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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
Akir Link ParentThe zojiroushi has trained me to always use the measuring cup that comes with it, because it comes with two measuring cups that are tied with the lines on the bowl which tell you how much water...The zojiroushi has trained me to always use the measuring cup that comes with it, because it comes with two measuring cups that are tied with the lines on the bowl which tell you how much water should be in the bowl. Honestly, when you’re making rice, the ratio is more than half the battle! For pressure cookers it’s 1:1 because it’s sealed. Vented lids need more water because the water evaporates during cooking.
Did you know you can also cook rice like pasta? I don’t do it that way, though, because I’m not a philistine. /s
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
Akir Link ParentI wonder if you and @phoenixrises might simply be adding too much water? For the instant pot the ratio of water to rice should be 1:1. There’s two other things that you should check if you want to...I wonder if you and @phoenixrises might simply be adding too much water? For the instant pot the ratio of water to rice should be 1:1.
There’s two other things that you should check if you want to give it another chance.
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make sure the rice is level under the water or it will be unevenly cooked
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rice has a 10-minute natural release. Letting it go full-natural makes it a bit gummier than if you vent it on time.
Either way it still won’t be quite as good as Zojuroushi rice but it shouldn’t be bad.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
Akir Link ParentIt does. At least on the brown rice setting.It does. At least on the brown rice setting.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
Akir Link ParentYeah, it does degrade. Any teflon cookware is temporary. You can buy a replacement from them but it's kind of expensive.Yeah, it does degrade. Any teflon cookware is temporary. You can buy a replacement from them but it's kind of expensive.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
Akir Link ParentLiterally just 1:1 rice to water. Select the brown rice setting and when it beeps it's ready to eat.Literally just 1:1 rice to water. Select the brown rice setting and when it beeps it's ready to eat.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
Akir LinkBuy this specific model if you can. There are fancier ones on the market but they're honestly overkill and the premium isn't worth it. This particular one is recommended by America's Test Kitchen...Buy this specific model if you can.
There are fancier ones on the market but they're honestly overkill and the premium isn't worth it. This particular one is recommended by America's Test Kitchen and I've had it for over a decade so I can personally endorse it. It makes perfect rice each and every time. The company is insanely reliable and they sell replacement parts in the rare event you were to break one of the parts, which I assume is because a bomb went off in your home. Or maybe you just accidentally lost the paddle holder when you were cleaning it, I guess. I can't find out exactly when they first released this model, but the earliest I can find is 2005, so it's essentially timeless at this point.
One thing to be aware of, though, is that it takes longer to make rice with this than most others. Let me assure you that it is worth the wait. The rice I cook in this is somehow sweeter and the texture has that lightly toothsome quality instead of turning things into mush. The wait is especially bad for brown rice, which I swear takes more than an hour!
It's also not going to have a steamer tray with it. I don't think this is a huge problem though, since the long cook times will make mushy veggies. If you only need to steam veggies I typically do that in a pan with a bit of water and a lid, which gets the job done much quicker.
If you really want a machine that does a bunch of things, get an Instant Pot. It won't make rice as good, but it'll make good enough rice very quickly. I actually use mine to make brown rice more often than I do the zojiroushi because of this. I'll recommend the Instant Pot Pro 6QT because it has one killer feature: a removable inner pot with silicon handles that you can use in your stove or oven. There are newer models in this series but they are all "smart cookers" which is something to avoid in my house.
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Comment on Solar oven/cooking in ~food
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Comment on Solar oven/cooking in ~food
Akir Link ParentI remember when I was a kid in my father's electronics repair shop, we would take the screens from rear projection TVs and put them out in the sun. Fun fact about them: they're actually linear...I remember when I was a kid in my father's electronics repair shop, we would take the screens from rear projection TVs and put them out in the sun. Fun fact about them: they're actually linear fresnel lenses that are used to redirect the side-pointing light towards the viewer. I actually learned recently that linear fresnel lenses were also used in some early LCD panels before the time of LED backlighting.
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Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
Akir Link ParentFood monocultures are bad, yes, but "plants" are not a monoculture by definition. It's an entire classification that contains hundreds of thousands of species. There are many kinds of plants, for...Food monocultures are bad, yes, but "plants" are not a monoculture by definition. It's an entire classification that contains hundreds of thousands of species. There are many kinds of plants, for instance, that are edible but have not been cultivated for commercial purposes. Plants are also the primary creators of ecosystems, so while specific plants may not be tenable in some areas due to climate change, others may end up flourishing.
Beans are not the only source of protein. Grains and seeds are also high in protein, for instance. Legumes just have a higher ratio of protein to other macros. In fact, every plant has some degree of protein in it; proteins are, after all, necessary for life.
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Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
Akir Link ParentSo apparently Wikipedia has an article on Spiders Georg, and it has this choice quote: Keep things classy, Wikipedia editors.So apparently Wikipedia has an article on Spiders Georg, and it has this choice quote:
In August 2023, Business Insider referred to Donald Trump as the "'Spiders Georg' of world leaders", as his indictments on 91 felony counts yielded the statistic that the average number of felony charges per U.S. president was two.[8]
Keep things classy, Wikipedia editors.
