Best Instant Pot Rice Pudding Recipe - The Instant Pot Table (2024)

FAQs

Why is my rice always mushy in Instant Pot? ›

You might even receive a burn notice from your pressure cooker. Mushy Rice – When cooking long-grain white rice you want a 1:1 ratio. That means you should add a cup of water for every cup of rice. Too much water or liquid can cause mushy rice.

The Instant Pot cooks rice fine for most people, though the grains don't come out as fluffy and light as they do from a high-end rice cooker like our top pick, the Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer NS-ZCC10. Rice aficionados might want to keep their rice cookers, especially for cooking sushi-grade grains.

The Instant Pot's rice button is best used for white rice, as it is specifically calibrated to weigh white rice and water and cook the rice accordingly. This is ideal for weeknights when you truly want to set and forget your rice, but not great for cooking different varieties of rice on the fly.

Rice can release starchy water as it cooks, and you don't want to risk that starch clogging the vent in the lid of your Instant Pot. Make sure you move the steam release valve to sealing. This is a common mistake, and will result in hard, under-cooked rice that will eventually stick to the bottom of your pot.

No matter what kind of rice I'm cooking, I use the same 1:1 ratio of rice to water or broth. This is probably less water than you're used to using for cooking stovetop rice, and that's because there's very little evaporation when you're using the pressure cooker.

Con– The Instant Pot uses steam under pressure to cook food and not everything is meant to be cooked in the Instant Pot. I attempted a crustless quiche which turned out well but it was too wet and moist to my liking and I prefer to cook it in the oven with dry heat.

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An Instant Pot does have more functionality (like sautéing, pressure cooking, slow cooking, and acts as a rice cooker, steamer, and warmer!) than a slow cooker, but if you don't plan to use all of its extra functions and just prefer the simplicity of a slow-cooker, then you might prefer a Crock-Pot.

Pressure Cook Rice: Add 1 cup (230g) rice and 1 cup (250ml) cold water in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. Close the lid, turn Venting Knob to Sealing Position. Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 3 minutes, then Natural Release for 10 minutes. Turn Venting Knob to Venting position to release the remaining pressure.

How long can rice stay warm in cookers depends on a few factors, but in general it's safe to stay there for 4 to 12 hours with the warm function. It's important to not keep them unrefrigerated for too long as well, as this leads to the rice spoiling and becoming unsafe to eat.

How do you do the rice finger trick on Instant Pot? ›

How do you measure rice in an Instant Pot with your fingers? You can measure rice in an Instant Pot using your finger. Just add a little less water than usual (to about ¾ of the way up the knuckle on your finger), as less water evaporates during pressure cooking.

Even a rice cooker can make the rice soggy and wet if you've added too much water or haven't washed the rice before cooking. To fix mushy rice from a rice cooker, pour out the excess water and turn the unit back on to a low-power setting. This will help the moisture evaporate.

If you don't want to buy a new seal, or are in the middle of cooking and it won't seal, try holding down on the handles (just grip the handles and hold) until the button pops up. Sometimes there is too much play between the seal and the lid and it just needs a little help.

Even a rice cooker can make the rice soggy and wet if you've added too much water or haven't washed the rice before cooking. To fix mushy rice from a rice cooker, pour out the excess water and turn the unit back on to a low-power setting. This will help the moisture evaporate.

Cook the rice without uncovering the pot for 18 minutes. Remove your pan from heat and uncover, placing a kitchen towel (as described above) over pan to keep moisture from dripping onto rice. Cover the pan tightly with lid. Let rice stand, covered, for 15-20 minutes to firm up.

But I could really make it better by playing the proactive game before the rice gets stuck: “Adding a little oil or butter at the beginning of cooking will coat the grains, which will help keep the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot without making it mushy,” Rich says.