notbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 2015-08-08, cshenk > wrote:
> >
> > Umm, what is a persion (?persian?) rice maker and maybe I can help?
>
> Turns out, all a Persian rice maker does is cook rice normally, then
> goes into on/off mode (like a microwave on defrost) for about 15 mins
> until the tahdig is finished. Sucker was braindead simple. Put in
> rice, take out tahdig. Why anyone is charging $50 and up is beyond
> me. Basically a major rip-off.

So it sounds! Mine has a 'keep warm' that works well. Still, if rice
isnt your thing, then its not that useful of a device. As for the
crusty, thats dead simple and if i make a 1 cup yield, what will happen
in my machine if left on warm for about 1 hour. No brainer there.


Since ours gets an almost daily workout (today, twice), for us it makes
total sense just like the breadmachine does. Making rye into rolls
right now (waiting for the dough mode to finish so we can make rolls).

This rye version is a bit heavy on caraway seeds but we like that. It
will be used with mustard and BBQ pork as well as other things for the
next 3 days or so.

Carol

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