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Post by TeeHee on Mar 23, 2006 20:00:57 GMT -5
kat, i'd just go with the one you were about to buy the other night at the asian market but weren't able to actually get b/c the folks wouldn't accept outta-state checks.
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Post by Pocky Monster on Mar 23, 2006 20:37:05 GMT -5
^ My luck is weird that way. I usually buy things without thinking. So, this thread is my thought process even though I will probably buy the next one I see or "sounds good" the next time I hit Walmart. Maybe this time I'll buy something without having to say I'll return it and then never get around to it and end up having to keep it. I still have that nano by the way. PS. That prick at the store was cute, yes? Too bad he was such an asshole to the bagger.. but maybe that is what made him attractive? ... I'm so confused with the hierarchy at Asian markets.
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Post by TeeHee on Mar 23, 2006 20:52:24 GMT -5
PS. That prick at the store was cute, yes? Too bad he was such an asshole to the bagger.. but maybe that is what made him attractive? ... I'm so confused with the hierarchy at Asian markets. eh you're totally asking the wrong person that question, as you already know how i feel about asians attractiveness-wise no doubt he was a butt to the latino bagger guy though. i felt real bad for him, he seemed like such a sweetheart too(the bagger i mean)
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Post by maow on Mar 23, 2006 21:20:07 GMT -5
It took me a while to try brown rice and like it. Rice cookers and brown rice just dont belong! Anyhow, a tip my sister gave me was to put chicken or beef broth with the rice in the cooker (with water). So far so good.
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Post by 'Tompel on Mar 23, 2006 21:50:31 GMT -5
i do that thing w/ the chicken broth too. but i put slices of chinese sausage in there while its coooking as well .
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Post by ...austhai/... on Mar 23, 2006 22:50:12 GMT -5
I have TIger cookerIt as a really crappy flower/morning glory motif on it that i wish didn't. it was a stupid amount of money for a cooker 70.00 but it was bought with money from our wedding. Ithas this weird water catcher on the side and rice paddle section.
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Post by maow on Mar 23, 2006 23:49:48 GMT -5
i do that thing w/ the chicken broth too. but i put slices of chinese sausage in there while its coooking as well . Laap Cheung only works with white rice though imo and I will be dammned if I ever try that with brown rice!
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Post by ohno on Mar 24, 2006 0:26:14 GMT -5
I want this one:
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Post by hapalicious on Mar 24, 2006 16:38:14 GMT -5
agrees w/ Maow on the rice issue . in my family they only eat Laap Cheung w/ sticky rice tho ! in order of preference : sticky rice, japanese rice, Thai rice ( which i call regular rice ;D cuz i d never eat any other kind of rice : uncle ben s type or brown rice ...i could never eat !!! but among the 3 Thai rice is the cheapest so that s what we eat everyday... sometimes we have Japanese rice but it s quite expensive...but in the mornings : sticky rice only ;D !) that rice cooker looks too sophisticated for me to use nono !
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Post by Pocky Monster on Mar 24, 2006 16:47:26 GMT -5
nono: I just looked up that cooker and it's about $200 for a 5 cup! Hmm.. It might be a good gift for a friend seeing as it's the right price, has great ratings and looks useful. I need more friends who would buy me something like this. Not that I'm tired of Kenny bonds. Hapalicious: Do you know of any cookers that will cook Thai sticky rice? You know the authentic kind, like from Esan? My mother cooks it on the stove with a net and pot and it usually takes a while after soaking it.
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Post by Mr Hairy on Mar 24, 2006 17:39:55 GMT -5
I have this one: The brand is Tefal, don't know if you get them over your way, it has a variety of functions like keep warm, slow cooking and steaming, but I just use the rice cooking function for steaming. Cost me about AUS$100, but it's been worth it.
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Post by hapalicious on Mar 24, 2006 17:56:13 GMT -5
^true ...about those models that compensate for our measuring errors but i don t think it s worth it to spend so much money on a rice cooker w/ that many options when i m pretty sure most of us here know how to cook rice and don t make that many measuring mistakes ... also, we tend to know what rice texture we like best, therefore having different options for it might turn out useless since we ll always use the same option.... what i m saying is... i think it s best to splurge on a long lasting rice cooker rather then splurge because it has loads of options we may never use... Kat, i don t know of any models that will cook sticky rice ! i know the microwavable ones do, but it doesn t taste as great ! ( u have to add more water for the sticky rice ) i let it soak overnight, and do it over the stove as well, add a drop of oil, and eat it ! but yeah.... no models that i know of .... unless maybe the really sophisticated ones , but you know how i feel about these alien rice cookers !
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Post by ohno on Mar 26, 2006 4:00:14 GMT -5
Yeah, that rice cooker is pricey, but well, we do eat a lot of rice... ;D At the moment, we're very low tech at my house. A National rice cooker and the first knuckle measuring system.
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Post by Mr Hairy on Mar 26, 2006 17:53:07 GMT -5
Whatever you do, don't buy the brand that I bought (see above). The stupid thing broke down on me on the weekend, didn't it? Although, that could very well have been from misuse.
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Post by elle on Mar 26, 2006 20:35:09 GMT -5
what were you thinking man?
'national' all the way
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