On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 21:13:49 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso"
> wrote:

>
> The volume of a cone is
>
> pi * r^2 * h / 3
>
> or, it is one third of a cylinder with the same radius and height.
>
> To cook rice the ratio is 1 part rice to 2 parts water. You see where I'm
> going with this.
>
> Pour rice into the center of a pot, allowing it to pile up into a cone,
> until the bottom of the cone touches the sides of the pot.
>
> Then fill with water to the same height. The volume of rice is then half
> the volume of water. No measuring needed.

I just stick my finger in the rice, use my thumbnail to mark how deep
it is and put enough water to be the same height above it (essentially
doubled). Perfect rice every time if it's white rice.




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