Seeing people talk about cooking plain white rice in the Aroma cookers so figured I’d open up the discussion on this since there’s so many conflicting information out there. From what I understand, the suggested recipe is to add 1 cup (or more) of white rice to the cooker, wash and rinse the rice before adding it to the cooker, then add rice to water in a ratio of 1:1.5 by weight, select the White Rice setting on the cooker and it will take around 40 minutes to cook.
As for the rice itself, does the 1:1.5 ratio change for amounts of rice that is larger than 1 cup of rice? Some say the ratio changes to 1:1.3 for amounts of rice that are larger than 1 cup because the Aroma cooker loses steam as the rice volume increases. Others state that the cook should maintain the ratio of 1:1.5 regardless of the number of cups of rice that are to be cooked. Furthermore, does the rinsing of the rice prior to cooking make a difference in the outcome of the cooked rice? I’d imagine that not rinsing the rice prior to cooking will make the rice come out gummy when cooked. The Aroma cooker does not seem to be programmed to compensate for rice that has not been rinsed prior to cooking. Finally, the 40 minute cooking time for white rice surprised me as I would of thought the cooking time would be less then 40 minutes. The White Rice setting on the Aroma cookers might include a warm-up phase prior to cooking and then the rice will sit for around 10 minutes after cooking to finish steaming the rice to ensure it is properly cooked. This is also the reason you should not lift the lid prior to the rice cooker changing to Warm. Have you all used an Aroma daily rice cooker and have an opinion on whether the 1:1.5 ratio of rice to water is the best ratio to use when cooking white rice, or have you found that a different ratio is needed for best results?
As for the rice itself, does the 1:1.5 ratio change for amounts of rice that is larger than 1 cup of rice? Some say the ratio changes to 1:1.3 for amounts of rice that are larger than 1 cup because the Aroma cooker loses steam as the rice volume increases. Others state that the cook should maintain the ratio of 1:1.5 regardless of the number of cups of rice that are to be cooked. Furthermore, does the rinsing of the rice prior to cooking make a difference in the outcome of the cooked rice? I’d imagine that not rinsing the rice prior to cooking will make the rice come out gummy when cooked. The Aroma cooker does not seem to be programmed to compensate for rice that has not been rinsed prior to cooking. Finally, the 40 minute cooking time for white rice surprised me as I would of thought the cooking time would be less then 40 minutes. The White Rice setting on the Aroma cookers might include a warm-up phase prior to cooking and then the rice will sit for around 10 minutes after cooking to finish steaming the rice to ensure it is properly cooked. This is also the reason you should not lift the lid prior to the rice cooker changing to Warm. Have you all used an Aroma daily rice cooker and have an opinion on whether the 1:1.5 ratio of rice to water is the best ratio to use when cooking white rice, or have you found that a different ratio is needed for best results?