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title: "Cooking"
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subtitle: "How and why I cook the way I do. 🙃"
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author: HyperVegan
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#started: 2026-04-11T10:00:00-07:00
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date: 2026-04-11T10:00:00-07:00
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lastmod: 2026-04-11T13:00:00-07:00
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- food
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- diet
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- diet
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- guides
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- pinned
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- /posts/recipes/food/cooking
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- /posts/guides/diet/cooking
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- /cooking
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- /cook
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- /posts/blog/cooking
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- /posts/blog/cook
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Also be sure to visit my [Diet](/diet) page to see what sorts of food I frequent.
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## Grains & Legumes
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Rinsing and soaking these are very helpful for my digestion.
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Since I'm a nomad and engage in dry camping (boondocking) I've had to find a way to do this while conserving water so that I can stay out longer.
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As of April 2026 I've shortened it down to only using twice the amount of cooking water, rather than 3 times or more if using separate water for both the rinse and the soak.
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Further reducing the water usage involves washing the meal's veggies in the soaked/rinsed water.
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### Example
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So, basically, if making 1 cup of rice with 2 zucchini:
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**Rinse & Soak Stage**
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1. Add 1 cup of rice and 3 cups of water to the Instant Pot bowl.
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1. Agitate the rice. You'll notice the water becomes cloudy.
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1. Set the Instant Pot to Yogurt - Less - 30 minutes.
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1. Allow to sit until ready to start cooking.
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**Food Preparation Stage**
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1. Remove the bowl from the Instant Pot.
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1. Rinse off the zucchini in the bowl then remove them.
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1. Pour the rice and water into a colander or strainer of some sort.
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1. Continue like you normally would if standardly cooking this meal.
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1. Slice or dice the zucchini to your preferences.
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1. Add the rice, zucchini, and 2-3 cups of water to the bowl.
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1. Set to Rice - High and allow the pressure to release naturally!
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- I get better results using High Pressure for rice.
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Some may think that even this is a lot of water rice! I prefer my meals moist to help with hydration and digestion. Dry, crunchy, or even al dente rice is a no-go for me.
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[blog.hyperling.com/cooking](cooking)
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