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I just make sure I wash the rice enough times and put the correct amount of rice and water to my rice cooker. And when it's done I let it set for like 10 minutes at least before I fluff it.
Also buy better quality of rice if I want a better end product.
But there are many ways to cook rice nicely, like persian steamed rice or at work we got some really nice rice with the oven.
First rinse the rice, then put 1:2 rice to water plus a little extra water to account for steam in a pot. After you figure out how much the water comes up it's easy to do the knuckle thing. Wait till it comes to a boil then cover and cook for 20 mins. Proceed to fluff with a fork, spoon, or other object.
What's the knuckle thing?
Yes please explain, desperately need to learn how to cook rice in 5 hours I'mma cook for Dad's kids. My rice always comes out sticky and mushy. Am I using too much water?
Depending on the pot you can do rice to the first knuckle and water to the second and it's the right proportions, but most pots it's not. Measure it, stuck your finger in, and see where the water and rice come up to. After that you can just add rice and water and use your finger to quickly measure.
For plain white rice, I just use a rice cooker with basmati and put in my soy sauce and the like.
For fried rice, ALWAYS let it sit in the fridge over night after steaming it, and be sure to break it up as much as possible before frying it.
I love sticky rice. You're supposed to steam it, but I just soak it for 40 minutes and then cook it in a rice cooker. Comes out alright.
I love rice! My perfect rice is long grain jasmine cooked slightly al dente. I rinse it several times and then use a rice cooker with slightly less water than the lines indicate. Let it sit a few minutes before fluffing it.