Rice "finger trick"
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Do you use the finger trick? 👌🏽
Yes
Yes but finger trick takes more water than needed, the rice you cooked are too mushy
All the time even with a rice cooker
Ya
I don't use finger trick but use ratio of 1:2 being rice:water
This is how we cook it too! My mum taught me this and basically my whole big family does the same even with a rice cooker.
Me too
But what heat do you put it on?
@@thecomplexion7524 heyyy, I just switch on my rice cooker, that’s all if I’m using rice cooker. Mostly we use rice cooker and never used the rice cooker suggested measurements. My mum is the one that uses the pot to make rice. The heat is usually high and when it’s nearly cooking, she would put the heat to med so that it would burn the bottom. Everyone has different way to cook rice tho and it also depends on what type of rice it is. Hope that answered your question. Sorry for any mistake. Hehe
@@rienalestrange1414 o ok I’ve never done it without a rice cooker so it’s cool to learn how other people make it
@@thecomplexion7524 ... Bring it to a boil and turn down to simmer. Cover and cook till the water is absorbed, abt. 40 min for brown rice. So good. You'll get the hang of it, when you do it a few times.
It’s going to sound crazy but I eye it , I just don’t know , I can feel it. I call it my rice instinct
Your Ricey Sense
My grandma always said “I measure with my Sicilian eyes” lmao
Same. I dont measure with my finger or anything. I just be like ok ye thats it.. and cook it
@@AJGress I swear I use my rice instinct too. Wether its white rice, jollof rice or fried rice, I eye ball it and boil for 30 -20minutes (depending on the brand) and I get them prefect. 👌👌
Your "rice stinct"
Omg I do this too! Except slightly different. I dip my index finger into the rice to measure how tall it is relative to my finger, and mark the rice's height by placing my thumb on my index finger where the rice's height ended. Then I place my index find on the surface of the rice and pour water until the water reaches the thumbs marking place. Then surprise! Perfect rice.
Also love your videos! As a young Filipino who sometimes feels distant from their ethnicity, it's nice to know I can still connect with it through the food I eat!
This is how I was taught too! Depending on the rice as well, I tend to pour water a little under or over the mark
Same, we also talk to the rice vendor because sometimes you need to add more water to your rice depending on what type of rice you buy.
Ye I'm Filipino and this is how I thought and it also varies depending on what kind of rice we're cooking because some rice needs more water or less
I just made a similar comment! I’m glad to see I’m not the only one. This trick works well, but even better with this addition for different types as you said
I was about to say this omg. This is how I do it too.
it's all about ratios. i think the finger trick is just about experience honestly and knowing how much rice you cook
1:2 ratio
No matter how much rice you take finger trick always works bro.... every asian knows this trick, we in India do this too.... everyday my mom cooks rice like this only.
You are so right
The finger comes out to approximately 1/2 a cup of water, the rice itself needs 1:1 to hydrate, the 1/2 a cup extra is for evaporation, got this from dan souza on americas test kitchen, he has a video on this
@@ezgolf1764americans no expert of rice 😂 let me ask you? Is rice even part of your regular diet 😂😂 if not dont question our culture 😂😂
Hi I'm brazilian and we also cook rice basically everyday, here's a tip with a few disclaimers: the ratio we usually use is 1:2 so if you use one cup of rice you'd use two cups of water and so on. Disclaimer! We don't really like it when the rice is sticky so maybe this trick wouldn't help if you're trying to make sushi or something like that.
In case anyone would like to try this, here's a Brazilian rice recipe:
1. First you'll make your seasoning (ratio is 1 tablespoon of salt to 2 garlic cloves), mash it all together until it makes a paste. The amount of seasoning will depend on how much rice you're making.
2. Wash your rice on a bowl, add oil to a pan and fry your seasoning until it looks a bit golden.
3. Add the rice and quickly stir it around and fry it until it isn't sticking anymore.
4. Once it stops sticking, add the water. At this point you can taste the water and see if it tastes bland and if so add more salt (not the seasoning you made before, just salt).
5. Wait for the water to dry, it will start sizzling, then add more water (just enough to cover the rice) in low heat and wait for it to dry completely. And there you have it!
