Pressure Cookers?

[October]

I am trying to ease into MB & my first objective is to get a pressure cooker & try to start with brown rice. My question is what is a good size to start with. I'm not sure if I will be cooking for anyone else but I was thinking I might want a good size if I also decide to make soups or stews. I'm just not sure if a larger one would cook small amounts of rice as well.

I tried to start with some rice syrup & bancha tea also, but I don't think I can get used to that taste, lol, at least not yet. The tea I got is Bancha Japanese Green tea, is that the same or is it supposed to be bancha twig?? I can get kukicha twig tea, or dandelion tea if anyone has suggestions on whether they taste better. And I will take suggestions on a better sweetener. I do primarily drink water I just thought I would replace my daily Jasmine & honey tea in the morning... but I can go without, lol....

Thanks for your help!!!

[Paige]

Kuchicha twig tea taste much better than the bancha tea. It doesn't have the bitterness so I don't think it needs any sweetener at all. I love it plain but if you need just a touch maybe a touch of rice syrup. As for pressure cookers..I have two, a medium size one and a large one...I use the larger one much more often. Even if you are cooking just for yourself rice makes excellent leftovers for breakfast or lunch the next day. Leftovers from a large pot of stew, beans or soup can also be saved in the fridge or freezer to be eaten another time.

[azulparsnip]

rice balls - cold balls or rice rolled in cold toasted sesamee seed - are a mainstay of my box lunches......steam fried rice is great with a peanut sauce......

so I always pressure cook at least 3 cups of rice at a time