Making Sushi Rice - This is What You Need to Get Started

Making that divine, chewy sushi rice and getting just the right sheen to it takes more than just a pot of boiling water. In order to make the perfect sushi rice you will need the right equipment. The following is a list of the equipment you will need.

Electric Rice Cooker

For an almost foolproof way to get your rice to cook perfectly you will need an electric rice cooker. A good one to buy that will provide plenty of rice for most sushi recipes is a standard 10 metric cup (or 6 US cups) cooker with a non stick inner pot. Expect to pay about $50 - $70 for a good one.

Wooden Sushi Rice Tub

A Hangiri or Japanese sushi tub is simply a shallow wooden utensil that resembles a short barrel. Ity is used to cool down the rice after cooking and it also absorb the excess water that the rice is laden with immediately after cooking. The best sized one to use with the above mentioned rice cooker has a 16 inch diameter with 4 inch high sides. Perfect for about 10 - 12 cups of rice.

Rice Paddle

Used to help dish out the rice help you place it in the tub. Called a Shamoji, it is a flat thin wooden paddle. It separates the rice from the side of the cooker and helps chop it up for cooling without bruising the rice kernels.

Flat Fan (Uchiwa)

This is a stiff, flat (but not folding) lightweight fan. Used to help cool down the rice after it is placed in the tub. You can use other ways to cool down the rice but this is the more traditional way to do it.

Lint Free Towel

You need a dampened, lint free towel to cover the cooled down rice while you are making the different sushi pieces. This keeps the rice perfectly moist and fresh for use as you progress through your sushi recipes.

While you need more than just the right tools to make sushi rice, if you have these rice making tools in your arsenal you are well on your way to making the perfect sushi rice.

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Rice Bran Oil - Making Homemade Soap

Rice bran oil is produced from the bran of the rice kernel. It is known as the world's healthiest edible oil. It is light, mild and sweet tasting providing a variety of healthful benefits!

This natural oil is extremely versatile! It is used in foods, in different cooking styles such as baking, frying or stir frying, in massages and becoming popular among soap makers too!

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It is a trans fat free, hypoallergenic oil, containing the benefits of vitamins, antioxidants and nutrients. It helps to lower cholesterol, fight diseases and free radicals in body, enhances immune system and more.

It has been used in Japan for many years. Japanese women who use rice bran oil, on their skin, are called, "rice bran beauties". Why? This soap making oil contains anti-aging properties by slowing the formation of facial lines and wrinkles, due to the rich benefits of vitamin E. It helps to provide smooth and shiny skin. It is ideal for dry flaky skin or dry scaly skin. It even adds body and luster to hair!

Rice bran oil is becoming a more popular soap making oil, in place of using olive oil. Why? It offers very similar qualities as olive oil, such as creamy, moisturizing, smooth, silky lather, but at a much lower price. Rice bran oil can be handcrafted into both bar and liquid homemade soaps. Its only slight disadvantage is having a, somewhat, short shelf life, of approximately six months.

This natural oil is found in commercial and homemade skin care products such as: soap, lotion, cream, sunscreens, hair conditioners, bath oil, body butters, and other cosmetic goods. The use of rice bran oil is becoming more popular and widely used in the USA. Discover the benefits of this natural oil today!

There are different ways to learn how to make soap. You can take in person classes or learn at home with an audio visual source, like a DVD. Either way can provide you with an abundance of soap making information. You can learn, easy, soap making instructions, find soap recipes, learn by doing with trial and error. There are different soap making methods, such as hot process soap making, cold process soap making and re-batching. Learn the method you are most comfortable with, or even learn them all! A soap making kit, containing oils, molds and other materials can help you get started making homemade soap. You can make YOUR very own homemade soap and enjoy the, healthful, benefits of rice bran oil, today!

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Storage Of Rice And Making Homemade Rice A Roni

Many people that are interested in food storage realize the importance of storing grain and rice for use in hard times or states of emergency however few people completely realize how easy and simple it is to store a sufficient quantity of rice. One person I spoke with recently was concerned about placing such a large quantities of the product in the popular five gallon plastic pails. To be honest with you I have never lost a single grain of rice the way that I store it.

Most survivalist major concern is the possibility of their rice developing a rancid taste after a few months of storage. The fact is that long grain white rice should never begin to go rancid. I once had some stored in Ziploc bags and then packed all the bags I could into a five gallon bucket and I never experienced any sort of problem. In addition, I have known of people who stored theirs in the original 50 pound bags that they come packaged in. Once again these people did not develop a problem. I believe the major factor affecting the storage and shelf life of your rice is actually the environment for which it is being stored.

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Of all the survival foods that I store up on I have discovered rice to be the simplest item to safely and successfully store for long term use. My particular method is slightly different then many others but it is still very effective and can be accomplished inexpensively. I reuse the two liter plastic soda bottles. These are food grade approved container and readily available. After using up the contents of the bottles I then clean them very well with hot soapy water and rinse each of them out thoroughly. You don't want the odor of soap to remain in the plastic bottles. Let them dry completely before you use them. Fill each of the bottles completely full of rice and in each two litter bottle place one small bay leaf.

Another popular method for storing your rice is to get some empty five gallon buckets, O2 absorbers, desiccant packs and a few Ziploc bag. Rice should normally be stored the same way as wheat would be stored. Of course the shelf life is dependent upon the light, air, heat and humidity present in the storage area. I would like to point out at this time that brown rice will go bad fairly fast.

I would like to conclude this article with a recipe for homemade Rice A Roni. This homemade version of Rice A Roni in made in your microwave oven.

3/4 of a cup of uncooked white rice

1/2 cup of orzo pasta

2 tablespoons of olive oil

2 1/4 cups of chicken bouillon

1/4 teaspoon of parsley

1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon of onion powder

Place the rice, the orzo and olive oil in a 2 quart glass microwavable bowl. Set your microwave on high for 4 minutes making certain to stir the contents after every minute. Increase this frequency as you get to the end of the microwave cycle. The pasta should be a golden brown when it is finished. Stir in the bouillon and the additional spices. Continue to microwave for another 12 minutes on the high range. When it has completed its cycle let the complete meal sit for 3 minutes in the microwave. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve warm.

This mixture can be made ahead of time leaving out the olive oil and using it for emergency food supplies.

Copyright @2008 Joseph Parish

Storage Of Rice And Making Homemade Rice A Roni

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