It sounds complicated but it really isn't! It also isn't supposed to taste too salty, but it gives the rice a nice flavor :)
In our country, we don't recommend adding too much water because it becomes runny and watery that sometimes ends up like "lugaw" or congee (which also sometimes ends up sticky). It also depends on what kind of rice you're cooking on how many water you should add.
That 1-1 ration doesn’t work only for instant ore cooked rice real Asian rice jasmin rice will not work adding lil more water is better then being to dry
Good directions. I'm smelling what you're cooking!
@@yubiflores9841 I see, we don't like rice like that here but when it comes to this recipe it doesn't end up like that at all :)
@@Arizona_lilly I have only cooked with brazilian rice so i'm not sure what the differences are and if this recipe would work with other types of rice :( but it's a really good recipe
It is important to flip off your rice when pouring the water, otherwise it won’t turn out well
What does that mean?
Pls explain
@@hi12235 flip off as in middle finger
It’s just a joke though lol
@@hi12235 aww poor thing missed the joke it’s okiee😭
There is actually another rule to that, especially when the amount of rice to be cooked is less or more than the usual.
Someone taught me to, first, measure the distance between the bottom of the pot and the top layer of the rice using your finger. Use the thumb to determine where it ends. Then, using that reference, put the tip of the same finger on top of the rice and add water until it reaches the determined line.
That's how I do it as well, it works everytime.
It's so fascinating to know that different cultures all around the world do pretty same stuff when cooking. I'm from Sri Lanka & we also use the middle finger to measure the water when cooking rice. Rice is a major part of Sri Lankan cuisine.
Hey a fellow Lankan !!! We don't even use rice cookers , this is just the way it is !
@@Anu_I_think ofc you don t have ricecooker too expensive
We also were taught this way.We're from Singapore👍
In india too....
This is exactly how my family cooks it! We are also from the Philippines. My grandma taught my mom and then my mom taught me! 🤍
yeahh sameee
I think it's all Asians it's like a generational thing people always ask how I make perfect rice and I tell them they think it's an Asian super power 😂😂😂😂
i'm actually surprised the first time i found out most people cook their rice in a rice cooker than in a stove. i grew up cooking rice in a stove and i did that thing you did on the video before but mostly we had a cup to measure it out too.
SAME
When I lived in Japan and learned this from my roommate, it just absolutely blew my mind. Works every time and blows my mind. Every time.
This works just fine. However you can ratio it too. Rice : Water as 1 : 1.5 or 2 or 2.5. 1.5 - 2 is to be determined by what type of rice you are using. 2 - 2.5 is for how you are cooking it. If you are cooking in rice cooker or pressure cooker use 2. If your are directly cooking it over a stove use 2.5.
For eg. : 1. In case you are cooking 1 cup new rice or rice that cooks quick and easy in a rice cooker use a little less than 2 cups of water.
2. In case you are cooking old rice or rice that takes time to cook even red rice ona cook top use the whole 2.5 cups of rice and also soak the rice beforehand for 30mins.
Thanku
"Have you tried this before?" Woman i live by the finger rice rule💀💀
My dad taught me this trick:
Put however much rice you want, wash & add water. Then tilt the pan towards u so the water is at an angle. When the water touches the lip of the pan, the bottom part of the water should be roughly in the middle of the pan
That's so cool 😎! In Egypt we use our index finger.
wow that's also how my father taught me lmao
My trick to perfectly cooked rice is one cup of rice. 2 cups of water. Perfect amount of rice for 3 people and perfectly cooked. But not like measuring cups. But like your regular cup you make tea into.
Mywhole family does it too! When I was young I didn’t know how to measure it right but with the help of my mum I did! I mean.. it’s pretty easy once you get a hang of it and if your family does like rice and maybe your family likes rice in the future? then I definitely recommend trying to cook rice and this trick!
Rice to water ratio should be 1: 1.5 that's the trick i use for making perfect rice 🍚
What do you mean ? One cup of rice and one and half cup of water?
@@amalmuhammad2975 yep exactly
Same! Comes out perfect every time 🎉
But that requires you have something to measure. This just requires you have a finger!
