dsi1 wrote:

> On Monday, November 2, 2020 at 5:29:49 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> > Hank Rogers wrote:
> >
> > > cshenk wrote:
> > > > songbird wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > cshenk wrote:
> > > > > ...
> > > > > > Calrose medium grain white whould be optimal for that.
> > > > >
> > > >> the two places i visited first had no smaller amounts
> > > > > of rice than 25lbs that were white rice or not special
> > > > > types and priced beyond what i'd want to pay for a few
> > > > > lbs of rice.
> > > > >
> > > >> wallysworld had a small bag of Mahatma rice which was
> > > > > plenty. we're not big rice eaters here. even a 5lb bag
> > > > > would be too much.
> > > > >
> > > >> calrose was available in 25lb bags, i just could not
> > > > > see us eating that much rice.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >> songbird
> > > >
> > > > Interesting! I see mostly 5 or 10lb bags here. It is more
> > > > expensive, but it works better if you eat a lot of rice.
> > > >
> > >
> > > There must be a lot of asians there. I rarely see 25 lb or more
> > > bags. Haven't looked in asian or mexican grocery stores though.
> >
> > I've seen up to 50lb sacks but generally 20-25 is it.
> >
> > I was told a 'rule of thumb' when in Japan. Provide 1 cup cooked
> > rice per person per meal. If it's 4 grandparents, a stray 'Aunti
> > or Uncle', and 5 kids, thats 10 and each meal would need 3 1/3 cups
> > dry rice plus 6 2/3 cups water per meal. Works out to 2.5lbs dry
> > rice a day. You'd go through 17.5 lbs a week and 25lbs is less
> > than 2 weeks.
> >
>
> That sounds pretty complex. We just winged it because we had a small
> family unit. These days, we don't cook rice every day. We don't even
> have an automatic rice cooker. An induction range makes cooking
> scorch-free rice a breeze. Cooking rice on a non-induction stove is
> kind of a drag.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45wHe9KdmrQ

LOL! Just about right unless making Juk/Congee