In Room Cooking: Rice Cooker?

[graygables]

Dawn,

I like tea in the evening. Sure wish I would have thought of that. I just skipped having tea a night when there. I am a coffee drinker in the morning though so I did use the coffee pot. I brought my own coffee but forgot filters! Oh well. I drank their coffee which was okay. But not the kind of coffee I like. What kind of kettle do you have? I will have to look into one of those.

this is where I got mine (and where I buy my PG Tips tea!): http://www.englishteastore.com/kettles.html

Lots to choose from and they are excellent to work with. I have the Chef's Choice 677 and LOVE it.

 

[ceecee]

nothing screams vacation fun like a nice big pot of rice and porridge.

I just hope I don't get a room that smells like a kitchen again. We had to move one year because of a strong garlic smell in our room, we couldn't fiqure out how left overs made such a smell! Maybe they were cooking!

 

[NotUrsula]

Hmm, actually they may not have been. I'm super-sensitive to scents, and last week we were on IASW when I noticed what I initially thought was the smell of Mexican food cooking. There are some rides that abut the walls of restaurants, so I was sitting there thinking of what restaurant that could be (since PVH doesn't serve food that would smell like that), when I realized that I wasn't discriminating the scent properly. What I was really smelling was curry, and after about 5 minutes I realized that the strong smell was actually coming from the Indian family seated in front of us. I confirmed it as we left the ride -- the scent of food had totally permeated their clothing.

I suppose it is much the same as the odor of smoke permeating the clothing of smokers -- it just leaches from the air into everything you own.

 

[NeverBeen2DW]

Hmm, actually they may not have been. I'm super-sensitive to scents, and last week we were on IASW when I noticed what I initially thought was the smell of Mexican food cooking. There are some rides that abut the walls of restaurants, so I was sitting there thinking of what restaurant that could be (since PVH doesn't serve food that would smell like that), when I realized that I wasn't discriminating the scent properly. What I was really smelling was curry, and after about 5 minutes I realized that the strong smell was actually coming from the Indian family seated in front of us. I confirmed it as we left the ride -- the scent of food had totally permeated their clothing.

I suppose it is much the same as the odor of smoke permeating the clothing of smokers -- it just leaches from the air into everything you own.

I am one of those ultra senstive peope too. Boy it makes life tough sometimes.

 

[NeverBeen2DW]

this is where I got mine (and where I buy my PG Tips tea!): http://www.englishteastore.com/kettles.html

Lots to choose from and they are excellent to work with. I have the Chef's Choice 677 and LOVE it.

thanks for the link! Do you use this at home too? I normally just boil water at home. But I like the one that has a temp control on it.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Oh, forgive me! I had totally forgotten the allure of ordering a second hamburger bun so as to split a double burger (including free condiments!) with a companion...of course, the glamour of such a purchase would totally obviate one's interest in making paella, steamed ginger pudding, or steamed brocolli with garlic vinaigrette - all safely and inexpensively.

And I don't want to forget the ole' frozen PB&J in a toaster oven thing - so much more attractive and nutritious than biryani, risotto, or polenta with sausage.

Splitting a hamburger beats cooking in a hotel room not set up for that purpose ANY day. And apparently you've never looked at the box or wrapping on Uncrustables, because there's NO toaster involved. It becomes edible via natural, renewable energy sources - aka, it thaws. You don't toast it.

Now if you suggested they use ketchup packets to make a lovely tomato consomme in the steamer you'd be right on track!

Apparently you never subscribed to the Ronald Reagan School of Nutrition?

 

[mjbaby]

And apparently you've never looked at the box or wrapping on Uncrustables

You've got that right - I wouldn't touch them with the proverbial 10-foot pole. We stick to foods with pronounceable ingredients that are actual, you know, food! This is one case where I admit I was wrong and am proud to have been so.

 

[NeverBeen2DW]

You've got that right - I wouldn't touch them with the proverbial 10-foot pole. We stick to foods with pronounceable ingredients that are actual, you know, food! This is one case where I admit I was wrong and am proud to have been so.

right or wrong I get the feeling this woman can cook and cook well.

