How do you cook rice in a roaster oven?
I have not done it myself, but I know someone who can cook a 12 lb bag of rice for rice pilaf. She browns it in the roaster oven first w/butter, adds the seasonings, and water, then removes the tray and covers it w/foil and puts it in the oven on low ( I don’t see why she wouldn’t be able to cook it in the same unit though) Maybe it doesn’t have a low enough setting to simmer it???? I’m going to cook Mexican rice for 300 people and was wondering the same thing. I usually do my rice by cups and was wondering how many cups would fit in a 18 qt. roaster? I know that 15 c of uncooked rice feeds about 150 people but I just don’t know if I can fit all 15 cups of rice in the roaster? I have cooked LOTS of rice in roasters and ovens. I use 7 pounds, about 14 cups, for 100 people, and that makes one roaster full. If you use more than that and try to finish it in the roaster, it tends to cook unevenly, which is probably why the cook above finishes in the oven. If you cook it in the roaster, leave the lid on, don’t keep stirring, or it will cool off and take much longer to cook. Here is a recipe for baked rice: http://www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/bakerice.HTML