4 Cup Rice Cooker

- Need directions how to use a 4 cup rice cooker?
I got a 4 cup rice cooker from a friend and since its used she lost the manual how to use it. So I'm not sure how to use it. could someone help me with this?

A use equal measure of rice to water ratio for firm but fluffy rice. If you like your rice a bit softer then use 1 1/2 cup water per cup of rice. I like to add salt and a sprinkle of garlic powder to mine. Oh and to keep it from getting too sticky - use about a teaspoon of vegetable oil per cup of rice. put all of this into the container, cover and press the button on the front that sets it to "cook". After about 15 mins you should hear the timer ring. at this point open it up, stir the rice around to fluff and cover up Again for another 5 - 10 mins. should be ready to serve then.

- How do you cook sushi rice in a rice cooker?
I just bought a Cuisinart 8-cup rice cooker and tried to cook sushi rice in it for the first time. It was a disaster! Waaay to sticky & mushy. I cooked Japanese sweet rice and used the ratio recommended on the package (not for rice cookers) which was 1 1/c cups of rice to 3 cups of water. My instruction booklet did not give a ratio for this type of rice but it has another one for "sushi rice" which is 3 cups of rice, using the rice cooker measuring cup, and 2 1/4 cups of water plus 2 tablespoons of sake. Perhaps I should have used that? When I added 3 cups of water to the rice in the cooker, it came to the "2" line. What did I do wrong??? I have made nearly perfect sushi rice on the stove before but wanted the cooker for convenience. Help!!

A I find that regardless of the type of rice (except wild, which isn't actually rice) go with the cooker instructions not the instructions on the package of rice. If you put in a cup of rice, fill with water to the "1" line on the cooker and so forth. On that scale, it looks like you added almost twice as much water as you should of (1 cup of rice, but filled liquid to the "2" line). That being said, when I try a new brand or type of rice that I have not cooked before, I normally err on the side of a little less liquid just to be safe - you can always add more, but you can't get too much out of the rice once it is in there. Fill to just a little below the appropriate line and if the results come out too dry and firm, pour some additional liquid over the rice and restart the machine.