Cook whole grains like popcorn (2018)

Post by tracker1 » Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 4:04 PM UTC

quickthrower2 wrote: post #68

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Can't speak for anyone else, but here in Phoenix, if the municipal water stops pumping for whatever reason, options are very scarce, and hope you have a good multi-stage filter + UV setup with at least an OK source of water. You should generally have 15 gallons of clean drinking water per person on hand, which should last a couple weeks. In addition to a larger supply of water for washing/flushing. TBH, I don't have…

Assuming you have sunny days could you leave the (river? rain?) water all day in clear containers for the UV? You might need to do a lot at once to save for non sunny days. Assuming no industrial pollution. Probably want some resorts before this last resort though.

I'm in Phx, so all sun... too much even. Not enough water, so mobility to get to water and transport is much more critical.

Post by almog » Fri, Dec 23, 2022, 10:27 PM UTC

Stratoscope wrote: post #72

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Would aluminum not work as well because it conducts heat better than steel so it might burn the rice? Asking because I have an aluminum pressure cooker and I'd like to try it still.

Give it a whirl! I was only recommending against aluminum because I use a steel spatula to scrape the bottom of the pan after cooking, and I would worry that the steel would scratch up the softer aluminum. But you could use a sturdy plastic spatula instead, should work fine.

Update: I just finished stuffing my belly with half the rice I cooked using your recipe, it came out delicious, thank you for that!

The reason why I left the other half outside of my belly is not due capacity limitations of any kind, but rather because I suspect this kind of rice will lend itself really really well to food-dehydration as it's already almost dry (in a good crunchy way!). I do this sometimes with leftovers pasta and rice and later use it as backpacking meals (either by cold soaking or super quick boil).

Re: Cook whole grains like popcorn (2018)

Re: Cook whole grains like popcorn (2018)