Bernie
My first successful batch out of the Tatung.
Unlike the Japanese rice cookers, the Tatung needs water also in the outer pot.
There's only an ON/OFF switch and a lever which starts cooling. After the outer water completely boils out, the temperature raises and the lever is released, switching to the steaming phase.
slyborg
@codewiz I remain loyal to my Zojirushi because FUZZY LOGIC.
Bernie
On the other end of the spectrum, the Zojirushi Neurofuzzy seems awfully complicated.
But minimalism comes at a cost: my previous experiment failed due to using incorrect proportions of rice, water, and water for the outer pot.
It becomes a three-variable problem, essentially π
Bernie
Ok, I should feel at least a little embarrassed for not learning how to properly cook rice after spending 3 years in Japan...
The truth is I've always used pre-cooked microwavable rice which is ready in 2 minutes π
Bernie
On my last trip to Japan I bought a few common types of furikake (rice condiment).
From left to right:
- shiso (red perilla leaves)
- something with plum (ζ’
*γ)
- tororo (grated yam)
- kombu (dried kelp)
In the back:
- kurogoma (black sesame)
- shichimi (seven flavors chili mix)
Bernie
@benoit I tried exactly once, in 2018, using the cooker in my sharehouse:
https://mstdn.io/@codewiz/100858504060256674
But note how the idea of saving time with microwaved rice was already starting to form in my head π
Benoit
@codewiz "how to properly cook rice after spending 3 years in Japan..."
You did not have a rice cooker?
Open rice cooker,
Set the amount of rice you want
(Eventually rinse the rice if not already pre-washed)
Set the appropriate water level (there are marks in the pot, for white rice, etc).
Push the button, wait, done.
(Eventually select the kind of cooking you want, softer, harder rice, etc).
slyborg
@codewiz Real talk - is this stuff okay? I know it says "High Quality" right on the label, but I have become suspicious of these claims over the years π. The Mitsuwa near me sells this stuff for cheap, but I haven't been desperate enough to try it.
But on the other hand I eat kappumen all the timeβ¦ π«€
Bernie
@slyborg Let's say that microwaved rice was consistently better than my first clueless experiments with the rice cooker π
Bernie
@slyborg I remember when the "fuzzy logic" fad came out to replace "decision trees".
Then it was "genetic algorithms", and people from University of Florence were seriously trying to sell it to my employer as an alternative for a linear programming problem.
Now they'd go all in with deep learning, transformers and blockchains π
Soh Kam Yung
@codewiz @benoit I learned to cook the usual rice in a pot on a gas stove. This was before the family bought a rice cooker.
When your family depends on you to cook the rice properly, it cooks nicely. π
Sylke KrΓ€mer
@codewiz there is a very good method to make Japanese rice in 45 minutes in a saucepan. All you need is a kitchen timer. I cook it like that all the time and it always works:
https://www.justonecookbook.com/how-to-cook-rice/?cmtref=/
Bernie
@Sumocat γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγγζ―γγοΌπ
Sumocat πββ¬
@codewiz I regret to inform you (and everyone) that my mom follows my feed and noted your translation of tororo is incomplete. The product is tororo kombu, which refers to kombu that is shaved and dissolves in water like tororo (shaved yam).
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