NOW CLOSED: Take a survey about cooking with rice and you could win £250 of John Lewis vouchers

[AnnMumsnet]

We've been asked by Tilda to find out how you feel about cooking with rice. Please take the survey linked to below - it's open to all Mumsnetters in the UK

Everyone who takes the survey and adds their details at the end will be entered into a prize draw where one lucky MNer will win £250 of John Lewis vouchers.

Here's the link

In addition, if you're interested in joining the Tilda Taste Panel please email [email protected] and we will pass on your email address and details to the team (no obligation but you will be sent information)

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MNHQ

Quit with the UK only comps. V annoying.

Because I do fantastic rice. But I'm not telling you now.

Love this survey - Made me .

My method for cooking rice:

Basmati rice

Boil kettle & half fill a pan
pour in the rice (no rinsing unless packet specifically tells me to!)
boil for 10 mins
drain in a sieve, then pour a bit of boiling water through
put drained rice back in the pan, cover with a clean teatowel, then put a lid over it. Leave for 5-10 mins
Result = perfectly fluffy rice. (The last section works well if you've overcooked the rice a bit to get rid of some of the 'clagginess')

I have a rice cooker and merrily ticked that oh no, I didn't spoil any rice, wasn't remotely scared of cooking rice etc... and then it asked how long to cook rice for. Um. Until the popper pops up? I dunno...

i cant cook rice for love nor money

but i really dont think i am afraid of it

Done

I have a rice cooker, have no idea how long it takes but is always perfect. Before I had the rice cooker my rice was always a bit rubbish.

My MIL was taught how to cook rice by a Chinese friend. Rinse and then boil the rice for half the time. Drain and rinse again with boiling water. Put in steamer poking finger sized holes so steam can come up and steam for rest of time. Fluffy, perfect rice every time. I only use this method when entertaining because it is more time consuming - but it is totally foolproof (had to be as I only started cooking after I got married) and does guarantee perfect rice every time!

ditto parents colonies

my amah
none of this tea towel nonsense

Strange survey - and agree that Q11 is a strange one. Depends on the rice you are cooking and the method type.

For the record: for basmati, my method is slightly less than 2:1 (cold) water to rice, (especially if I have had time to rinse), bring to boil, stir once, cover and simmer for 14 minutes. If the rest of the meal isn't ready then, put a teatowel in to "hold" it - also helps stop the rice sticking on the bottom. Voila, perfect rice, no panic attack

For risotto, I have a great microwave recipe which still takes c.25 minutes, but doesn't involve standing over the stove stirring.

this survey is hilarious -

What a strange survey. Would do anything for JL vouchers though

What a funny survey! Visions of people cowering in terror behind their cookers as the rice comes to the boil......aaah....noooo.......

The question on timing was odd, as it depends totally on the type of rice and the method used.

But I never time rice, veg, pasta or anything, I just use the prod/taste test to see if it's done.

oh oh the rice rice

Why are Tilda asking people for recipes for reheated rice, when re-heated rice is the kind of rice we really SHOULD be scared of?

I'm not, by the way, and we do re-heat rice, but there was a terrible outbreak of poisoning in my halls of residence when I was at uni caused by reheated rice.

(backs away from reheated rice recipes, quaking and whimpering)

I am wondering whether I have missed some hitherto unnoticed sinister aspect opf rice and whether I should develop a Rice Plan alongside our Zombie Plan?

Error: Survey Closed

Does that mean Tilda are rewriting the questions?

Agree that the timing question was daft, as they didn't ask about type - I only usually cook with brown rice, which takes a lot longer to cook nicely! But they don't know that. Perhaps, as nannynick suggests, they have gone back and modified the questions - then what? - will we all be asked to go and qualify our answer to q 11?

@nannynick

Error: Survey Closed

Does that mean Tilda are rewriting the questions?

Hello there - I have no idea I'm afraid, but I will ask someone to get back to you. Probably won't be until tomorrow though!

i'm thinking maybe the time question was deliberately vague because they wanted everyone to get it wrong so they could say ooh market research shows that no one knows the right length of time to cook rice for and then market some idiot proof rice packaging/portioning/whatever product.

Shame the survey had closed by the time I got to it...I REALLY wanted to share my inability to cook rice.....

prettybird! I want your risotto recipe! We're having risotto this week!

am I too late? I could really do with those JL vouchers!!

Hello. After reading some of the comments on this thread, we've been in touch with Tilda.

And they've asked us to post up this reply for them:

"Thank you to all of you who took part in our survey.

"We're sorry some of you were puzzled by the questions about cooking rice. The truth is, we've carried out lots of research into people's perceptions of rice in the past and, to our surprise, found that there are a lot of people who are 'scared' of cooking it. So, we were keen to see if this 'fear' really does hold true. Suffice to say that Mumsnetters have well and truly shot that theory out of the water!

"We're truly grateful for all the feedback you've given us ? the good, the bad and the very humorous! And we're delighted to have received over 300 recipes - thank you to all those who submitted their family favourites.

"We can assure you that all of your comments have given us at Tilda plenty of food for thought."