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Chef says many home cooks skip one step cooking rice
The New York Post reports a chef says many home cooks skip one key step when making rice, a kitchen staple that is trickier than it looks.
Watch it as it aired: Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 2:22 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “You’re probably cooking rice the wrong way — and skipping important step, chef says”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 2:22 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn October sixteenth, twenty twenty-six, the New York Post reported that a chef says many home cooks are making rice wrong by skipping one important step.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne step. That's how it starts, Hank. Skip the rice, skip the pasta, skip dinner entirely.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI give the chef a seven, for courage.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI haven't tasted it, but I'm giving it a six.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI imagine a warm, slightly damp bowl that tastes like a Tuesday and asks nothing of me.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMy notes: fluffy grains, a hint of regret, and the overwhelming suspicion I've been doing this wrong my entire life.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA six, Dale. You said seven for a bowl of rice you've never seen.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSeven. Because any chef brave enough to correct us deserves points for diplomacy.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy lunch was a handful of crackers and an applesauce pouch from two thousand eleven. The date may have been decorative.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI had a cold cup of tea and a biscuit I found in my coat. It was soft. It shouldn't have been.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, what's the saddest thing you've ever called dinner? Dale will score every answer, and he's cruel about it.
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