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01-06-2009, 07:28 PM
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So I have one of those cheap rice cookers. The one button kind. When I cook rice, it spits out sticky rice water out of the steam hole in the lid. Makes a big mess. Washing the rice before cooking helps, but doesn't solve it.
Am I doing something wrong? Or is it just a case of get what you pay for. And if I were to go out and spend $75 - $80 for a better Japanese rice cooker, would that solve this?
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01-07-2009, 02:04 AM
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Go with panasonic, i used to have one that supposedly last 10 years or so from what my mom said but we siwtched to a Tai ful or w/e how you spell the name last year and the rice cooker broke on us already lol.. hurt.
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01-07-2009, 03:31 AM
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try letting the rice sit with the water for 10-20min before pressing cook button
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01-07-2009, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by simsimi1004  try letting the rice sit with the water for 10-20min before pressing cook button | pretty sure it doesn't matter, the steam from the bowl will always have bubbly water coming out from the steam hole.
it's science. boiling water, steam has to go somewhere...
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01-07-2009, 04:55 PM
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It looks like you are going over capacity on your rice cooker. How many cups can your rice cooker take?
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01-07-2009, 07:37 PM
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Put a wet dish cloth over the steam hole to minimize the mess. That's what my mom did in the old days when she had a crappy one-button rice cooker.
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01-07-2009, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by death_blossom It looks like you are going over capacity on your rice cooker. How many cups can your rice cooker take? | Nope definitely not. I usually never cook more than 1 cup of rice.
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01-07-2009, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by rouentahl Put a wet dish cloth over the steam hole to minimize the mess. That's what my mom did in the old days when she had a crappy one-button rice cooker. | That's a good idea.
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01-10-2009, 02:56 PM
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I've got one of these: 
It works great. Nothing ever comes out of the hole except steam.
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01-10-2009, 06:21 PM
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national/panasonic brand. they have a "steam over" resevoir on the side that u empty before cooking.
no way around it, thats just starchy water that its boiling over.
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01-10-2009, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Presto I've got one of these:
It works great. Nothing ever comes out of the hole except steam. | I have that too  | |
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01-11-2009, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by !SG national/panasonic brand. they have a "steam over" resevoir on the side that u empty before cooking.
no way around it, thats just starchy water that its boiling over. | yes! that's what i'm missing.
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01-11-2009, 12:49 AM
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Why are you not washing the rice before cooking?
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you have to wash very thoroughly. the water should basically be clear when you're done washing. the wet cloth is a good idea too
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01-11-2009, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Senna4ever Why are you not washing the rice before cooking? | I always wash the rice. I said so in my original post. But still the problem exists.
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01-13-2009, 09:59 AM
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it will always exist. it's just steam being trapped in the pot. there's no proof of any valid scienific reason, but rice does not need to be washed crystal clear. (it does waste water is the best explaination i can think of)
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01-29-2009, 04:39 PM
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i have a tiger brand one that looks pretty baller, and there is no mess after its done cooking. there is also no steam reservoir to empty.
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01-29-2009, 06:06 PM
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I won this one from Save-On-Foods: 
Never spills. Does any kind of rice, and you can program it to be finished cooking the rice by the time you get home from work.
Awesomeness.
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01-29-2009, 07:40 PM
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^have the same one... most simple and best one yet.
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01-29-2009, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Eff-1 So I have one of those cheap rice cookers. The one button kind. When I cook rice, it spits out sticky rice water out of the steam hole in the lid. Makes a big mess. Washing the rice before cooking helps, but doesn't solve it.
Am I doing something wrong? Or is it just a case of get what you pay for. And if I were to go out and spend $75 - $80 for a better Japanese rice cooker, would that solve this? | Oy oddly enough I remember the thread you made when you were deciding on a rice cooker. Guess you ended up getting those $20 ones. =P
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01-29-2009, 08:57 PM
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$10 actually!
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02-18-2009, 06:19 PM
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^^lol he cheap outed on it.
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02-18-2009, 06:54 PM
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bad move haahah its 10 bucks fora reason
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