Rice Cooking Showdown: Stovetop vs. a Rice Cooker
by Kristin Wong from Lifehacker on (#29TR3)
Growing up, our family's rice cooker was a staple, like the refrigerator or the kitchen sink. It never occurred to me to not have one. As an adult, I noticed friends cooked rice in a pot on the stovetop. There's nothing wrong with that, but let's see which approach gets you the easiest and consistently best rice.