Most people scream “two cups of water for one cup of rice!” That’s the standard rule. But for two cups of rice? You’d think it’s simply four cups of water. And you’d be almost right.
But hold your horses. Different rice types have different personalities. Long-grain basmati is a drama queen. Short-grain sushi rice is a clingy hugger. Whisper the wrong water amount, and they’ll turn into mush or concrete.