This rice is my fucking baby and it's so fucking perfect and it belongs on a Gerber ad. People told me about measuring the water ratio with my finger but I always thought to myself 'oh, I'll just go with what the rice cooker says, I'm sure it's correct'.
For about 8 years, my rice has come out a gloopy mess and I'd always justify it to myself, like 'oh, my rice sucks because of the altitude' because I live on the 3red fuckin floor lmao.
My message to everyone who's had to wade through the trials and logical contradictions of cooking on their own is that the instructions are fucking bullshit, the finger method is tried and true and IT WORKS! Even if you're nervous about 'what if the rice isn't level and I'm playing myself', if the water goes up to the first knuckle, do not question it. This is correct and the magic ratio and your rice will be happy that you did not pervert it with an exorbitant proportion of water.
FYI if you're using a rice cooker it's better to underestimate than overestimate the water. At least for mine if it turns out I added a bit too little water and the rice is crunchy, I can just add like another few tbsp, put it back on "cook" and it goes for just a few minutes more and it'll work out. Those things are magic. I'm impressed with anyone who can cook rice in a pot because I feel like I've completely lost that ability since getting a rice cooker
Also congrats. I love rice