Alexis, a chef, takes on the "Chef's Out of Water" challenge, where she must cook a three-course meal using a mystery appliance chosen by the internet. In this episode, the appliance is a basic rice cooker. Alexis starts by making a chocolate cake, which she steams in the rice cooker. She then attempts to cook a Cornish game hen with onions and potatoes, but faces some challenges with the rice cooker's temperature control. Despite the setbacks, she manages to cook a delicious meal and even makes a chocolate frosting for the cake. The final course is mussels in white wine, which she cooks in the rice cooker's steamer basket. The meal is served to a guest, Ryan, who is impressed by the flavors and presentation. In the end, Alexis reveals that she used a rice cooker, which Ryan had previously guessed.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The chef, Alexis, is using a basic rice cooker to make a meal.
2. Alexis has used a rice cooker to make rice before, but never anything else.
3. People make various things with rice cookers, including cakes, curries, and sauces.
4. The rice cooker has two features: cook and warm.
5. Alexis is making a chocolate cake using the rice cooker.
6. The cake recipe includes room temperature butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, yogurt, flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder.
7. Alexis is also making a Cornish game hen with paprika rub and garlic.
8. The rice cooker has a problem where it keeps switching from cook to warm mode.
9. Alexis has to unplug and replug the rice cooker to get it to stay on cook mode.
10. Alexis is also making mashed potatoes using the rice cooker's steamer basket.
11. The potatoes take about 40 minutes to cook, but the result is great.
12. Alexis is making a chocolate frosting using the rice cooker's steamer basket as a double boiler.
13. The final meal consists of mussels in white wine, a Cornish game hen with mashed potatoes, and a mini chocolate cake.
14. The guest, Ryan, is a video producer at BuzzFeed and has to guess the mystery appliance used to make the meal.
15. Ryan guesses that the appliance is a rice cooker, and Alexis confirms it.
16. Ryan is impressed with the meal and thinks it's worth $30.
17. Alexis is proud of the meal and feels confident about using the rice cooker again.