Although it can be pretty basic, a pot of soft, perfectly-cooked rice is often the best side dish to serve alongside almost anything. It is plain enough to sop up all the flavor from a spicy curry or ...

It's the best method, no matter what type of rice you have. Cooking rice on the stove is a simple, reliable skill that every home cook should master for better control and texture. With just a pot, ...

Rice is a real pantry hero: an integral part of any weekly meal rotation, and one of the most versatile food staples I can think of. But often mine turns out a little gloopy, or stuck to the bottom of ...

Food & Wine / Photo Illustration by Doan Nguyen / Photo by Robby Lozano / Food Styling by Renu Dhar With that in mind we tasked our test kitchen with identifying the best way to cook basmati rice.

You probably think cooking rice is straightforward: measure, rinse, boil, done. But traditional cultures around the world have been using a simple soaking technique for thousands of years that ...

We tested six methods for cooking rice and this one was the surprising winner. All six methods started with the same prep — rinsing and soaking the rice for 30 minutes — to remove surface starch and ...