A rice cooker is a game changer. It's one of the kitchen tools that I think everyone should have. If you're going to make rice, like ever, get a rice cooker. You add a 1:2 ratio of rice to water in the rice cooker, push the button, and it makes perfectly cooked rice. That's it. You don't have to babysit it on the stove, stirring almost constantly, hoping the rice doesn't cease or burn. If you don't have a rice cooker, stove-top cooked rice works in this recipe too. But I really like our rice cooker.