Cooking the perfect rice

Use the proportion 1/2 cup rice to 1 cup water (for brown rice, change to 1/2 cup rice to 1 1/4 cup water). Adjust your rice-to-water ratio accordingly for larger portions. Never stir your rice, otherwise you will activate starch and make it gloppy. Always salt the water used to cook it, or else you will have a bland result. Let it sit covered for 10 minutes after it is cooked, and then fluff with a fork.