I finally learned why my rice cooker was making mushy rice

I overheard a guy at the grocery store talking about rinsing rice three times before cooking. I never did that, just dumped it in with water. After 4 months of bad rice meals, I tried it last night and it came out perfect. My burrito bowls taste way better now for the same $1.50 per serving. Anyone else skip this step for too long?

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wrenstone1mo ago

It is funny how often we overthink things when the simple fix was right there the whole time.

richard_hall1mo ago

The "simple fix" thing is spot on, because so many cooking failures come down to one dumb habit we refuse to break. Once I started rinsing, I realized the starch was the whole problem, and now I can't imagine skipping it even when I'm in a hurry. It's wild how a 30 second rinse changes everything, but now I tell everyone to just do it and trust the process.