@@b-radg916 bro are living in forest or something that you don't have a bowl, glass, or cup to measure 💀
As a Filipino heheh this trick works. But different rice absorb water differently so if your rice absorbs too much I usually lessen the water rather than the exact amount on the finger. And the most common mistake people do is opening the lid on and off. Just don't do that let the steam cook the rice 💕
We learned this when we first started cooking as kids. We eat a lot of rice in Louisiana.
I always use this trick too when cooking my rice. The only difference is i measure how tall the rice is (from the bottom of the pan) and then do the same thing as you did. So it's not the same for any amount of rice, it's adjusted. Try that for your small portion and maybe it could work
even with a rice cooker i use this method. i get enough rice, rinse the rice, and then when im done i measure to the first line on the middle finger like you did in the video. i usually have a little less water than the line and it comes out perfect :)
I cooked rice since i was like 6 years old and now i could just eyeball everything. Also put pandan in rice for flavor and fragrance
I've used the finger trick since my mom learned it from a cooking show back in the 80's called "Yan Can Cook." It's always worked!
In my family, we put a lot of water, and when the rice is fully cooked, we drain the water, the rice stays non sticky and doesn't break
I wonder if this is a universal thing? Are the rings on our fingers in the exact same spot or are some people with long fingers gonna end up with mushy rice?
The spots are different, when my father uses this method the rice turns out watery but for some reason it works for me and I have really small hands
It's also depends on the type of the rice. There are rice who needs more water to make it fluffy but there are also rice who needs less water or else it'll be super mushy. We usually ask the shop if we want a certain type of rice or certain level of fluffiness.
I grew up in a very typical American family that only ate potatoes and noodles for starch and my big sister made minute rice only for every meal 🤣 So I learned this on YT back in 2012 and its been invaluable to me! The things I've learned on here come in such handy it's ridiculous 💜
Depending on rice... 2 to 1.
One bowl, l one tea cup, one wine glass of rice then 2 bowls, 2 tea cups, 2 wine glasses of water or broth!
Its super easy!
My family has never owned a rice cooker. This is how I was taught to make rice and this is how all my family makes rice. It works every time.
This is exactly how I cook my rice literally every time. I’m Cajun, and I live in the rice capital of the world. We probably eat rice 4 to 5 times a week. The finger trick is absolutely perfect.
What we do is we place our hand flat in the rice with water and if the water touches the knuckles then it's good. That finger trick is useful also.
My Thai ex also taught me this 😁
Although if I have a measuring cup, I also know how much to go with. The first cup of rice uses more water than subsequent additional cups. Which also makes sense, as the finger trick works almost regardless of how many cups you use...
You are right @Jeanelleats, this has often worked for me, I just discovered it myself. However pending on the type/kind of rice....especially if the rice is a kind that requires lot of water (wild/local rice) to cook it, usually the very old rice then this tip wouldn't work. Thanks for sharing!
My husband is from the Philippines and he showed me this trick years ago. It's a life saver!
As a student who cooks often in different portion sizes i always found measuring more precise. 1.75-2 water/1 basmati and 1.5-1.75/1 for jasmine Rice. The more rice/the smaller pot, the less water you need (since relatively less will evaporate during the cooking process. Not saying the finger method is bad, but it doesn't take into account all variables. So you often still need to adjust abit
I'm am Indian and we do this trick too! It's mind blowing to see so many people around the world with different cultures have learnt it!
I'm jamaican, we do this as we don't really use rice cookers, also you can use a spoon if it's a large amount of rice.
If the spoon stands when you place it in the middle of the rice you have enough water, if it falls you have too much.
Your welcome:)
YES, my dad taught me this, and he learned it from my halmoni (grandmother)!! we’re korean, and it’s so cool to know that asians from other places know this trick too :)
Yes! It works you can always add a bit more or take out a bit less water!!! Love you thanks for the feed!!!
We use a 1 to 2 ratio. 1 cup rice / 2 cups water. Ohh & a little dash of 🧂☺ Makes PERFECT Rice Everytime... 🍚🍚🍚 🌾 🍛
Was taught this by my MIL, who is Puerto Rican and was taught like you... family cooking hand me down style 💜💙🤍💞
Every filipino ever. We were thought by this special techqiue since we were 5 🤣
That's why the shape of the pan also influences on the rice cooking method. Narrower and taller pans are infinitely better.
