Back to Basics: The Perfect Pot of Rice (Or Any Other Grain You Can Think Of)

Welcome to Back to Basics Week! All week, Chris and his Bon Appétit colleagues are answering listener questions about the fundamentals of cooking, to help level you up as a home cook. Why is making stovetop rice so dang hard?! Today, Chris and Kendra Vaculin address the world of grains, including how to make the perfect pot of rice and why the package directions might be the reason behind a bad batch. Plus, Kendra makes the case for her favorite quick grain and dissects when it's time to pull out the colander and just cook your grains like pasta. Recipes & Links: The Perfect Pot of Rice There are 40,000 Types of Rice in the World—Here's How to Pick the One You Need Do You Need to Rinse Your Rice? Kokuho Rose Rice 21 Typles of Whole Grains and Pseudo Grains and How to Cook Each One Bulgur is the Whole Grain for Busy People One-Pot Salmon and Shiitake Rice Kendra's Crispy Rice Method

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A last-minute party with no menu inspiration. A kitchen with no space. A toddler who will only eat buttered pasta. Name your dinner emergency—Bon Appétit is here to help.  Dinner SOS is the podcast where we answer desperate home cooks' cries for help. In every episode, food director Chris Morocco and a rotating cast of cooking experts tackle a highly specific conundrum and present two solutions. The caller will pick one, cook through it, and let us know if we successfully helped rescue dinner. Write to us at podcasts@bonappetit.com!  For the recipes featured in Dinner SOS and more, head to bonappetit.com or download the new Epicurious App in the iOS App Store. You can find episodes of our previous podcast, Food People, here.