I forgot to wash the rice...

[KoalaFace]

...before adding to the slowcooker.

Is my Chicken Teriyaki meal ruined?

I never wash rice!

Nah, DH never washes rice. Doesn't seem to make a difference!

I didn't realise you had to wash rice

sorry but at least I've bumped it

You only wash it in case it's dirty (& packaged supermarket quality rice rarely is).

Oh thank god!

I have some massive blind spots when it comes to cooking!

Thank you!

Was it basmati or nasty old long-grain?

You're supposed to wash rice?

Oops.

It was basmati. It tasted fine, if a little...al dente. But that's because I should have put more liquid in the slowcooker.

Tonight's meal was a bit of a disaster all around really...

Never wash rice either.

Rinsing is supposed to get rid of some of the excess starch. But it doesn't make much difference IMO.

Yes it's supposed to make it less sticky, but I always do rice in lots of water and drain, rather than the fancy to dryness way. So it doesn't matter. It certainly won't matter in your slow cooker dish.

If you don't mind dirtying a pan chucking it on the stove with extra boiling water and bubbling for a few minutes solves the refusing to cook problem.