"ChefJeff" > wrote in message
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> maxine in ri > wrote in message
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> > ChefJeff wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > After a lifetime of making great rice and having found it easy to
> > > make, I stumbled across "The Ultimate Rice Cooker" cookbook. The
> > > recipes and meals that can be made in these machines sound so tasty,
> > > that I bought the book before the rice cooker! I've just ordered a
> > > version of neuro fuzzy logic rice cooker, with the added feature of
> > > cooking by induction. I'm curious to know if anyone out there has had
> > > success or special recipes using this interesting appliance.
> > >
> > > Best to you,
> > > Jeff
> >
> > What sorts of things can you cook in a rice cooker? We picked one
> > up the other day, and found that golly-gee, it does cook rice<g>.
> > Can it cook other long-cooking foods (whole grains, beans, etc.) or
> > is it a timed thing?
> >
> > maxine in ri
>
>
> According to the cookbook that I mentioned, you can cook every type of
> whole grain, bean, polenta, grits, cereals, etc. in rice cookers. But
> what really sounded good to me, were all sorts of one dish meals,
> chilis, and soups---not to mention desserts. The list goes on and on.
> Sounds a little too good to be true, but I'm giving it a shot anyway.
> My cooker is arriving on Friday, and I'm pretty excited to try it (and
> my new cookbook) out.
> Jeff

Gadget cookbooks sometimes get overenthusiastic about what you can and
cannot do. Remember all the microwave cookbooks that were full of awful
recipes? A basic rice cooker works by cooking the food until the liquid is
essentially gone - it senses this and switches from cook mode to warm mode.
I imagine that some of the fancier ones have different cycles for other
foods, but if you try to use it as a general purpose cooker you will
probably be disappointed.


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