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re: question to my ob brethren about rice
Posted on 1/8/13 at 9:40 pm to REB BEER
Posted on 1/8/13 at 9:40 pm to REB BEER
quote:"Rinse"? And I don't see what difference that will do in lowering the bacteria anyway.
He said if you had any idea of the rats and bugs and shite that come in contact before it is bagged up, you'd wash it too.
I put a few drops of vinegar in my. Keeps it from foaming over. Works like a charm.
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Posted on 1/8/13 at 10:49 pm to wickowick
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It removes the excess starch and a lot of the vitamins. It also makes the rice less sticky.
never thought of this before...Ima hafta try it...
Posted on 1/8/13 at 10:50 pm to LSUFan3434
really just depends
sometimes i do
sometimes i dont
sometimes i do
sometimes i dont
Posted on 1/8/13 at 11:16 pm to hashbrowns
I use olive oil, and heat and coat the rice before the water goes in.
Posted on 1/8/13 at 11:18 pm to LSUFan3434
never heard of it
can i use my pressure washer
can i use my pressure washer
Posted on 1/9/13 at 7:41 am to Carson123987
Yep Mainly due to arsenic concerns – a lot of the rice is cultivated in old cotton fields which used arsenic as a pesticide. The arsenic gets on the surface of the rice and rinsing removes most of the arsenic.
Posted on 1/9/13 at 8:26 am to beulahland
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not me. cooking kills all pathogens
It's not about pathogens, but getting rid of excess starch. Rincing rice prior to cooking does make the rice turn out better IMO. Not afterward, but prior. Another helpful hint is to add a tsp or so of white vinegar to your rice when you boil it. Makes the rice pop. Asians have been doing it for centuries.
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Posted on 1/9/13 at 8:30 am to OntarioTiger
Arsenic concerns? Are you serious? If by some chance there is some arsenic pesticide residue (more likely naturally occurring in the soil), a little swish with water is going to remove most of it? Think about it, it's theoretically been there in the soil for 50+ years, getting rained on and flooded no telling how many times. Just doesn't make sense.
Posted on 1/9/13 at 8:39 am to TigerGyp
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Arsenic concerns? Are you serious? If by some chance there is some arsenic pesticide residue (more likely naturally occurring in the soil), a little swish with water is going to remove most of it? Think about it, it's theoretically been there in the soil for 50+ years, getting rained on and flooded no telling how many times. Just doesn't make sense.
And if its in the soil, and can even get in the rice, it wouldnt be on the surface, it would be in the rice itself.
Posted on 1/9/13 at 8:47 am to TigerGyp
For Mike da Tigah
Yeah arsenic in rice – google is your friend. Am I worried about it no, I am old enough that it’s a non issue for me but for my kids a little. So by washing the rice you reduce the amount of arsenic found, also eat white rice and make sure the bran/husk is removed etc . Based on how rice grows it concentrates arsenic no other grain does this. So yeah I am still eating rice w/ my gumbo
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Yeah arsenic in rice – google is your friend. Am I worried about it no, I am old enough that it’s a non issue for me but for my kids a little. So by washing the rice you reduce the amount of arsenic found, also eat white rice and make sure the bran/husk is removed etc . Based on how rice grows it concentrates arsenic no other grain does this. So yeah I am still eating rice w/ my gumbo
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Posted on 1/9/13 at 9:10 am to OntarioTiger
I remain unconvinced. The arsenic is naturally occurring. Also, just because some pediatrician in Boston advises changing diets based on her feelings. Heck, I'm more of an expert on this subject than she is.
Posted on 1/9/13 at 9:21 am to LSUFan3434
I do
Posted on 1/9/13 at 9:22 am to OntarioTiger
nobody eats the husk on rice so that is not even an issue. So you remove the bran layer and you actually have a less healthy food product because it is a refined carbohydrate, you know, white stuff. Not good for people with diabetes. But having said that, I hate brown rice and will continue to eat white.
Also, the aresenic scare was so much bullshite it wasn't even funny.
Also, the aresenic scare was so much bullshite it wasn't even funny.
Posted on 1/9/13 at 9:25 am to tacotiger
I always wash it. Mainly jasmine rice and I use a pressure rice cooker. Comes out excellent.
Posted on 1/9/13 at 9:26 am to LSUFan3434
I only wash it for making sushi.
Posted on 1/9/13 at 9:43 am to OntarioTiger
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For Mike da Tigah
Yeah arsenic in rice – google is your friend. Am I worried about it no, I am old enough that it’s a non issue for me but for my kids a little. So by washing the rice you reduce the amount of arsenic found, also eat white rice and make sure the bran/husk is removed etc . Based on how rice grows it concentrates arsenic no other grain does this. So yeah I am still eating rice w/ my gumbo
Regardless, people didn't start washing rice all these many years for arsenic. They did it to simple get rid of excess starch, and because much of it came right out the ground and wasn't washed prior to getting it at the market. A quick rinse has a more texture difference than anything else. I never used to wash rice, but I've found that it really does cause my rice to come out better, along with a splash of vinegar in the water, and of course salting my water to taste like sea water first to give it flavor. I don't really concern myself with arsenic because I know who I get my rice from and I know he practices sound sustainable farming. To me, it's always about how it tastes in my mouth.
Posted on 1/9/13 at 9:56 am to Mike da Tigah
Let's just say my family has been cooking rice literally everday since my my grand parents were born, since my parents were born, and since I've been alive. My mom ALWAYS washes the rice. If she does it, you should do it. Just sayin'
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