Brilio.net - The use of rice cookers to cook rice is popular with many people because of its practicality. This tool is specifically designed to cook rice with practical and consistent advantages. With a rice cooker, there is no need to worry about the rice being burnt or too wet, thanks to the right temperature and time control to get perfect rice. In addition to its convenience, rice cookers are also considered more efficient because they use relatively low power, so they are more energy efficient than gas or electric stoves. Rice cookers are also equipped with an automatic heating feature that will turn off after the rice is cooked, so there is no risk of the rice burning if left too long.
However, there are other effects of using a rice cooker to cook rice. Rice cooked in a rice cooker tends not to last long. Even if stored in warm mode, rice can go stale and crusty in a few hours, marked by a yellow color, odor, and dry texture. Special tricks are needed to prevent rice from going stale quickly. Some people add ingredients when cooking rice, such as 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the rice, which is known to make rice fluffier and more durable.
In addition to cooking oil, there are other ingredients that can be used to prevent rice from going stale and crusty when stored in a rice cooker. This ingredient was once used by TikTok user @mamaifa05. In one of her videos, she revealed that she did not add cooking oil, but other ingredients that are also effective in making rice last longer.
Tricks to prevent rice from becoming crusty and stale even if stored for 2 days in a rice cooker.
As reported by BrilioFood from TikTok @mamaifa05 on Tuesday (24/12), the kitchen ingredient in question is lime juice. Well, lime juice is considered to be able to prevent the growth of bacteria that cause rice to go stale easily. In addition, this kitchen ingredient makes rice softer, so it doesn't easily become crusty even if stored in a rice cooker for 2 days.
photo: TikTok/@mamaifa05
The way to use it is also quite easy. The first thing to do is to wash the rice first. After that, add enough lime juice. If so, pour water according to the measurement when cooking rice as usual.
photo: TikTok/@mamaifa05
Well, in the video, TikTok user @mamaifa05 uses hot water that has previously been boiled. Apart from making the rice cook quickly, adding hot water is also thought to make the rice fluffier and less dry. If so, stir until the water and lime are mixed evenly.
photo: TikTok/@mamaifa05
Next, cook the rice as usual in a rice cooker and wait for it to cook. Once cooked, let it sit and stir the rice so that the steam comes out. That way, the rice will not easily go stale and dry even if stored for 2 days in a rice cooker. How? Easy enough to practice, right?