Rice is a real pantry hero: an integral part of any weekly meal rotation, and one of the most versatile food staples I can think of. But often mine turns out a little gloopy, or stuck to the bottom of ...

Food & Wine / Photo Illustration by Doan Nguyen / Photo by Robby Lozano / Food Styling by Renu Dhar With that in mind we tasked our test kitchen with identifying the best way to cook basmati rice.

Making a pot of perfectly fluffy rice is a deceptively simple task. There aren’t a lot of steps that stand between you and cooked rice, but the choices you make during this brief process can have a ...