Cooking basmati rice in a rice cooker gives you long, separate grains with very little effort. Using the right water ratio keeps the rice light instead of soft or clumped. This method works with most ...

Food & Wine / Photo Illustration by Doan Nguyen / Photo by Robby Lozano / Food Styling by Renu Dhar With that in mind we tasked our test kitchen with identifying the best way to cook basmati rice.

Rice is a staple food in many cultures across the globe. It is important as a high-calorie food that is usually affordable and available for purchase in bulk.‌ Many different countries and cultures ...

In theory, cooking rice is about as easy as it gets, requiring two ingredients and heat. But without some know-how or at least an awesome rice cooker, what should be a fluffy, soft pile of aromatic ...

Perfectly cooked rice requires a surprising amount of precision and nuance. Who among us hasn’t struggled over a stovetop trying to find the right ratio of water to rice or the ideal heating ...

We tested six methods for cooking rice and this one was the surprising winner. All six methods started with the same prep — rinsing and soaking the rice for 30 minutes — to remove surface starch and ...