{"id":5383,"date":"2021-08-04T02:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=5383"},"modified":"2024-08-29T12:06:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:06:02","slug":"food-jar-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/food-jar-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Jar Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/main-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/main-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/main-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/main-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/main-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/main-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Being that August is National Picnic Month, this is the perfect time to break out your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/category\/vacuum-insulated-food-jars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>food jars<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and actually go on that hike you\u2019ve been talking about\u2014let\u2019s all lose that extra poundage from sitting around the house! Well, I\u2019m speaking for myself, anyway.<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s my thought on food jars and what they\u2019re good for\u2014to be honest, I\u2019m not likely to cook something on my stove just to bring in my jar. Eh\u2026not enough benefits for me, and I can\u2019t see the point. BUT using raw ingredients and having my jar do the cooking? That to me is brilliant. I thought I\u2019d try experimenting one weekend and was surprised to see how much fun I had.<\/p>\n<p>I got these two recipes from the Zojirushi site; the ones for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/recipe\/steel-cut-oatmeal-to-go-in-your-food-jar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">oatmeal<\/span><\/strong><\/a>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/oatmeal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/oatmeal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/oatmeal.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/oatmeal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/oatmeal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/oatmeal-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the one for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/recipe\/rice-porridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">rice porridge<\/span><\/strong><\/a> (called okayu in Japanese):<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rice-porride-ochazuke.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rice-porride-ochazuke.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rice-porride-ochazuke.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rice-porride-ochazuke-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rice-porride-ochazuke-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rice-porride-ochazuke-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are both made just by filling the jar with the raw, uncooked rice and oats, then filling with boiling water and letting it sit for a couple of hours. Both of these were impressive. If you haven\u2019t yet tried this you\u2019ll be amazed. The oatmeal was plenty warm enough to eat after a couple of hours\u2014I could totally see myself bringing it to work and having it for breakfast. Especially since my commute used to be an hour-and-a-half!<\/p>\n<p>The rice porridge blew me away. Even after what was probably over 4 hours, it was so hot you had to blow on it! It was amazing to me how you could get fully cooked rice from hard, raw grains without doing anything except to let it sit. Make your own adjustments\u2014if you like it more soupy, use less rice and more hot water. And be sure to wash the rice good before you put it in the jar; it\u2019ll keep it from getting too gluey at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>This led me to trying other things with these jars and here\u2019s what I found out. It might seem obvious, but if you have a vacuum drink bottle to hold the hot water, you can make an <strong>Instant Ramen Kit<\/strong> to take anywhere. I have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/sweae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>17oz. size food jar<\/strong><\/span><\/a> which was big enough to hold a full pack of ramen, the soup packet, some leftover chicken, corn, green onions and a pat of butter.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-ingredients.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-ingredients.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-ingredients.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-ingredients-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-ingredients-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-ingredients-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bring your Ramen Kit on a picnic and pour the hot water from your bottle into the food jar. Let it sit for the normal amount of cooking time (around 5 min).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-making.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-making.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-making.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-making-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-making-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-making-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Done and delicious! You might need to make adjustments to the broth. Mine was a little salty so I simply thinned it some more with the extra hot water from my bottle. (Next time I&#8217;ll use less soup powder.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-done.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-done.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-done.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-done-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-done-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ramen-done-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Here\u2019s my Korean style instant <i>ramyeon,<\/i> with shredded cheese added. My tip for this one: although delicious, don\u2019t use cheese unless you\u2019re OK with cleaning it out of your food jar afterward. Don\u2019t get me wrong, the non-stick surface works great, but you will need to be able to scrub a little.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Korean-ramyeon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Korean-ramyeon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Korean-ramyeon.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Korean-ramyeon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Korean-ramyeon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Korean-ramyeon-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s one I made up myself. Since the rice porridge was so successful, I decided to make my own version of a Lemon Rice Soup, based on the Greek <em>avgolemono<\/em>. It\u2019s a lighter version because I didn\u2019t want to put eggs or cream in it, but good idea, right?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-ingredients.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-ingredients.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-ingredients.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-ingredients-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-ingredients-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-ingredients-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have to declare this a success as well! Very refreshing, ha-ha! The big difference between this soup and the rice porridge is that it uses hot broth stock instead of water to cook in the jar. But it made no difference\u2014after a couple hours, it was ready to eat!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-done.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-done.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-done.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-done-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-done-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lemon-rice-done-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s my report from my food jar lab. I think with more experimentation I could do even more with them. You should try too; thermal cooking is like science!<\/p>\n<p><em>Products used in this post: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/sweae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Stainless Steel Food Jar SW-EAE35\/50<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please note that these recipes were not tested by Zojirushi America.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>All images by Bert Tanimoto \u00a92021<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being that August is National Picnic Month, this is the perfect time to break out your food jars and actually go on that hike you\u2019ve been talking about\u2014let\u2019s all lose that extra poundage from sitting around the house! Well, I\u2019m speaking for myself, anyway. 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