1. RICE RICE RICE RICE RICE

2. CAN YOU NAME THAT RICE….. Long Grain RiceShort Grain Rice Brown RiceWild Rice Instant Rice

3. BROWN RICE

4.  Brown rice is also called 'unpolished rice' and is brown in color. It is actually how all rice would look before it goes through the entire process of polishing. Every rice grain has an outer layer of a slightly stiff cover called the 'hull' or husk. The husk is always removed from the seed for both white and brown rice. Under this layer is a thin brownish layer called the 'bran' layer.

5. LONG GRAIN RICE  Stays dry and fluffy  Used to make flavored rice

7. Instant Rice  Is precooked and then dehyrated

8. Wild Rice  Not a grain at all wild rice is a marsh grass. It takes three times as long to cook as white rice. Wash wild rice thoroughly before cooking.

10. Short Grain Rice  Sticks together  Good For Eating with Chopsticks  The shorter the grain the more starch it contains.

11. Does Rice Yield….  THE SAME  DOUBLE  TRIPLE

12. STEP #1  BRING THE LIQUID TO A BOIL

13. STEP #2  ADD RICE COVER AND BRING TO A BOIL AGAIN

14. STEP #3  REDUCE HEAT SO THE RICE SIMMERS GENTLY

15. STEP #4  KEEP COVERED AND STIR THE RICE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE  STIRRING SCRAPES OFF THE STARTCH AND MAKES THE RICE STICKY

16. STEP #5  NEAR THE END OF COOKING TIME CHECK FOR DONENESS MOIST  TENDER BUT FIRM  NO LIQUID LEFT IN THE POT

17. STEP #6  IF ANY LIQUID REMAIN, CONTINUE COOKING WITHOUT THE LID UNTIL THE EXCESS LIQUID IS ABSORBED OR EVAPORATES

18. OVERCOOKED RICE  Soft  Sticky

19. UNDERCOOKED RICE  HARD  GRITTY

20. How much Water vs. Rice Brown RiceWhite RICE 1 cup Rice1 cup rice 2 ½ cups water2 cups water Cooking time 45 minutesCooking time 15 Minutes

21. RATIO After You Cook Rice BROWN RICEWHITE RICE 1:3

22. Additional Tips  To add extra flavor to rice cook it in milk, juice, or broth instead of water.  To keep rice warm by placing it in a colander and setting the colander over a pan of simmering water. Cover to allow the steam to warm the rice without making it sticky.