This is an Ancient Asian secret.
My Cambodian friend taught me this when I was 19, I been making rice like that ever since!
My colleague who was from India taught me this trick!! It’s like magic 🪄
The ratio for rice is 1:2, the finger trick is absolutely more for experienced cooks eyeballing an amount than it is for beginners. I know if my dad tried it, hed end up with soggy rice but I could manage fine. Whatever is easy for everyone :)
In Brazil, it’s not common to use a rice cooker so we do our rice almost like that, but we use spices to give flavor to the rice.
The reason it works is because rice only needs as much water to boil as there is rice! America’s test kitchen did a test where they sous vided white and brown rice and found that with zero water loss (like the steam from boiling) a 1:1 ratio of water to rice was the perfect amount of water you need. So when you’re cooking on the stove, you actually only need to add the amount of water that will boil off in the time it takes to cook the rice. That’s why even when you more or less rice or no matter the size of the pot that same finger length amount of extra water is perfect because rice requires a roughly equal amount of time to cook. It’s basically a timer that runs out when the extra water is done, hence why it works every time! (And because brown rice takes longer to cook, you’d probably have to add a little more water, maybe a cm past your knuckle)
Also maybe too much detail but the reason it didn’t work for small volumes (and likely wouldn’t work for very large volumes) is because the heating source is only at the bottom of the pan. So for the normal amounts of rice you usually cook, heat permeates the container roughly equally. But if you have a really shallow layer of rice, the entire thing will heat more quickly so will be mushy. A really deep layer of rice will heat slower and dry up too fast
A lady taught me this when I lived in Puerto Rico...my rice game has been on point ever since...
Yep! I was taught this method by my mom when I was a kid - before we knew what an electric rice cooker was or that they existed. I have a rice cooker now, but I still tend to use the ‘old method’. Something about it - it’s just comforting.
I always use this trick, that's how I was taught to make rice by my swedish parents. It never fails!
It was taught to me differently. My mom told me I should measure the amount of rice with my finger first, then where the top ends, the water should be on the same level when I measure it from the top of the rice(suddenly idk how to english lmao😭) It helps even with large amounts and helps avoid soggy rice when cooking really small amounts
In Sri Lanka, our main meal is rice. Every day. So we use this every day
my friend taught me this trick and it was a life changer, now my rice is perfect every time
Rice:water =1:2
At any quantity the ratios hold true.
I'm also a Filipino and we do this but a little different. We first dip our middle finger to the rice to reach the bottom and then measure the rice the finger and mark it using your thumb. After this your finger like above the rice and then measure now the water using the middle finger that you marked by your thumb. By this you can cook less or more rice correctly.
You can just add 3× water According to the rice's measurements , like 3 cup water for 1 cup rice and cook it untill very few amount of water is left, then turn of the heat and keep the rice covered for 10 minutes and you will get amazing fluffy delicious rice
We learned in Thailand, especially rins>ng the rice. We put our thumb down on top of the rice and filled with water until thumb is covered. Always perfect
This really does work; a Hawaiian friend taught me! Absolutely love it
Jamaican here...This honestly works don't know why lol. Instead of using the middle finger though I was taught to use the index. Try it if you're having trouble getting the perfect ratio there's nothing to lose
With a lot of rice variants nowadays, some rice would need less water than they usually need, the finger trick may not work on those variants but half the first joint usually does it.
When our dad taught us this as kids, we thought this shit was a joke. Decades later this technique has never let any of us down.
This is how I do it! We grew up on minute rice but once I discovered other grains out there I learned to cook it in my dorm lol
My grandmother showed this to me when I was like 11 or 12 and it always worked. I love this trick
You can always use a regular glass or cup instead of a measuring cup. 1 cup rice, 2 1/2 cups of water (alrhough I like 2 1/4 cups myself). Use the same cup or glass but measure out the rice first so the rice doesn't stick to a wet cup. Works everytime.
This is how I was taught to cook rice also. I grew up in the southern United States and we ate rice a lot for dinner and sometimes for breakfast.
Here in Brazil we use a regular cup to measure the amount of rice and then use the double amount of water (always the ratio 2:1). It always works for me.
