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Looking at the rice cookers specs it's a 250w machine but they've put a 10amp plug on it! So this thing could draw nearly 10x it's rated output from the socket before the fuse breaks. Seems like a major fire hazard.
The regular price for that rice cooker mysteriously went up by £5 before they discounted it by £10 for Black Friday… inevitable consumer nonsense 🙄
My mum n granma n all the ladies of my family say that rice absorbs different amounts of water based on its age.. its a very widely accepted thing here in india.. maybe that troubled u with ur rice cooker
UNCLE ROGER they dissed rice cookers again
2-to-1 is always going to give you mushy rice tbh
On rice cooker – we have a microwavable rice cooker container from sistema and it's perfect. Takes around 15-20 mins but given the container costs less than £10 and you can probably cook other things in it too, it's got my vote!
Do not forget, that a lot of western households have to conception that rice and specifically rice grulle is the extreme poverty foods. Especially if they have grandparents/ancestors who migrated on ships and rice grulle was horrible.
I musta missed the expensive vs cheap rice test! My favorite rice to buy is $1.25 Jasmine rice from Dollar Tree. Guess I'll test a higher quality version. 😂
THAT rice cooker is eh. Zojirushi or bust. I eat rice often enough to justify $160 USD for one. If you like rice for more than occasion, just get a rice cooker. Can get realistically decent ones that save you pain for less than 40 bucks. Up to you. Rice? or no?
I just want to say how much I love Sorted Food! I enjoy every video, thank you guys for all your hardwork!
A thousand?! Ohh, that's volume.
I have never seen people who needed a rice cooker more than these guys. AND Ebbers even screwed that up (too much water). SIGH.
Your rice is sticking at the bottom because you didn't wash your rice properly; Asian households generally wash the rice directly in the pot, rinsing and pouring a few times until the water runs clear enough (I like to do it 4-6 times, but the amount is up to you). The downside to this is that you can not pour out all the water, but there are other methods of measuring the water amount you need.
Generally with rice cookers, there should be markings on the inside of the pot for where you should fill the water up to (after you've poured in the rice); if you use one cup of rice, you fill the water up to the "1" marker. You can adjust that amount slightly based on the type of rice you use and how the previous batches turn out all without having to measure water from the cup, but for me sticking to the markers has worked perfectly with multiple different types of rice.
People mention the knuckle trick, and it works, but is imprecise and can give you variable results based on the amount of rice you're cooking.
IMO the best rice cookers are the ones with one single button and a glass lid; those come in many sizes, is easy to clean, and is very inexpensive. You can get one of those for less than $20 USD.
Lakeland increased the rice cooker price to 44.99 so that they could decrease it to 34.99 over black friday 😂
You didn't wash the rice properly. 😞
Is basmati supposed to be cooked in a rice cooker? The times I've had it I've cooked on a stove as I cook it til it's 90% done and let it cook itself for 30 minutes.
I do this as I'm not really Indian so I just follow the stuff I see on youtube
4:11 Wouldn't the difference also be the 17 min of hot holding. I sounds like that was on top of the 30 min. Most people would likely take it out when it's done. Would make sense that might affect the bottom rice.
Polaroid need to watch out by making tat like this. Stick to the cameras and the film.
Think you buggered up the price of the water filter, lads. The £150 version only boils water. Just went to buy one there now in the sale and realised it was the wrong one right before I hit buy.
I was shown and use all the time:
A cup of washed rice to a cup and a quarter of water, bring to boil, cover and simmer for ten minutes = perfect rice every time.
cooking rice: Saute rice in butter or oil while heating water in a microwave (or separate pot). When rice is lightly toasted add about 1/4 of the water – quickly moving cup, and hand, away to avoid blast of steam. Add remaining water. Should be boiling. If not bring to boil, reduce heat to low, covered for 20 minutes – perfect every time. I also use less water – 1/2 cup rice to 3/4 cup water per serving.
The mushy rice is because you left it on hot hold without letting the steam out. Open it, stir it, then let it hot hold.
"Drinking from a serpent". Is this the Freud x Rorschach crossover we never expected for Ben?
You can do a lot of different things with a rice cooker as well
Bad news for Ebbers's wallet, it's 30% off 😀
The water cooler/ heater is super clever but blimey it is nasty to look at. Looks like the sort of thing you’d find at a cheap conference buffet.
You need a rice cooker, stop being a fool and trying to make packet rice. BUY RICE COOKER Hiiiyaaaaa
Who else misses the blooper at the end? I feel off when the videos just end now lol
I was expecting a bit more experience with a rice cooker here 😂 it’s a staple in an Asian household to cook rice perfectly. Aye the bottom usually goes crispy I personally Chuck that out
You NEED a rice cooker. Mine I got as a wedding gift 30 years ago and it still produces the perfect rice every time.
How are they washing that rice though. Rice is a main dish for us, I never seen it wash like that before.
I really don't think any 'energy or water efficientcy' reasons are valid or should be considered. Individual people are not the problem, and trying to 'reduce your carbon footprint' is not only a shift of blame but simply not possible for some.
hack Friday is a lie because it does not exist on Youtube at this point….. or did even happen?
how one person can say a rice cooker is an unnecessary waste and a giant stupid $150 kettle is a great product blows my mind
Rice is even cheaper when you buy 20kg at a time. My son has never known me to not have a Zojirushi. I got my first in 1989.
Terrible how some people don't understand rice. 🙂
I make rice often and in large quantities so I couldn't bear to be without my rice cooker. I have a cheap one that only has the single little switch that cooks or warms. It doesn't matter how much rice you put in because it will cook it based off of how much liquid it senses in the container. So if you want to cook a single serving or ten just measure in the correct ratio of rice to water, push the switch to cook, and it'll pop up to the warm setting when it's done. Perfect rice that I don't have to check on and I can wash the dishes or cook things to go with it while it does its thing. Same rice cooker for 16 years.
I feel like with the rice cooker 30 min is a lot, I know using a pan on the stove is equal to living the dark ages but at least I can make rice in less time with a better consistancy.
Cooked it for 30 as prescribed, held it for 17…….
What is that rice cooker made off? Royal plastic and steel? I have a personal size one that can do double the quantity the one you showed can and it cost me $19.99… And WITHOUT the sogginess.
Love the videos lately (and always) lads, but I’m reeeally missing the blooper at the end. Please?
Whoa… I think Ben hit on what Polaroid missed… the same thing, but as a food-safe 3D printer nozzle could be really interesting!
That water dispenser is $382 in Australia!
‘Uncle Ben” and rice have very racist connotations in the U.S. That was NOT an appropriate phrase for Ebbers to use. I’m disappointed you didn’t do your homework.