 

[gottagodisney]

Sorry,

I think you walked into this one. Please people...don't "cook" meals in your hotel room that was not designed to do so. Talking about what fabulous things you could cook with a rice cooker is encouraging just that. Good for you for trying to be frugal (believe me our family tries to do so also)- just not at the expense of other hotel guests or staff who have to deal or clean it up.

 

[mjbaby]

right or wrong I get the feeling this woman can cook and cook well.

I'm blushing!


Learning to cook was something I made a conscious decision to do in order to have both a healthier family and a bit of extra cash for things like....Disney! As my skills got better, eating out seemed less and less attractive since I knew I could produce better tasting and cheaper meals at home. Add in a son who goes APENUTS with high-fructose corn syrup and several artifical colors and flavors and I've got lots of incentive to be creative. And, really, this rice cooker thing just floors me - I had no idea at all how versatile they could be.

Anyway, thank you much for the compliment. Next time you're in SE PA, let me know and I'll make you some paella!

 

[mjbaby]

Sorry,

I think you walked into this one. Please people...don't "cook" meals in your hotel room that was not designed to do so. Talking about what fabulous things you could cook with a rice cooker is encouraging just that.

Ad hominem arguments won't get you far with this one. As you said, "sorry."

 

[HLDisney]

FWIW, I have brought a rice cooker with me on a non-Disney trip that involved a hotel stay.....but only to cook some ramen noodles for my then toddler DD because we're Chinese and she's more used to eating noodles and other Chinese foods than things like pizza and burgers and mac/cheese.

I did think briefly about bringing a rice cooker on our recent trip to WDW but even if I had brought it, it would have been mainly used to cook noodles again, nothing fancy. Instead, we brought a hot water pot and used it to boil water for drinking and to make cup-o-noodles.

HLDisney

 

[Nienor]

I actually found this thread informative. I was under the impression all you could do with a rice cooker is make white rice. Thought that sounded like a rather useless appliance. I'll have to look into one. Rice is a good budget stretcher (at home)

I never ever cook on vacation. Cause then it's not like a vacation to me. I even do my best to get my DH to prepare my cup of coffee for me at the foodcourt.

 

[summerrluvv]

You've got that right - I wouldn't touch them with the proverbial 10-foot pole. We stick to foods with pronounceable ingredients that are actual, you know, food! This is one case where I admit I was wrong and am proud to have been so.

Is there really more to an uncrustable than peanut butter, jelly and white bread?

I make my own with wheat bread using the pampered chef cut n seal. They turn out great!

 

[mjbaby]

Is there really more to an uncrustable than peanut butter, jelly and white bread?

Stunningly enough, there sure is! Here are the ingredients (from the uncrustables.com site):

BREAD: ENRICHED UNBLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, YEAST, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF: DIACETYL TARTARIC ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES (DATEM), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ETHOXYLATED MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, AZODICARBONAMIDE, L-CYSTEINE), YEAST NUTRIENTS (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF: MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE), CALCIUM PROPIONATE (MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), CORNSTARCH, ENZYMES (WITH WHEAT). PEANUT BUTTER: SELECT ROASTED PEANUTS, DEXTROSE, VEGETABLE MONOGLYCERIDES (FROM PALM OIL), SALT. STRAWBERRY JAM: STRAWBERRIES, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE.

Waaaay too much junk, IMO.

 

[summerrluvv]

Stunningly enough, there sure is! Here are the ingredients (from the uncrustables.com site):




Waaaay too much junk, IMO.

Well that just looks like what is in regular peanut butter and jelly and white bread. PB&J isn't really that healthy to begin with, but we ate it a lot when we were younger and I'm still alive and kickin!

 

[wdw_dine_junkie]

Could you post this recipe please? I have a package of wheat berries I have no idea what to do with. Thx.

 

[mtblujeans]

this is where I got mine (and where I buy my PG Tips tea!): http://www.englishteastore.com/kettles.html

Lots to choose from and they are excellent to work with. I have the Chef's Choice 677 and LOVE it.

Thanks for the link. I don't think I have ever seen an electric kettle. This is a good idea.

 

[summerrluvv]

Thanks for the link. I don't think I have ever seen an electric kettle. This is a good idea.

They sell them at Target and Kmart.

 

[mtblujeans]

They sell them at Target and Kmart.

Ok, I'll take a look. I so rarely go to the appliance section of any store that I didn't even know about the Senseo until I saw it on these boards.