Sticky rice

[Jeremy]

Real men don't use pans.

*Bob* holds his food over the flame, with his bare hands. Or just eats it raw.

[*Bob*]

Here's one for your Christmas list, Jez.

Takes all the guesswork and effort out of putting a bottle of wine into your fridge until it 'gets cold'. For ?74.99.

[HonaloochieB]

They're just for bottlers I reckon.

[Ted Max]

That picture's reminded me to pick up some Preparation H for poor Mr Grewcock next door.

[HonaloochieB]

Would that be Nobby Grewcock, the inspiration for the Viz strip?

[daizie]

jimmy two times Wrote:

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> Daizie are you referring to Uncle Ben's microwave

> rice that you can leave in sachet and takes two

> minutes?

Yes, the orange packet jimmy jimmy, i cant taste the difference after a 1.5ltr bottle of Hock

[jimmy two times]

So Daizie if you ever invite me round for dinner will Uncle Ben's microwave savoury rice be on the menu? I thought you were posh?

[DaveR]

If you eat rice more than once or twice a week, get a rice cooker (ignore *Bob*, follow the rest of the rice-eating world)

If not, give it a rinse, equal volume of rice and water, up to the boil, lid on, turn it right down and wait for 15 minutes or so. When there are little holes in the surface of the rice, turn it off and leave it for 10 minutes or so (lid on).

[daizie]

No jimmy, i am a very reasonable cook, i just need someone worth while to poison (6)

[*Bob*]

I've been looking into this rice cooker business, seeing as everyone here seems to think the sun shines out of their arse.

Apparently, I still have to measure the rice, wash the rice, add salt, measure the water and turn it on, just like I have to do with my prehistoric saucepan. I was a least expecting it might blow me off or something afterwards. But no.

"Disappointed of East Dulwich"

[????]

Want to buy a toaster *Bob*? I've a Dualit for ?15 ono

[Mick Mac]

Now i know what to buy bob as a wedding present. Provided the blow off rice maker is on his wedding list of course.

[*Bob*]

Would you believe it? I'm just about to COOK RICE.

Wish me luck, everyone.

All I have is a saucepan, some rice.. and 4000 (recorded) years of successful non-electric rice cooking.

[SeanMacGabhann]

you using flint and dry twigs to get the heat going for the water as well *Bob*?

[*Bob*]

Shiiiiiit... here comes the triiicky biiiiiit....

[*Bob*]

gas lit

Phew!

[HonaloochieB]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> Shiiiiiit... here comes the triiicky biiiiiit....

I know, getting the 'rice cooker' to blow you without the missus noticing. Good luck.

[HonaloochieB]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> gas lit

>

> Phew!

Nice one *Bob*, everyone loves a 'happy ending'.

'Gas lit' indeed, you old euphemism coiner you.

So what's for dinner? Can the 'rice cooker' do a quick mixed grill?

[jimmy two times]

Daizie you'll be promoting micro chips next.

[daizie]

No i wont, you only get about five in a box

[jimmy two times]

Daizie that's because 5 micro chips is the maximum that is safe for human consumption in one sitting.

[daizie]

All you have to do jimmy is keep stirring it, dont leave it and go off and do something else, then you will be able to judge when to take it off the 'stove', timing is everything. The same when bbq'ing. If you constantly keep turning the meat and give it your full love, it wont burn, honest :)

[jimmy two times]

ok Daizie I will follow your very sensible advice. I will be making rice for my dinner tommorrow so let's see how it goes.

[daizie]

Again? Are you Etheopian?

[cherrybear]

>>Apparently, I still have to measure the rice, wash the rice, add salt, measure the water and turn it on, just like I have to do with my prehistoric saucepan. I was a least expecting it might blow me off or something afterwards. But no.

Have you seen the latest series of rice cookers the Japanese and Chinese have developed? they can do all sort of things. Brown rice, sticky rice, you can even use it as a steamer. I bought mine in HK and I use it most days. And no, you do NOT add salt to the rice...

I am not saying everyone should invest in a rice cooker, I believe you can cook perfectly tasty rice from a saucepan. But using a rice cooker doesn't make you a lazy person.