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Since the introduction in the 19 fifties, automatic rice cookers have become a common kitchen appliance, especially in Chinese households.
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So much so that many Chinese people have never cooked rice without a rice cooker.
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Today we're challenging three Chinese people with different skill levels to arise.
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Cook off plus some tips on how not to fail.
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Hi, my name is Jessica and I'm a producer.
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Fungal threat.
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So today I'll be cooking rice without a rice Zika guys, uh, Vicky que eso?
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I'm the chef of the restaurant here in Hong Kong.
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No, we owe step one.
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How much rice Thio number one e a step to wash the rice e have to wash the rice like four times e.
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You'll see that tuna, right?
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So I and is a little bit of water I've always been taught to do in a circular motion in one direction.
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E don't know how much of a myth that is, but I follow.
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It s so basically what we're trying to do is to remove all the excess starch Step three, putting in the right amount of water.
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Okay.
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I always know that I need to put in about this much water like until, like the first finger.
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That's what my mom always told me.
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I think a little trick that my mother showed me since I was young.
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Everybody has their own little trick.
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But for me it's always, always never failed.
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So I want to show you that as well.
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What I'm trying to do here is to put my finger on the side of the ball and I push it all the way to the middle.
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On you will see the rice will stick up from the middle just a little bit.
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Step far.
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Turn up the heat, Put it up all the way.
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99% e.
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Just what it boiled.
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Systems.
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This is a good reason.
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A a a actually.
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Oh, God, How our tithe.
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The point is to turn on, turn on the heat as hot as possible and bring it to a boil.
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So when it does boil, which is already coming back to a boil, Now you see the steam coming up.
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And so I'd like to shake it just a little bit to make sure that it is even layer.
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Okay.
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And then you can already see this boiling on what I do now is to take a cover thrilling on it and turn it to as low as possible.
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Then you set a timer.
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20 minute.
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Did you forget about it?
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Don't open it.
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Touch it.
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Don't look at it.
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You just come back 20 minutes later on.
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I guarantee you every time you will have the perfect rice with take a look at the mess.
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Okay, so there was, like, a bit of, like, overflowing situation just now when I can't end it on e.
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We're not just part of a rice.
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They stop a little booth.
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Step five, taste the rice lead.
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Uh, Amanda, let's see how it taste.
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This is like it's like, kind of like, stuck to each other.
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E don't know what it is because I put my daughter because I didn't control the hero.
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E didn't kinda.
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Well, I'm kind of sticks to that booth.
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Look how fluffy it is.
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If it sticks a little bit on the bottom, it doesn't matter as long.
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It's not burnt.
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He's perfect.
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The texture which exactly what you want in the rise.
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Simple to So here's a recap of our top tips for cooking rice without a rice cooker.
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one.
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Wash your eyes until it sparkles to the water should reach the first knuckle of your index finger.
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Three.
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Turn up the heat to bottle water.
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Four.
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Let it simmer for 20 minutes.
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No peeking.
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Five.
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Don't freak out.
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If you see the rice sticking to the bottom that's normal.
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Send us photos and videos of your cooking rice without a rice cooker to hello and go threat to dot com or check us on instagram at gold threat to okay, mhm.