Had to look up Aga, Tina, as I was unfamiliar with the term. Looks like
the modern equivalent of the old cast iron wood-burning stove. I could see
that working in a cold climate; does it not make the house unbearable
during a SC summer? Or do you just crank up the AC? Or do you have an
unattached kitchen like the old houses around here used to have?
Charlie
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 10:21 AM, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I don't need any other electrical appliances with the Aga. For rice, I
> just bring the water to a bowl on the hot hob, pour in the rice, cover and
> stick in the simmering oven for 15 minutes for basmati or 30 minutes for
> brown rice. The Aga is also great for making yogurt - on the warming
> plate. I've gotten rid of any appliances intended to heat since I got the
> Aga.
>
> Tina
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
>
> > Absorption method - that's what a 'steamer' does with less trouble - the
> > Chinese don't use much else these days. 2.5:1 is a bit high but!
> > Along with 'broken rice', another 'poverty' rice dish I rather like is
> the
> > rice crust cut out of the pan and then fried, served with a little meat
> and
> > veg in sauce over it. Really good. Once a servant's 'left over' waste
> > nothing routine, it's now something a bit special (like bubble and squeak
> > has become). Hard to find tho' so I treasure anywhere that offers it.
> > Andrew Fildes
> > afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > www.soultheft.com
> >
> > Author/Publisher:
> > The SLR Compendium:
> > revised edition -
> > http://blur.by/19Hb8or
> > The TLR Compendium
> > http://blur.by/1eDpqN7
> >
> >
> >
> > On 17/04/2014, at 11:25 PM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> >
> > > If gently boiled in a ratio of 2:1 water to rice (white rice) or 2.5:1
> > > water to rice (brown rice) for 20-25 minutes, there is no water to
> drain
> > > and no lost nutrients.
> > >
> > > Charlie
> >
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