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On 7/29/2004 5:02 PM, Michel Boucher wrote:
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>>You keep heated rice around for three days? After that, I'll bet
>>it's the same way coming out as it did coming in - all dried up!!!
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> Not! It's almost as fresh as when it was made. That is one of the
> advantages of a rice cooker. Of course, they do warn that there is a
> certain mass required. If you go below that, and I have yet to
> establish what that amount is, it will become dry.
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> It says: "Be sure the amount of rice to be kept warm is not too small",
> which could mean two tablespoons for all I know.
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> So far, I have had cooked rice in my cooker for two days and no problem
> with as little as a cup left.
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What I like about the "warming" function is that I can start a batch of
rice when I get home, make dinner at my leisure and know that the rice
will be done when I am ready for it. I don't generally leave it on warm
for more than 30-45 minutes.
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jmk in NC