The Truth about Fluffy Separated Rice

00:00 What cooked rice ideally looks like
00:56 How does rice cook
02:17 What makes rice sticky
03:33 To rinse or not to rinse rice
04:16 Amount of water absorbed into rice
05:40 Can acid make rice less sticky
08:24 Rice cooking methods compared
13:51 Washing cooked rice
16:32 Rinse-steam-repeat
21:01 Summary tests to reduce rice stickiness
22:34 Epilogue: Making fried rice from leftover rice


Journal articles about starch and stickiness in rice
What is starch gelatinisation: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...
Chapter 2 - Modifications of starch and its characterizations: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
The molecular structural features controlling stickiness in cooked rice, a major palatability determinant: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep4...
Effects of adding acids before and after gelatinization on the viscoelasticity of cornstarch pastes: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Resistant starch improvement of rice starches under a combination of acid and heat-moisture treatments: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Retrogradation of Starch: https://biologyreader.com/retrogradat...
What is resistant starch: https://hopkinsdiabetesinfo.org/what-...

Internet articles claiming acid makes rice less sticky and more fluffy
https://www.1000lifehacks.com/p/the-s...
https://www.foodie.com/1372268/secret...

Reddit thread about Uncle Roger’s critique on not to cook rice:   / how_not_to_cook_rice_with_uncle_roger  

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