Help me out please.

[Sea Dog]

15 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Rustys rice. 

 

Chop onion and garlic 

Heat a little oil in a pan and add onion and garlic. 

Open a window

Meanwhile boil some water in kettle. 

Add 1 cup of rice to pan and stir around for a bit. 

Add stock cube and a bit of salt to cup. 

Measure  1.5 cups of boiling water, add to saucpan. 

Stir about a bit. 

Add lid, bring to boil, and reduce to low simmer. 

Wait 20 minutes (can stir half way through if you like). 

 

Too high and it will stick. No water to drain. Soak rice before hand to remove starch if you can be arsed. 

 

1 cup of rice to 1.5 cups of water. 

 

 

Fixed that for you Rusty! 

[Tumshie]

6 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Really?

 

Are you a veggiesaurus? 

Oh no not even slightly. But because of my gluten free needs I had to find alternatives to a lot of things, you'd be surprised what all has gluten in it. Chips for example - Chips FFS why do chips need to have glutenous stuff added to them. ? Came across this miso stuff and loved it. 

Edited December 10, 2018 by Tumshie

[rusty69]

Just now, Tumshie said:

Oh no not even slightly. But because of my gluten free needs I had to find alternatives to a lot of things, you'ed be surprised what all has gluten in it. Chips for example - Chips FGS why do chips need to have glutenous stuff added to them. ? Came across this miso stuff and loved it. 

Well, i googled miso. It looks like crap

[Tumshie]

11 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Well, i googled miso. It looks like crap

See, you shoulda looked for it on DuckDuckGo - it's much tastier on there. 

Edited December 10, 2018 by Tumshie

[rusty69]

Thats chicken and noodles innit? 

 

Ok, I'll get some then. But if it isn't delicious, im gonna fashion it into a dog poo shape and post it through your letterbox! 

[Mad Harold]

38 minutes ago, Greyladyx said:

 

I boil rice a lot and that really gets everything metal wet.

That, I suspect is where most of your condensation is coming from.Plenty of ventilation as others have said will be most helpful. If you can heat the back of your boat too, that will help.

Warm moist air drifting into back cold area of your boat will condense onto hard surfaces,

[Tumshie]

1 minute ago, rusty69 said:

Thats chicken and noodles innit? 

 

Ok, I'll get some then. But if it isn't delicious, im gonna fashion it into a dog poo shape and post it through your letterbox! 

These are good ones to try 

 

https://www.realfoods.co.uk/product/7184/fairtrade-original-miso-instant-soup

https://www.realfoods.co.uk/product/35059/organic-instant-mellow-white-miso-soup

https://www.realfoods.co.uk/product/35060/organic-instant-hearty-red-miso-soup

 

Other miso are available. ?

[rusty69]

1 minute ago, Tumshie said:

These are good ones to try 

 

https://www.realfoods.co.uk/product/7184/fairtrade-original-miso-instant-soup

https://www.realfoods.co.uk/product/35059/organic-instant-mellow-white-miso-soup

https://www.realfoods.co.uk/product/35060/organic-instant-hearty-red-miso-soup

 

Other miso are available. ?

I don't shop in Edinburgh though. Don't Aldi sell it? 

[Tumshie]

1 minute ago, rusty69 said:

I don't shop in Edinburgh though. Don't Aldi sell it? 

You don't have to buy the from there - that's just to show you some examples. 

 

I dont really shop I'm Aldi / lidl they don't have much I can eat, at least not locally to me. 

[rusty69]

Just now, Tumshie said:

You don't have to buy the from there - that's just to show you some examples. 

 

I dont really shop I'm Aldi / lidl they don't have much I can eat, at least not locally to me. 

These are alcoholic soups yes? 

[Mad Harold]

16 hours ago, Greyladyx said:

(I might be a bit random not slept for two days)

Have a trip up the Huddersfield Shallow Narrow Canal,and do a dozen or so locks. Some of the lock gear is as stiff as old boots.

You will have no trouble sleeping!

[Tumshie]

Just now, rusty69 said:

These are alcoholic soups yes? 

 No - not that kind of fermented.

 

I can post you some down. How about I send some to:-

 

Mr & Mrs Rusty

The Narrowboat

On-The-Canal

Englandshire

Great Britain 

Somewhere. 

[rusty69]

Just now, Tumshie said:

 No - not that kind of fermented.

 

I can post you some down. How about I send some to:-

 

Mr & Mrs Rusty

The Narrowboat

On-The-Canal

Englandshire

Great Britain 

Somewhere. 

