. It ALWAYS turned out
> sticky rice! EVERY rice cooker I've ever used ALWAYS turned out sticky
> rice.

Then the rest of your family should use the rice cooker and you
shouldn't. In my experience rice cookers are designed to deliver
clumped rice not individual grain rice. This is because Japanese
usually perfer their rice clumpy and rice cookers are a Japanese
designed product.

> Well I boil the water first (on the stove) then pour the water and the
> rice (unwashed [see note below]) both into the rice cooker. The water
> is about 1" above the rice. Put on the lid and push the button.
> When it's done I fluff and it's perfect. EVERY time. I've added some
> boullion powder and a little butter. It still turns out perfect.
>
> [Note: I have washed rice for over 10 minutes and given it just a lick
> and a promise with water, it doesn't matter the crap turns out like
> fricking glue!]

Sounds like a lot of extra work compared to cooking your own in a
kettle. It's a clever workaround, though. Good stuff.