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Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) OT Food
From: "Wayne Harridge" <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:44:28 +1100
I'm convinced !

...Wayne

> 
> I sought Nigella's views, and here is what she said:
> 
> "As someone who can be suckered into buying any kitchen appliance, it is
> interesting how few I feel are actually worth buying. There is, however, a
> piece of equipment which, before I'd used one, I'd assumed might be
> another wasteful extravagance, but now wouldn't be without: an electric
rice
> cooker."
> 
> So there you have it, Nigella follows the Moose way!
> 
> If you are interested, or need further convinction, she went on:
> 
> "It isn't a coincidence that all rice-eating cultures have a version:
these things,
> which range from basic to luxury, really do work. I wouldn't bother
getting
> one, however, that didn't have a keep-warm facility as well as the usual
> steaming function. I cannot tell you how much easier it makes your life
when
> you can come home, pour rice and water into the cooker, flick on a switch
> and just walk away without having to think about it again. And this makes
a
> difference across the board: from feeding children to giving dinner
parties. I
> promise you, it's so much better to club together with friends or
colleagues
> to give someone who's just had a baby one of these than any sort of baby
> equipment. After my first child, I ate nothing but cheese and chocolate;
after
> my second, and post-rice cooker, I managed to eat a little more healthily.
> And when my children were small, I'd put the rice cooker on before going
> out, and know that I could spend a few hours at the ball-pond, swimming
> pool, park, museum or wherever and come back knowing supper was more
> or less on the table. All you need to add is some corn niblets or shredded
> chicken or grated carrots and you're done. And now, when I'm tired and
> know supper has to be cooked, I click on the rice cooker and am happy in
the
> knowledge that not a potato needs to be peeled and there is one less pot
on
> the stove or in the oven to keep an eye on. Similarly, leftovers can be -
as the
> mantra of this book has it - made right, by that familiar, reassuring
click of a
> switch."
> 
> Piers
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Thatcher [mailto:davidt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 27 October 2012 16:07
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) OT Food
> 
> I have to agree with you Wayne,  I'd like to see how Nigella does it...
> maybe more than once...    ;)
> 
> davidt
> 
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 07:05:33PM +1100, Wayne Harridge wrote:
> > I'd like to see how Nigella does it before making up my mind !
> >
> > ...Wayne
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I wash with three changes of water, cover the rice to about a
> > > centimetre over the surface, boil until the rice starts to 'crater',
> > > then cover and
> > leave on
> > > the lowest possible heat for 25 mins.
> > >
> > > I think I got that from Ken Hom.
> > >
> > > D.
> > >
> > >
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