Amongst all the easy things that you can cook, you might think cooking rice is the easiest. But let us tell you, you can really make a lot of mistakes in even this easiest cooked dish. You might have noticed that sometimes your rice is sticky and lumpy while other times it turns out just right. This is because of the very many mistakes that you might be making while cooking rice. We''re here to point out a few things that you must keep in mind when it comes to rice. This might sound like a very little thing, but it surely makes a big impact. There are so many recipes that involve rice as the main ingredient. And if your rice itself doesn't turn out right, it can spoil the whole recipe. Hence, you must take note of these.

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Your rice should always be stored in an airtight container. You can even use the original package that the rice came in. But you need to ensure it's airtight. Storing rice poorly will allow dirt and contaminants inside which can affect the rice quality.

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Sure, you don't need a special rice cooker to cook rice. But a vessel that has a heavy bottom will allow the heat to spread evenly and cook each rice grain rightly at the same time. If you're going to choose a thin plated vessel for the same, you might not get great results.

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The only right way to cook rice is to keep in mind the ratio of liquid to rice and steam in order to get fluffy and light grains. But if you're going to place any sized lid to cover the vessel while the rice is cooking, it's not going to do its job right and you'll end up getting messed up rice.

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It's not necessary to have a rice cooker to make rice. This is that one thing which you can literally cook in any vessel that you have. Provided it can hold the rice and water intact and collects steam to cook rice.

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