NBC Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you click on or buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Rice is one of the most widely consumed grains in the ...

Last Tuesday, my neighbor asked me why her Mexican rice always turns out mushy while mine comes out fluffy and perfect. After years of disasters in my own kitchen (including one memorable batch that ...

If you have a good rice cooker, rice is one of the simplest things to cook. If you don't, it can be pretty tough to nail the perfect texture -- al dente, with just the right amount of fluffiness, ...

Is there a secret to cooking rice perfectly? We understand how frustrating it is to cook a meal only to find that the rice is mushy, clumpy, or tasteless. Our editors set out to find the best way to ...

Making a pot of perfectly fluffy rice is a deceptively simple task. There aren’t a lot of steps that stand between you and cooked rice, but the choices you make during this brief process can have a ...

Cooking rice feels deceptively simple until you realize the instructions on the bag don't scale. Double the rice and water, and somehow it turns out gluey or undercooked. The missing piece is the ...