[Electronics-Talk] rice cookers

[Jim Barbour]

Yes. your cooker came with a dry measuring cup, and it works fine for measuring water and rice for cooking.

what I was saying is that sometimes when baking, it can be crutial to get very accurate measurements, and in those times you'll want to use liquid measuring cups to measure liquids.

Jim

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 02:37:15PM -0500, Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> 
> Not necessarily.  The measuring cup that came with my rice cooker is used to
> measure both the amount of rice you want to cook and the amount of water to
> be added.  In general, you add two cups of water for every cup of rice.
> 
> Gerald
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 1:57 PM
> To: a chew via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] rice cookers
> 
> One caution about measuring many people fail to account for and it gets
> them into trouble sooner or later is that you need to have two different
> sets of measuring cups for a kitchen.  One for liquid and the other for
> dry measuring.  The reason is liquid and dry measures are different.
> This is why when I read stuff on the internet about measuring cups and
> it doesn't specifically state liquid or dry measuring I won't buy it.
> 
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2016, a chew via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> 
> > Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 11:44:48
> > From: a chew via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> >     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: a chew <a1chew at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] rice cookers
> > 
> > most rice cookers are a few buttons...  ON, keep warm and off
> > 
> > the critical part of rice cooking is the ration of liquid to rice.
> > 
> > if you have the skills to measure well... you should be able to make
> > good rice in almost any rice cooker
> > 
> > 
> > On 11/10/2016 8:39 AM, George Dominguez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> > > Every once-in-a-while, the subject of rice cookers has come up on
> > > lists. I am wondering if anybody can suggest a rice cooker that a
> > > blind person can use that is available?  So many times, people tell
> > > of appliances that are usable that they purchased a long time ago.
> > > Has anybody gone searching recently and found one that they have
> > > been able to use?  I?m considering buying one, and I might be able
> > > to go shopping this weekend. Thanks for any information from
> > > anybody.  Pam.
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