Cooking Advice for Lion Brand Rice

snuke on 14/01/2025 - 11:39
Last edited 14/01/2025 - 15:51 by 1 other user

After reading many feedback comments in rice cooker posts, I decided to try some highly regarded Lion Brand Jasmine rice.

I am using my Cuckoo 10 Cup IH CRP-CHSS1009F, which gives me excellent results with standard SunRice Jasmine on the correct standard "Glutinous" setting.

My first cook of Lion was 2.5 cups, I suspect I filled it of so slightly above the 2.5 level on the water chart and it came out like crap. It was all a gooey mess stuck to itself.

Second cook on the weekend, I decided to stick to a full cup measurement that has a distinct water level line on the bowl, so did 2 cups. I was super anal on making the water level right at the line, and it came out far better, but really it was less shit rather than even halfway decent. It wasn't one continues blob, but was still far too stuck together

With SunRice Jasmine I am never super anal to make sure it's spot on, but I always aim for it. Results are always great, light fluffy separates easily and tastes great on its own. I did once under water it, and it came out caramelised on the base, but even that wasn't the mess this first cook of Lion was.

I always cook Jasmine on the Glutinous setting as you should, I never select the rapid cook for twin pressure, so it cooks under the standard pressure that this model creates.

Max amount I would ever cook is probably 4 cups, 2.5-3 cups is normal. Only two of us, got 10 cup size cooker as I use it for pressure cooking chicken breasts and other such things where the bowls volume is great.

I rinse the rice in a rice rinsing bowl before the cook, I have not tried a soaking method for it.

Before I destroy a 3rd cook, any advice on what to do differently?

Food & Grocery Lion Brand Rice

Comments

  • sumyungguy on 14/01/2025 - 11:46
    +2

    You're cooking glutinous rice. If you want separate grains choose normal jasmine. My current go-to is Royal Feast from Woolies. I'd prefer to buy Australian rice, SunRice Topaz but it's not consistently available. I don't rate the supermarket SunRice jasmine sourced from Vietnam or Thailand.

    • snuke on 14/01/2025 - 11:54
      +1

      Ohh shit, it is as simple as that isn't it.
      I should have gotten the Lion Thai Jasmine. I have conflated the two due to the Glutinous rice setting being used for Jasmine on the cooker.

      Live and learn I guess.

      FYI, Royal Feast got shit on by many OzB users as being tasteless due to its Vietnam origin. Royal Umbrella & Lion were highly regarded as being super tasteful in part because of Thai origin.

      Appreciate for pointing out was simple yet stupid mistake I made.

      • sumyungguy on 14/01/2025 - 13:38
        +1

        Nice cooker BTW, I'd love to do pressure-cooked rice. Royal Feast scores 4.4 from 55 reviews on Woolworths site.

  • Flying Ace on 14/01/2025 - 11:54
    +2

    Is there a reason you're choosing glutinous rice instead of normal Jasmine? That's why your rice is all sticking together.

    • snuke on 14/01/2025 - 11:54
      +1

      As above reply, conflation and ignorance. Never leave home without them.

      • Flying Ace on 14/01/2025 - 11:55

        Haha fair enough! I just saw your reply after I submitted mine.

        • snuke on 14/01/2025 - 11:58

          Yeah, I was just finishing my reply as you would have been typing.
          At least I only I only purchased 2kg.

  • Xyzzy on 14/01/2025 - 12:32
    +1

    Glutinous - adjective:

    Meaning: "like glue in texture; sticky".

  • JimB on 14/01/2025 - 13:05

    I'm surprised that someone who would invest in a $500 in a rice cooker wouldn't know the difference between Jasmine and Glutinous rice lol.

    And what's wrong with cooking Jasmine rice on the standard on the correct standard rice setting?

    • joka on 14/01/2025 - 13:12
      -4

      I'm surprised someone is putting so much thoughts and effort into cooking rice?! What would happen if op put this effort into something more meaningful?

      • JimB on 14/01/2025 - 14:34
        +1

        I didn't neg you, but not all rice is created equal.

      • snuke on 14/01/2025 - 15:21
        +1

        You consider washing rice, putting in water to a specified visual limit and hitting a button "effort"? Well you're not wrong, tying my shoes also takes effort, but you get the point.
        If that minimal effort is too hard for you, then I would not like to have you anywhere near a kitchen I would eating from.

    • snuke on 14/01/2025 - 15:18

      Who spent $500??? I spent $367, and as per my post, I use it for far more than just rice.
      Do you know the difference between all types of breads that exist that you could possibly put in your toaster? What about all the different types of coffee or tea you could use with your kettle? Hats off to you if you are fully informed on every variety of those variables.

      And what's wrong with cooking Jasmine rice on the standard on the correct standard rice setting?

      As per every OzB user that has one of these suggestion, GLUTIN. RICE is the correct setting for all types of standard white rice.

      Here are your options with this model:

      GLUTIN. RICE When you want to have sticky and nutritious white rice.

      SOFT GLUTIN. When you want to have a little more sticky and nutritive white rice than Glutinous rice

      MIXED RICE This menu is used to cook a variation of mixed rice or brown rice

      GABA RICE Used to cook germinated brown rice. This menu is used to cook a variation of mixed rice or brown rice.

      SMART MENU (BLACK BEAN RICE) When you want to have black rice.

      CHICKEN SOUP This menu cooks samgyetang automatically.

      FERMENT BREAD/ BREAD BAKING This menu is used to either ferment or bake the bread.

      SUSHI RICE When you want to have a little more sticky and nutritive white rice than Glutinous rice.

      NUTRI. RICE Used to cook nutritious rice.

      PORRIDGE For cooking porridge.

      MULTI COOK The dish to the set temperature, the thermal and time manually

      AUTO CLEAN (Steam Cleaning) This menu is used to eliminate small soaked after cooking or warming.

      BROWN RICE This menu is used to cook a variation of brown rice.

      HIGH HEAT (GLUTIN.RICE/ MIXED RICE/ GABA RICE/ NUTRI.RICE) Use when cooking more sticky and soothing Cooked Rice. (Melanozing effect could be increased.)
      TURBO GLUTIN. RICE •Pressing ‘PRESSURE COOK’ button twice will switch to quick cooking ‘PRESSURE COOK’ button twice will switch to quick cooking and shorten the cooking time. (It takes about 13 minutes when you cook the Glutinous rice for 2 persons.) •Use this turbo cooking function only for cooking rice for less than 6 persons. (The condition of the rice will not be good for more than 6 persons.) •The turbo cooking function is allowed up to 6 persons. •If you soak the rice in water for about 20minutes before cooking the rice and then cook the rice in turbo cooking course, the rice will taste good.

      TURBO MIXED RICE •If selected turbo mixed rice, total cooking time will be reduced. (It takes about 26minutes for cooking mixed rice for 2 people.) •Turbo mixed rice cooking lessens the quality of food, so only use for less than 6 people. •For better taste of cooked rice, cook rice in white rice turbo mode after macerating rice for 20 minutes or so before cooking

      • deeevan on 14/01/2025 - 16:30

        Ai yah why so complicated. Cook/Warm good enough.

        At least there's lots of yummy desserts you can make with your leftover glutinous rice.

      • JimB on 14/01/2025 - 23:01

        Wowsers, calm down.

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