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Cooking · by Ethan Brooks · 2026-09-23

after 15 years I finally stopped making tragic rice

Turns out the problem was not my pot, my stove, my apartment, or fate. It was me lifting the lid every 4 minutes like an anxious Victorian doctor. Tonight I left it alone and it came out fluffy instead of wet armor.

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Mariana Costa · 10 likes

Congrats. Next level is forgetting about it for two extra minutes after it's done.

Ethan Brooks · 1 likes

the resting part felt fake until tonight. I owe a lot of grains an apology

Brave Marauder · 9 likes

What ratio did you land on? My jasmine and basmati absolutely do not want the same life.

Chloe Davis · 0 likes

Rice is 80% technique and 20% pretending you trust the process.

Sleepy Lantern · 0 likes

The forbidden steam peek gets everyone at least once.