Glossary - Kitchen Tools
Rice Cooker / Suihanki
A Cookware used to cook rice automatically
What is rice cooker?
Rice cookers (炊飯器 in Japanese) are an appliance used for cooking rice. Measure the amount of rice you need, add water, then flip the switch or press the button to start. Once cooked, some will even go into a keep warm mode to keep the rice warm and ready to eat. So prevalent in Japan that most households have one.
Trivia
The first electric rice cookers came out in Japan in 1923. They have continued to evolve since then, with newer rice cookers coming with more features, better tasting rice, and even easier to use.
Cooking Basics
White rice - how to cook
Ingredients (servings: 4)
- rice
- 360 g (12.7 oz.)
- water
- 480 ml (13.5 ~ 16.2 fl. oz.)
※Cooking time: 40 minutes
Directions
- 1Place a smaller sized colander into a bowl and add in the rice.
- 2 Pour in some water and lightly mix and moisten the rice with your hands, then drain the rice and throw away the water.
- 3Make a claw with your hand and use this to stir the rice in a circular motion about 20 times.
- 4Pour in water, rinse and then throw away the starchy water.
- 5Repeat steps (4) several times until the water becomes less starchy and almost clear.
- 6Place the washed rice into a pot, add in the specified amount of water and then set aside for 30 minutes.
- 7Place the pot over medium heat uncovered. Once fully boiling, cover with a lid and cook for 15 minutes over very low heat.
- 8Turn off the heat and leave to steam for 15 minutes. Once cooked, lightly toss the rice with a rice paddle or wooden spoon.
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