Since I got my sushi maker, I've been quietly collecting the things that I need to make sushi/kimbap. I've found everything that I need except for the nori. The good news is that I found a source for it about a half hour from here. Between the weather and the holiday rushing around, I just haven't gotten there.
Anyways, a couple weeks back, I'd stopped by the thrift store to peruse the bookshelves for the box of books I was collecting for a Christmas gift, and much I was a bit shocked to see, right there on the book shelf where it absolutely did not belong, a little rice cooker.
The videos that I'd watched for this sushi thing all acted as if a rice cooker was a necessity to make good sushi, but I didn't get that. I make my rice in a pan on the stove and it is okay. But sticky rice is a requirement.
Was my rice sticky? I couldn't tell you for sure, because usually I'm adding it to something else, but I kind of felt like it would be sticky enough, and I hate sinking a lot of money into something until I'm sure that it is something that I'm going to do in the long term, so I decided against a rice cooker.
Except, now there was one right there in front of me, priced at $4.99. The universe was whispering 'yes. You need a rice cooker.' So it came home with me, along with some books, and a Steeler's cap with tags that Tim found.
Today, I used that rice cooker for the first time to go with stirfried vegetables and teriyaki beef and discovered that the universe knew what it was talking about. I did need a rice cooker.
Anyhow, the big news here is that a local hot shot business man had one of his businesses burn down this afternoon. What makes this remarkable is that he had another business hit by a truck on the 21st of December 2023. He had a business burn down on January 30th, 2024. Another place burned down on April 18th. Now a third fire.
One fire was determined to be caused by a gasoline spill. Another fire is undetermined. The investigation for today's fire is ongoing, of course.
I can't figure out how he manages to get insurance coverage.
Anyways, it is 3 days before Christmas. Tomorrow we'll work on the rehab.
I adore my rice cooker! Glad you’ve discovered the joy it brings!
ReplyDeleteI always thought “sticky” rice referred to the type (short grain, vs American-style long grain) rather than the cooking method.
Sticky, what I am seeing is just rice that is moldable. The grains st9ick together. But I am no expert.
DeleteThrift stores have many things that are hard to leave. Since I'm trying to downsize I better not buy some neat things. I already have enough neat things.
ReplyDeleteI have been avoiding thrift shops for that very reason, Red.
DeleteYou find the best things at the thrift shop!
ReplyDeleteThose situations are interesting, aren't they? Our state recently installed a traffic circle at a country intersection. They used eminent domain to take 90% of the parking lot of a small corner bar to get the curve. A local farm equipment dealer bought the bar at a discount price. Then guess what, the bar burnt down. Now he is building an expensive storage barn for his equipment.
So many little tragedies in this world.🤔
DeleteI've learnt the benefits of a rice cooker since my tenant bought one, for somewhat more than your bargain.
ReplyDeleteI misread Stealers as Sealers cap and wondered if this was some kind of tools to put on and seal caps onto bottles or jars.
I now know more than I need to know about sticky rice. I've only had it in a sweet dish.
Plenty of nori here. I must check if it local or imported.
Maybe it is easy for the man to get insurance, with the thought, it simply can't happen again to the same person.
Very odd about that man's bad luck. Very odd. I am pretty sure the insurance people will think the same thing.
ReplyDeleteNo fan of sushi here! To be fair I only tried it once. But no desire to try it again. I have used a rice cooker in the past, though, and they are nice.