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Skriven 2007-10-20 12:17:30 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Daniel Prather
Ärende: RICE  71020
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 -=> Quoting Daniel Prather to Carol Shenkenberger <=-

 DP> Re: Rice
 DP> By: Carol Shenkenberger to Daniel Prather on Thu Oct 18 2007 03:11
 pm 
 > Heheh be at ease.  We are friendly folks.  A little blasphemy in cooking
 > doesnt send us all a-twither.
 DP> Well, some people get really protective about their cooking methods! 
 DP> I just didn't want to step on any toes. :)
 
 > It does work I am told, but the time is the same on the stovetop so you
 > are paying more to use the microwave for 20 mins and much more than a
 > ricemaker would cost in electric (or gas if stove is gas).

 DP> I haven't ever priced it all out, but I guess the microwave would use
 DP> about 11.2 kWh, which I think costs around $0.90 here (assuming a 900
 DP> watt microwave running for 25 minutes at 50% power).  I don't know if
 DP> that's accurate or not, nor do I know how much power it takes to run a
 DP> burner on the stove. 

I think you might have slipped a decimal point there.  A 900 Watt
m/wave takes about 1.6 kW, and probably about 1.2 kW at half power, so
for 25 minutes at half power it would use 1.2 x 25/60 = 0.5 kWh.  At my
rate of 16cents per kWh, that is only 8 cents.

 DP> I'm sure it'd use more power than a ricemaker, but a microwave makes
 DP> for a nice multitasker. :)

My rice cooker has a rating of 700 Watt, and with a 2-cup load of rice
runs at that level for about 15 minutes, before switching to a lower
level, estimated at 100 Watt or less.  If left on for a half hour, it
would consume (0.7 x 15/60) + (0.1 x 15/60) = 0.2 kWh.  Say, 3.2 cents.
 
 > Which type do you make?  Some of us pick on folks who make 'american
 > style' fluffy (individual grain, I call it separatist rice as it acts
 > like each grain hates the other and refuses to bond).

 DP> Usually long-grain white rice or brown rice, which is the stuff you're
 DP> describing.  It's fluffy, but doesn't stick together.  I think I'll
 DP> start callin it "separatist rice", though.  I like that. :D  I'll make
 DP> short grain rice from time to time, but since it seems to require so
 DP> little cooking, I find
 DP> it pretty easy to just cook on the stove.

Like xxcarol, I prefer the gluggy, medium grain stuff for general
consumption, as I like its flavour better, it absorbs soup or sauce
better and it is easier to pick up with chopsticks.
 
 > Hehehe ok!  I'm barely into microwaves at all.  I have one again but
 > only because we found a nice simple small one for 40$.

 DP> I really like them.  It's amazing what all you can do with them.  The
 DP> next thing I want to get, though, is an induction range.  Those are
 DP> just neat. :D 

I use my rice cooker more than just about anything in the kitchen, but
my convection microwave is nearly as useful.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: CHOCOLATE PORRIDGE - CHAMPORRADO
 Categories: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts, Filipino, Asia-se
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      1 c  Rice; uncooked
    1/2 c  Milk- sweetened condensed
      3 pk Instant cocoa mix
      2 tb Sugar
      1 ts Sp- cinnamon, ground
      1 c  Milk
 
  This is served for ALMUSAL [breakfast] or eaten later in the day as a
  snack.
  
  If using a rice cooker, add the rice & 1 1/4c water. Follow the rice
  cooker's directions. Once the rice begins to boil, add the condensed
  milk, cocoa mix [eg. Carnation, or Swiss Miss], sugar, & 1/2ts
  cinnamon. Stir constantly to prevent rice from sticking to the bottom
  of the pot. If necessary, add another tablespoon of water.
  
  If steaming the rice, bring the rice & 1 1/4c water to a boil in a
  pot. Lower the heat & simmer for 25 minutes. Once the rice begins to
  boil, add the condensed milk, cocoa mix [eg. Carnation, or Swiss
  Miss], sugar, & 1/2ts cinnamon. Stir constantly to prevent rice from
  sticking to the bottom of the pot. If necessary, add another
  tablespoon of water. Remove from the heat & allow to steam for 10
  minutes.
  
  Serve with fresh milk, if desired, additional sugar, & a sprinkling of
  cinnamon.
  
  From: FINE FILIPINO FOOD   ISBN 0 7818 0964 9 By: KAREN HULENE BARTELL
  Typed by: KEVIN JCJD SYMONS, NOVEMBER 2005
 
MMMMM
 

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