When it comes to cooking, I think I'm a bit of a quack. But that isn't to say this awkward little duckling does not dream of being a culinary swan some day. Ah, but every great adventure starts with a single waddle, and it may look something like
this LifeHacker article here.Most of you may have yawned at the article for its remedial, Hooked-on-Phonics-like content, but to me, it's still something of a revelation. For example, did you know you can also cook things other than rice in a rice cooker? Actually, I knew that too because I've seen my mom do it with hers, but it never occurred to me that perhaps I could do that too! It was as though it's some kind of Asian dark arts that I am not suppose to speak of or fathom.
Well, I'm pumped! And seriously, doesn't that picture look delicious?
By the way, does anyone use a rice cooker for their cooking? Does anyone know what's the difference between the rice cooker and the crock pot? Also, since I already have a crock pot, is it worth buying a rice cooker or is that redundant?
August 17th, 2010 at 07:42 pm 1282070535
Looks good though.
August 17th, 2010 at 11:37 pm 1282084623
My understanding is that a crock pot is a slow cooker (?) and that they cook items fairly slowly. The picture you have above definately looks like a rice cooker - is that some type of fish? You would definately only cook that for a short while - as well as the egg - which is what a rice cooker does. I used my rice cooker for boiling pasta, as well as making miso soup and vegetable dishes. Ours has a steamer tray as well, so sometimes as a quick dinner we have rice with steamed vegetables, it is so easy and quick because you just drop everything in one pot and turn it on. (With items that cook quickly - like the egg, or spinach, capsicum, bok choi etc, you would wait while the rice and other vegetables cook for 10-15 minutes before putting it in.)
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August 18th, 2010 at 12:14 am 1282086870
And, don't get discouraged if the first time you try something it isn't perfect. That's how we learn to cook. Those fancy folks on T.V. didn't just learn to make stuff. Ina Garten says she always tries a recipe two or three times before she'll even serve it to her hubby.
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Jerry
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