Brown rice, white rice

limey · 07-25-2011, 06:43 AM

I like brown rice, Mr Limey likes white rice. Is there any way to prepare a dinner involving rice for us both without using two pans for the rice?
I know you inventive Dwellars will come up with something. It may even be practicable!

ZenGum · 07-25-2011, 07:01 AM

Eat dinner under a brown lightbulb. The white rice will look brown.

DanaC · 07-25-2011, 07:04 AM

Do you have a microwave? Individual bags of rice, problem solved :p Alternatively, boil in the bag in a pan of water. Uncle Ben's boil in the bag rice is bloody lovely.

Gravdigr · 07-25-2011, 07:22 AM

Have either of you tried wild rice?

infinite monkey · 07-25-2011, 07:24 AM

Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Rice is the bomb! Yeah, I'm no help but I needed to say it.

jimhelm · 07-25-2011, 08:16 AM

switch to quinoa? is good

Spexxvet · 07-25-2011, 08:42 AM

Don't be ricist!

Cook the brown rice and white rice in one pot, then separate the grains after cooking.

ZenGum · 07-25-2011, 08:50 AM

Grow rice which is brown on one side and white on the other. Arrange the grains on your plate according to preference.

Undertoad · 07-25-2011, 08:53 AM

Quote:

both without using two pans?

"2 cups, 1 pan"

Put 3 cups of water in the pan. Bring the water to boiling. Put the boil-bag with brown rice in the pan. When the bag is done, remove it, and measure out 2 cups of the still-boiling water. Put that water back in the pan and add a cup of white rice and cook it normally.

infinite monkey · 07-25-2011, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Don't be ricist!

Cook the brown rice and white rice in one pot, then separate the grains after cooking.

That smacks of forced busting. Trying to get rid of separate but equal cooking pots, but you'll note that was BROWN vs. the Board of Ricification.

ZenGum · 07-25-2011, 09:04 AM

Gouge his eyes out and tell him it's white. He'll know it's not, but he'll know not to argue.

limey · 07-25-2011, 09:18 AM

Sorry, I should have said "boil-in-the-bag" is not an option (I don't think. I'll have to try to do a cost/benefit analysis of extra power on heating two pans vs cost of boil in bag sort ... hmmm. Meanwhile I have quite a large bag of white rice to feed him in the meanwhile!)
I know you'd have some great answers! Keep 'em coming!
And yes, wild rice is fab, but Mr L doesn't think so.
In fact at the local farmers' market today I noticed that I am drawn to the unusual veg (purple spuds), but Mr L no likeee. Perhaps I should just blindfold him.

Pico and ME · 07-25-2011, 09:23 AM

Make up a big batch of the white and freeze it in individual serving sizes - like freezer bags, that you could then microwave when you want it.

OR.

Maybe there is such a thing as a mesh bag that you could cook his white rice in the same pot as the brown (obviously increase the amount of water), then just take out the white rice when its done since it cooks faster than the brown rice.

glatt · 07-25-2011, 09:25 AM

Make your own boil in bag rice with some cheese cloth. Make a pouch filled with brown and a pouch filled with white, and boil.

I've never done this, but it should work. You might even be able to reuse the cheesecloth.

Trilby · 07-25-2011, 10:39 AM

compromise and use Basmati!

07-25-2011, 06:43 AM	#1
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Brown rice, white rice I like brown rice, Mr Limey likes white rice. Is there any way to prepare a dinner involving rice for us both without using two pans for the rice? I know you inventive Dwellars will come up with something. It may even be practicable! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-25-2011, 07:01 AM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Eat dinner under a brown lightbulb. The white rice will look brown. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-25-2011, 07:22 AM	#4
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Have either of you tried wild rice? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

07-25-2011, 08:16 AM	#6
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	switch to quinoa? is good __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

07-25-2011, 08:42 AM	#7
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Don't be ricist! Cook the brown rice and white rice in one pot, then separate the grains after cooking. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

07-25-2011, 07:24 AM	#5
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Rice is the bomb! Yeah, I'm no help but I needed to say it.

07-25-2011, 08:50 AM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Grow rice which is brown on one side and white on the other. Arrange the grains on your plate according to preference. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-25-2011, 09:04 AM	#11
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Gouge his eyes out and tell him it's white. He'll know it's not, but he'll know not to argue. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-25-2011, 09:18 AM	#12
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Sorry, I should have said "boil-in-the-bag" is not an option (I don't think. I'll have to try to do a cost/benefit analysis of extra power on heating two pans vs cost of boil in bag sort ... hmmm. Meanwhile I have quite a large bag of white rice to feed him in the meanwhile!) I know you'd have some great answers! Keep 'em coming! And yes, wild rice is fab, but Mr L doesn't think so. In fact at the local farmers' market today I noticed that I am drawn to the unusual veg (purple spuds), but Mr L no likeee. Perhaps I should just blindfold him. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-25-2011, 09:23 AM	#13
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Make up a big batch of the white and freeze it in individual serving sizes - like freezer bags, that you could then microwave when you want it. OR. Maybe there is such a thing as a mesh bag that you could cook his white rice in the same pot as the brown (obviously increase the amount of water), then just take out the white rice when its done since it cooks faster than the brown rice.

07-25-2011, 09:25 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Make your own boil in bag rice with some cheese cloth. Make a pouch filled with brown and a pouch filled with white, and boil. I've never done this, but it should work. You might even be able to reuse the cheesecloth.

07-25-2011, 10:39 AM	#15
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	compromise and use Basmati! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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