JoNorvelleWalker

Rather than a boule, tonight I baked three baguettes. I just began my mai tai, and so aways till dinner.

I was mistaken. The options are Twinkle twinkle little star, a beep, or no sound.

Yes, that is the default, however other musical selections are options.

Nor have I.

Probably the same thing you do with a sprouted avocado.

As mentioned previously the non user replaceable battery of my older Zojirushi passed on long ago. The device has lost all concept of sidereal motion. Yet when I press the start button, the display still faithfully counts down and when done it plays a cheerful tune.

On both my Zojirushi rice cookers count-down mode is how the timers work by default. Strange that yours does not. You are correct the time estimates change a bit during the cycle.

I only wish. Munching small buttery ears of corn I'm surprised cheek accidents don't occur more often.

Diner tonight was corn on the cob. The ears from last night's Whole Foods delivery were rather small, and I thought I might not have selected them myself. However they were quite good. The accompanying music was Shubert's Trout Quintet. My reading material was Harold McGee's Nose Dive, A Field Guide to the World's Smells. I preordered the book when it first came out but am only now getting around to reading. "Mildly fishy putrescine, a four-carbon chain, turns out not to be particularly putrid. When exposed to the air, it's quickly oxidized to form a stronger-smelling ring compound, pyrroline, which is found in and smells of human semen. Pyrroline is also an important volatile in the smell of human skin...as well as the aroma of boiled corn." I may never eat again.

I shall never again stab myself in the cheek with a corn holder.

This past week a pedestrian crossing was installed across the highway to a vast vacant former farmer's field, next to the sign saying Whole Foods Coming Soon. Meanwhile my lime delivery took over an hour to arrive last night.

I used to grow okra in pots on my balcony. If the pods are 9" long, they are wood. As @Shelby said, pick when a couple inches long...and don't turn your back.

My older NP-NVC18 has a scorch setting that is said to make a crispy bottom. The option is removed in the NW-JEC10BA. For Persian rice it might be better to find a Persian rice cooker or a Persian grandmother.

As @palo said, I eyeballed the markings on the little cup. As much as I revere exactitude, when it comes to rice in the Zojirushi I could measure by handsful and I'm sure get good results.

No different than had I'd paid attention to the little marks on the bowl. But then again, maybe had I added that extra 2.9395191585274 ml water...

On amazon US the NW-JEC10BA is down to $706.56, which is a dollar or so less than what I paid for mine. Oh and my Basmati is now done. I should go have dinner.

Sill cooking. Mai tai is half gone.

Yes, I have adjustable metal shelving in my bedroom.

For tonight's Basmati I'm assaying the 1 to 1.5 rice to water ratio. For 3/4 go of rice I added 200 ml water.* Cooking as we speak. I'm waiting for the cheerful tune. *OK, I know that should actually have been 202.9395191585274 ml water, but it's late and I hadn't had my mai tai yet.

My ICE-100 still lives on my counter, though I confess not having used it recently.

Zojirushi never said China did.

I know little of porridge or congee, but from my instruction book the porridge setting is for Japanese style porridge using short grain Japanese rice, while the congee setting is for Chinese style porridge using Jasmin rice. The oatmeal setting is for steel cut oats.

I found my not yet mouldered hot dog rolls.

Even the larger 10 cup Zojirushi models will cook as little as 1 cup white rice (or 2 cups brown). My recommendation would be to get a 5.5 cup model that is made in Japan. Beyond that let the features and your budget be your guide. I must say the new NW-JEC10BA is smaller and easier to clean than my older Zojirushi. However I won't promise I could detect a difference in the quality of the finished rice. They are both pressure-induction units, manufactured in Japan.

Hot dogs. If I can find the hot dog rolls and if it turns out they aren't moldy, my dinner will be Black Bear natural casing hot dog, leftover reheated Rancho Gordo beans, leftover coleslaw, half-sour pickle, and the last Sunset organic Campari tomato. Maybe some Romain. If I can't find the hot dog rolls or if it turns out they are moldy, my dinner will be leftover reheated Rancho Gordo beans, leftover coleslaw, half-sour pickle, and the last Sunset organic Campari tomato. Maybe some Romain.