Cooking rice sounds easy, but getting those perfect, fluffy grains without sticking, clumping, or undercooking can sometimes feel like a mystery. That’s where the 12-12 rule comes in—and it’s a total ...

Making a pot of perfectly fluffy rice is a deceptively simple task. There aren’t a lot of steps that stand between you and cooked rice, but the choices you make during this brief process can have a ...

Cooking rice on the stove seems simple. I mean, all you need is water, a pot, a fork, and a little heat, right? Rice is famously finicky, though, and even experienced cooks have botched a batch or two ...

A pot of rice is one of the most elemental, universal foods, and yet even the most competent home cooks can still struggle to get it right. Yes, I’m raising my hand. For as many cultures and dishes ...

For the longest time, simple long-grain white rice was my Achilles heel in the kitchen. No matter what I did, rice turned out gluey, water-logged, or even (for a fun change of pace) scorched on the ...

Aside from using Minute Instant Rice (which is pretty good quality and cooks up light and fluffy in only 5 minutes), here's a recipe for cooking perfect Louisiana long grain rice that will fluff ...