How many cups of water do I use for 2 pounds of rice?

Answer 1

If you are using basic white rice, 1/2 fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Pour 1-3 cups of rice in and when boiling point is reached, reduce heat. Keep on a low boil for 10 minutes exactly. Decant rice into a sieve and drain it . It will be near perfect.

Answer 2

Oh, dude, you're making rice, not launching a rocket! It's like a simple formula - for every cup of rice, you use two cups of water. So, for 2 pounds of rice, you'd need about 4 cups of water. But hey, if you like your rice extra fluffy or a bit mushy, just adjust the water a bit. It's not like the rice police are gonna come knocking on your door!

Answer 3

Always use double the amount of water as rice. Therefore, for one cup of rice you should use 2 cups of water, bring to boil and simmer covered for 20 minutes. Rice will be perfect.

Answer 4

2 cups of rice and you would put double the cups so you would put 4 cups of water!

Answer 5

6 cups

I would put in enough water to cover the rice by one centimetre.

Answer 6

For 4-5 cups of rice (around 2 pounds), you would need 8-9 cups of water to prevent the rice from becoming mushy. The standard rice to water ratio is 1:2.

Answer 7

How much water to cook 2lbs of white rice