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Rice Notes (Patreon)

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2020-01-08 04:11:17

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2026-06

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This is the first video I shot with my new A73 + Prime 35mm, so everything is tack sharp. I can see each one of my pores and hairs. Nobody should be subjected to this personal hell. I will never upload in 4K
In good news, you can actually see some color separation between the beige and white in my kitchen, so it looks much less like a blown out insane asylum. I'm really happy with the technical results of this new setup, and I have the patrons to thank for the cash I used to buy it.
I made a mistake here by alluding to the idea that all short-grain rice can be sticky like sushi rice. I love short grain brown rice specifically because of how unique it is.
I was hemming and hawing a lot over whether or not to say "if you cook rice like pasta salt your water". In the end, I didn't instruct the learner to use salt because I feel like a lot of rice applications want a blank slate. Don't worry, I'm not becoming a browner fatter Ragusea. I still believe in salt.
I expect a bunch of grain-free dog food advocates to clap back at me for the mush advice, but this family was built on dogs eating starches and I'll be damned if I let that go.

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The Path to Perfect Rice Begins Here

As time goes on, I'm learning that basic advice like "follow the instructions on the bag" can actually be helpful. But if you follow the rice manufacturer's recipe and something's always wrong, there's also some troubleshooting advice in here. Start cooking perfect rice today (or mess up once today and master rice tomorrow).