Gabby wrote:
>
> Mr Libido Incognito wrote:
> > biig wrote on 11 Jul 2006 in rec.food.cooking
> >
> > >
> > > I have a Black and Decker steamer/rice cooker, but the instructions
> > > don't say whether to start with cold water or hot.....anyone know????
> > > tia.....Sharon
> > >
> >
> > I to have a black and decker rice cooker (the Rice Cooker Plus
> > model)...It doesn't really matter which temp you use. I think room temp
> > or directly from the cold tap would work well. A bigger worry is the no
> > stick lining...It is rather soft so NO metal tools please, or it will
> > scratch up quickly. But mine isn't a steamer as per say, just cooks rice.
> > It kinda looks like a smallish (say 2-3 qt at a guess) round crock pot if
> > you squint. I think it will take about 4 cups raw rice...But I've never
> > cooked more than 2 cups of raw rice in it. Never needed to.
> >
>
> I have the Proctor-Silex which is similar & I always start with cold
> water.
>
> Have you noticed a marked difference in results depending on the kind
> of rice used? If I do Basmati or Jasmine, I use equal amounts of water
> and rice. If I do Uncle Ben's converted I use 2 parts water to 1 part
> rice but, for some reason that I haven't figured out, it always ends up
> browning on the bottom. That doesn't happen with Jasmine or Basmati
> even with much less water. In each case I remove the pot from the
> cooker as soon as it clicks off so it isn't as though it's sitting dry
> on a hot element.
>
> Gabby

I had a cheap Salton dedicated rice cooker that would have a dry bit
at the bottom when it shut off, but my Black and Decker steamer/rice
cooker doesn't do that........Sharon