My mom(and by extension maternal grandma too) taught me 1 cup rice to 2 cup water method, however as some rice types require more water we just adjust amount of water according to our observations about the rice when we cook it. We taste-test
We were taught this way also which never fails!!!
Being from Singapore we eat rice daily😋😋
Btw when you do this, it won’t be the perfectly fluffy and separated grain-by-grain type of rice. It will be a little sticky and clumpy but perfectly cooked and slightly chewy and that’s how we eat in (most of) Asia.
My boyfriend actually just recently taught me this. He taught me, that you fill the rice to your first knuckle then after rinsing you fill with water up to the second knuckle
I just tried this and it worked out perfectly! I used Thai Jasmin rice (rinsed it too) and the end result was sticky, firm and tasty. 🥰
This is the only way I cook rice. Comes out perfect every time. 👍
My mom taught me the same but she said to measure the water by sticking the middle finger to the rice then check where the top of the rice stops on finger. You can start putting the water, level the rice then remember where the rice stops on the middle finger because that's the amount of the water needed.
Yeah my mum taught me when i was small its so acurate even though we have fingies of different sizes
This technique is exactly how my Indian Mom taught me to do it
My method is to wash rice, put in a warm pan that has melted butter. Stir until the butter is evenly distributed then I add the water. I just eyeball it. So the water is covering it but not over flowing. Cook on medium. When all the water is absorbed I turn it on low and let it fluff up a bit before serving.
Wow I thought it was just my family..love your channel..great job! God bless you in life and love..thank you for what you do..😁😁😁😁
If youre uncertain just measure the height of the rice with your finger, after, use that measurement to measure the height of water from the top layer of the rice.
If still uncertain just use 1:2 rice and water proportions
Actually we rinse rice and do the finger trick too. Im from Sri Lanka. Its amazing to see various cultures overlap with each other❤❤❤🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰
Needed this right now! Thank you 😊
A Filipino lady I worked with tought me this, I still do it❤
this is how we cook rice here in the Philippines. my parents taught me that. we first measure the amount of rice then add water the same amount as the rice.
I'm not asian, but i learned this somewhere when I was a little kid. I don't have a rice cooker, so that is always how I make rice.
That's what also JoKoy said to his viewers… that friggin' middle finger line!
Just wanna say, your rice looks 💫 delicious 💫
Yep, Indian here and we use the same trick! When your rice is too little you might have to use a smaller pot for the trick to work. You need to have the rice at least over the curved bottom portion of the pot
Lived in Hawaii & taught this. Works every time - perfect!
That's how we measured the rice in this kitchen I worked at. Came out perfect every single time.
its easier to explain to measure the rice with the finger. cap that distance with the thumb then add water till the water/rice surface is as high as the marked finger.
That’s how my manna taught me. Perfect rice every time!!!!
So smart… Thank you for sharing 🤗
2 cups rice, 4 cups water, bring to boil, reduce, cover, simmer until done.
No need for a rice cooker or anything other than a pot with a lid.
One thing i do like to do is melt some butter, add some seasoning, add rice dry, roll it around, cook for a minute or two then add the water. Depends on what I'm making.
When it’s a small amount of rice measure to half of the original line on the finger. I always cook one portion of rice for myself and this has never failed me.
I make rice differently - healthy and starch free- way. After washing the rice, I add water (no specific measurement) but I'd say something like 4 cups of water to 1 cup of rice, then add a lot of salt and all the spices if I want an extra kick to it, then boil it on high heat for 10-13 minutes, drain the water, rinse with cold water just like pasta, then I cover and cook it on low heat for another 10 mins. The result is low-carb and non starchy, flavourful, light and fluffy rice.
A friend taught me this when I was staying with her in 2004. I've been doing this ever since then, even with a rice cooker.
I have not tried it on a stove top but in my multi cooker I usually use 1 cm of water above the rice for 250 g of long grain rice , basmati , or jasmine .
Chinese SO taught me to put my hand (or at least fingers) flat on the rice, and once water covers the first section of the finger, it's enough water. Works perfect for 4 people. (Our pots are a bit wider than yours here, which might explain the difference.)
I always have just used a 1 part rice to 1 1/2 part water and the always worked well for me. It doesn’t have to be a measuring cup just grab a mug or whatever you have