Ok. I will look out for it. Thanks. 

[WotEver]

13 hours ago, rusty69 said:

1 cup of rice to 1.5 cups of water. 

WotEver’s guide to rice cooking: 1 cup of basmati rice to 2 cups of water. Boil gently with the lid on for just 12 mins and then let it sit for 10 mins. Do not lift the lid, do not stir until the 22 mins is up. Always fluffy, never sticks. 

 

 

Edited December 11, 2018 by WotEver
Appeasement of Rusty

[rusty69]

2 minutes ago, WotEver said:

1 cup of basmati rice to 2 cups of water. Boil gently with the lid on for just 12 mins and then let it sit for 10 mins. Do not lift the lid, do not stir until the 22 mins is up. Always fluffy, never sticks. 

Basmati yes. Two cups no. Boil no. Very gently simmer yes. 

 

Rusty's recipe. Rustys rules! 

Edited December 10, 2018 by rusty69

[MtB]

I went in a Aldi once. 

 

It was HORRID. Full of boater-type people ? 

[LadyG]

In the interests of combating steam, there is an alternative,  add 1 rice to 1.5 water, plus salt and water, put lid on, bring to boil, turn off gas, put thick towel on saucepan lid or put pot in a " Wonderbag " or similar. Wait 18 mins. Al dente.

11 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

I went in a Aldi once. 

 

It was HORRID. Full of boater-type people ? 

That's just not true. I've never seen you, or any other man in a boiler suit in Aldi. ?

Edited December 11, 2018 by LadyG

[rusty69]

Choose steel, choose insulation, choose spray foam, choose a big fracking dehumidifier. Choose brass mushrooms, choose to open them. Choose double glazing, triple glazing, no windows.  Choose ventilation, choose vents, opening windows, ecofans, soid fuel heating.choose portholes and insulated houdini hatches. 

 

Choose to use less gas, choose solid fuel cooking, no showering, choose pipe insulation, choose external exhaust breathing apparatus. Choose to dry clothes outside, choose no clothes. 

 

Choose microwave ready meals and cold drinks.

 

Choose to live somewhere warmer over winter yet still call yourself a full time liveaboard boater. 

 

Choose an inside swimming pool. 

 

Choose not to live on a boat.

 

Live in a house.

 

I chose not to live in a house, i chose something else.

Edited December 11, 2018 by rusty69

[WotEver]

11 hours ago, rusty69 said:

Basmati yes. Two cups no. Boil no. Very gently simmer yes. 

 

Rusty's recipe. Rustys rules! 

Two cups yes. Boil gently yes. Perfect every time yes. Been doing it like that for over 40 years and it’s always perfect. 

[MtB]

What's the difference between simmer and 'boil gently'? 

[WotEver]

9 hours ago, LadyG said:

In the interests of combating steam, there is an alternative,  add 1 rice to 1.5 water, plus salt and water, put lid on, bring to boil, turn off gas, put thick towel on saucepan lid or put pot in a " Wonderbag " or similar. Wait 18 mins. Al dente.

Use 2 water instead of 1.5 in the above method and it won’t be as al dente. 

Just now, Mike the Boilerman said:

What's the difference between simmer and 'boil gently'? 

Simmer is a very occasional ‘blurp’. Boil gently is self-explanatory...

[MtB]

9 hours ago, LadyG said:

 

That's just not true. I've never seen you or any other man in a boiler suit in Aldi. ?

 

I'm not sure you realise, but there are at least TWO Aldis...

 

 

2 minutes ago, WotEver said:

Simmer is a very occasional ‘blurp’. Boil gently is self-explanatory...

 

I'm fairly sure a thermometer would reveal both conditions to be 100c. 

[WotEver]

4 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

I'm fairly sure a thermometer would reveal both conditions to be 100c. 

I suspect you’re correct. The important point is that it mustn’t boil vigorously or the grains break up. 

[LadyG]

13 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

I'm not sure you realise, but there are at least TWO Aldis...

 

 

 

I'm fairly sure a thermometer would reveal both conditions to be 100c. 

1] That's interesting

2] depends on the fluid: brake  / caramel / Duckhams ............. all different.

Salt always alters things.

Edited December 11, 2018 by LadyG

[rusty69]

11 minutes ago, WotEver said:

Two cups yes. Boil gently yes. Perfect every time yes. Been doing it like that for over 40 years and it’s always perfect. 

Been doing it 40 years too. Write your own recipe. Call it WotEvers guide to rice cooking. Leave mine alone. Thankyou