Rice & Grains Cooking Tips using Durotherm Cookware

Cooking Rice & Grains

No diet would be complete without the delicious addition of healthy rice and grains. Although there are over 7,000 varieties of grains, for practical purposes we have featured only common varieties found in grocery stores, natural food stores, gourmet and ethnic markets.

The closer we can come to eating food in its natural (least processed) state, the better it is for us. Rice and grains are no exception. Most 'fast foods' are overly refined and over processed leaving empty calories and a lack of dietary fibre. Durotherm Cookware can make natural foods easy and quick to prepare.

The grain kernel is made up of  four elements - the embryo, endosperm, cellulose layers of bran, and an inedible husk. Although the cellulose layers of bran are indigestible for the most part to the human system, it provides the fibre needed to help your body function with regularity.

Thermal Cooking

Once the liquid is heated and the grains are added, just lower the heat, place the cover on the Durotherm casserole, clip on the serving base and Durotherm finishes the cooking for you. Not ready to eat yet? Durotherm will keep your food piping hot and ready to eat for up to 2 hours.

Directions for cooking Rice & Grains

1. Remove the clip-on serving base.
2. Heat liquid to boiling over high heat.
3. Add grains to liquid. Cover and reduce heat to simmer.
4. Simmer on the stove for ¼ the time the recipe normally requires when cooking with conventional cookware. See time chart for cooking grains
5. Remove pan from stove and place into clip-on serving base. Food will continue to cook by itself
6. Do not remove lid until ready to serve - about 5 minutes after cooking time has expired. (See time chart for cooking grains)
7. Food will remain hot and ready to eat for up to 2 hours.
8. During cooking time, little or no steam should escape from the pan! If necessary, remove the pan briefly from heat source, especially on electric stoves.
9. Indicated cooking times start after initial heat-up when steam begins escaping, or once the stove is adjusted to low temperature setting.