"Ariane Jenkins" > wrote in message
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> On 10 Apr 2005 08:44:06 -0700, Sheldon > wrote:
>>
>> I don't know why you say "definitely". I've never seen any Chinese
>> restaurant in NYC that uses a rice cooker. I'm pretty observant when
>> it comes to kitchen stuff, and every kitchen I've observed the rice was
>> cooked in an ordinary aluminum pot, a huge pot, but ordinary
>> nevertheless... and not just Oriental, Hispanic restaurants as well,
>> and they eat a lot of rice too, although they tend to use cast aluminum
>> of a wide but shallow configuration.
>
> I would be very surprised if that were the case. It simply makes
> more
> sense to use a rice cooker. It frees up space on the stovetop, it
> requires no
> watching/timing, keeps warm well and rice cookers can have very large
> capacities fitting for the amount of rice a Chinese restaurant would
> require.
> And the results are excellent.
>
>> Just because one is Chinese is no recomendation one can cook Chinese...
>
> That's pretty rich, coming from you. As I've mentioned before, your
> track record for advice on Chinese cuisine is hardly a recommendation for
> your
> skills or knowledge, either. Maybe you should follow aem's advice about
> not digging yourself any deeper.
>
>> I beleive those who don't cook very well are who use rice cookers, of
>> any ethnicity.
>
> You're free to think that if it makes you feel better, but I hope you
> realize that most sensible people know you have no basis in reality for
> thinking so.
>
> Ariane

but but but...Sheldon knows everything! Especially about the Chinese
community dontcha know...................) I mean you are Chinese.. but
heck.. what do you know??????? )

Ophelia
Scotland