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Post by Granny Smith on Feb 18, 2014 12:40:43 GMT -5
I saw that. I think it's being served in nursing homes, too. Seems like no food is safe anymore.
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Rice
Feb 19, 2014 5:32:28 GMT -5
Post by BigM on Feb 19, 2014 5:32:28 GMT -5
Any one watch "Bones"? They had an episode where kids at a school found someone in their canned beef stew. Hope that's not it!
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Post by Valerie on Feb 19, 2014 8:53:14 GMT -5
Any one watch "Bones"? They had an episode where kids at a school found someone in their canned beef stew. Hope that's not it! LOL, M!!! Gayle, if you want your rice sticky, try this. Last night, I didn't feel like waiting for the water to boil, so after I rinsed the rice, I just dumped it in with the water in the pan and brought it to a boil altogether. Oh yeah, I did at oil, and it still boiled over and made a big starcy, gluey mess on my stovetop. That's when I'm so happy to not have a gas stove with those open holes under the burners! (Most of the time, I kinda wish it was gas, though.) Anyway, so much water boiled out that I added a little bit back in and stirred it up and kept cooking. Boy was it sticky!!! We ate it anyway, though. You coulda ate that rice with chopsticks for sure!
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Rice
Feb 19, 2014 10:34:02 GMT -5
Post by upnorthlady2 on Feb 19, 2014 10:34:02 GMT -5
Val - Reading your sticky rice story made me laugh! I can't tell you how many times I have had rice boil over on the stove in a total mess. It seems I just turn my back on a batch of rice that isn't boiling at all, and then - wham! I hear a hiss and turn around to see bubbly, starchy water spewing out all over the stove. I, too, have had to add more water, trying to guess how much got lost. This often happens with potatoes and noodles, too. Guess I need to pay more attention and not multi-task so much.
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Rice
Feb 19, 2014 12:53:42 GMT -5
Post by Granny Smith on Feb 19, 2014 12:53:42 GMT -5
I do it all the time with noodles. I have done it with rice, but not in a long time - ever since I learned to turn it as low as it would go. Potatoes depend on how full I have the pan to begin with.
Valerie, I'll try your method the next time I make rice. I think it would be handy to have it sticky more often than not.
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Rice
Feb 19, 2014 19:35:52 GMT -5
Post by Valerie on Feb 19, 2014 19:35:52 GMT -5
I used to have trouble with noodles and potatoes, too, but then I read somewhere that if you prop a wooden spoon across the top of the pot, it won't boil over. I tried it and it works!!! So now, I only have trouble with rice.
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Rice
Feb 19, 2014 21:00:37 GMT -5
Post by Cyngbaeld on Feb 19, 2014 21:00:37 GMT -5
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Rice
Feb 19, 2014 21:03:23 GMT -5
Post by Cyngbaeld on Feb 19, 2014 21:03:23 GMT -5
Its the flavored rice that is recalled.
I bring the water to a boil, dump in the rice, stir a couple of times, bring back to a boil, cover and turn it off. Same for noodles. Potatoes need to cook longer.
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Rice
Feb 19, 2014 21:04:16 GMT -5
Post by upnorthlady2 on Feb 19, 2014 21:04:16 GMT -5
I tried putting a wooden spoon across the pan, too, but it didn't work for me. Bubbled up right over the spoon and onto the stove..............maybe I keep my burner too high for cooking. I'm just impatient, ya know?
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Rice
Feb 19, 2014 21:18:34 GMT -5
Post by Granny Smith on Feb 19, 2014 21:18:34 GMT -5
It didn't work for me, either. Once I have food in a pan, I seldom turn it up past medium.
I'm beginning to wonder if the differences don't have something to do with the water.
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Rice
Feb 20, 2014 7:19:01 GMT -5
Post by michelle on Feb 20, 2014 7:19:01 GMT -5
I always put my rice and water in the pan and then bring it to a boil. Unless I'm doing Minute Rice.
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Rice
Feb 20, 2014 8:39:44 GMT -5
Post by BigM on Feb 20, 2014 8:39:44 GMT -5
I brown my rice first in butter then add the liquid. It only boils over if I forget to turn the heat down after it starts to simmer.
The spoon trick didn't work for me either. I put the colander on top in the pan and that works really well for me. It also helps speed things up a little since I can set the lid on top of the colander. Helps keep some of the heat in.
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Post by Valerie on Feb 21, 2014 18:42:31 GMT -5
Aint' that weird how some of this stuff works for some and not for others?!
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Rice
Feb 21, 2014 19:41:31 GMT -5
Post by Granny Smith on Feb 21, 2014 19:41:31 GMT -5
I still think your water has a lot to do with it.
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Rice
Feb 21, 2014 22:18:51 GMT -5
Post by Valerie on Feb 21, 2014 22:18:51 GMT -5
Probably does!
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