I struggle with cooking rice and I refuse to buy a rice cooker. I’ve tried a score of varieties to find a couple that I can cook reliably. The first on my list is “Bomba” which is from Spain & often used for paella. Wow! It’s delicious and easy to cook well. It uses a lot of water and expands width-wise rather than length-wise. It can also be cooked in a small batch, I use: