You're probably cooking rice wrong, and chefs reveal the simple mistake to avoid

Rice may be a kitchen staple, but cooking it well at home can be trickier than it seems.

Experts say the trick to tender rice with distinct grains that stay separate instead of clumping together may begin before you even turn on the stove, with a step many home cooks skip.

"I generally rinse before cooking when I want a light, fluffy result," Dennis Littley, a New Jersey-based classically trained chef and founder of Ask Chef Dennis, told Fox News Digital.

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