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Comment on Fan-translation projects - thirty-three years of history in ~games
Akir LinkOh my god, Xenon got a translation? I have to play it for no reason other than the Ryu Umemoto soundtrack.Oh my god, Xenon got a translation? I have to play it for no reason other than the Ryu Umemoto soundtrack.
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Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
Akir Link ParentJust in case you haven’t heard of this, the most common reason why people get gassy with beans of any type is simply because they are not well adapted to eating fiber. There are other reasons why...Just in case you haven’t heard of this, the most common reason why people get gassy with beans of any type is simply because they are not well adapted to eating fiber. There are other reasons why beans can make you gassy, but it’s always good to check your fiber intake. There are a lot of tiny things where having good fiber intake improves your health, largely because of your gut microbiome.
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Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
Akir Link ParentIt’s so bizarre when I see this because I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the origin of this joke, a passing quip by Stuart Ashen. It’s strange that it’s part of the social fabric now.It’s so bizarre when I see this because I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the origin of this joke, a passing quip by Stuart Ashen. It’s strange that it’s part of the social fabric now.
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Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
Akir Link ParentI’m really talking more specifically about the concept of bugs as a replacement to meat as a protein source. Contrary to the current fad, we in the western world do not have a problem with protein...I’m really talking more specifically about the concept of bugs as a replacement to meat as a protein source. Contrary to the current fad, we in the western world do not have a problem with protein intake. Protein deficiency is relatively rare, and if anything we eat too much protein. Resiliency is also not a problem; we create enough food to feed the world and most of the reasons why people starve tend to have political reasons behind them.
The problem with meat is that we eat too much of it, and while cow meat for bug meat will lessen the impact, it’s a much worse option than cutting out the middleman and eating the protein directly from plants. The fact that we eat meat at all is also cultural, so why is it better to move culture towards bugs than simply away from meat?
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Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
Akir LinkI've said this before on Tildes but I'll say it again: there's no reason to eat bugs. People talk about how bugs are a great cheap source of protein and it's so much better than animal...I've said this before on Tildes but I'll say it again: there's no reason to eat bugs. People talk about how bugs are a great cheap source of protein and it's so much better than animal agriculture. And yes, that's absolutely true. But it's also something that the vast majority of people on this earth find incredibly gross, and a good number of people actually find them scary. In the meanwhile there is a food source that shares those claims but few people are disgusted by and nobody is afraid of - beans.
It just continuously surprises me that there are people who are so fixed on the idea of eating meat but at the same time so turned off by beans and other protein-rich plants that they decide to eat bugs instead. They must exist, but the headspace it requires is alien to me. I haven't eaten crickets myself, but I can't imagine it being a better analogue for meat than soy chunks.
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
Akir Link ParentThat's not how things work anywhere. It's like discussing Space Mountain and forbidding people from saying that they like another roller coaster more or less than it. When you discuss any topic...That's not how things work anywhere. It's like discussing Space Mountain and forbidding people from saying that they like another roller coaster more or less than it. When you discuss any topic you have to discuss it in relationship to the world it is in, and that means that Rowling will forever be a part of anything that has to do with Harry Potter. To deny that is to deny reality, harming many people in the process.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
Akir LinkI wrote in last week’s thread that I was using Claude to help me work out. Unfortunately I’ve been seeing some of the worst hallucinations I’ve experienced with this particular AI model on the...I wrote in last week’s thread that I was using Claude to help me work out. Unfortunately I’ve been seeing some of the worst hallucinations I’ve experienced with this particular AI model on the chat I’ve been using. I’ve been asking for hints on how to use exercise machines and most notably it told me to put my chest against a pad on an abdominal crunch machine - basically telling me to sit backward on it.
It’s a shame because it’s got me to really doubt some of the revelations I’ve received so far. The biggest one is that it is saying that I’ve been doing the rear delt machine wrong all this time and that I actually have really poorly developed rear delts, which it says could have been a major reason for my earlier shoulder injury. It actually suggested I should see a physiotherapist over it so I messaged my doctor about it last night to see if they agreed it should be done and get a referral.
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Comment on "...new Nintendo published digital titles exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 will have an MSRP that is different from physical versions." in ~games
Akir Link ParentYeah, I really hate that narrative that games are cheap now. It’s missing the facts that games of the time period were also made with significantly more expensive materials, including custom-made...Yeah, I really hate that narrative that games are cheap now. It’s missing the facts that games of the time period were also made with significantly more expensive materials, including custom-made chips that were specific for each version of every game. That’s literally what mask rom chips are. And then there’s the fact that games then came with more things generally, such as manuals and sometimes things like cloth maps, entire guidebooks, and even cosmetic extras.
It’s true that games today cost more to make, but in the past it wasn’t really possible to make the multi-million dollar profits these big companies expect and then continuing millions over time with simple cosmetic updates past launch or have income from turning them into “kiddie casinos”. And even then, our perception of how expensive it can be to make a game is often askew because of AAA gaming excesses.
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Comment on US regulator bans imports of new foreign-made routers, citing security concerns in ~tech
Akir Link ParentI can assure you that a great many of the routers people have in their homes are no longer receiving security updates.I can assure you that a great many of the routers people have in their homes are no longer receiving security updates.
Cuckoo ones look really nice. The only reasons why I haven't bought one is that I had already bought my zojiroushi by the time they became available in the US, and also I don't appreciate my appliances questioning my sanity.