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just an fyi...
If you like gummy, clumpy, sticky rice, always buy the regular long or short grain stuff.
If you want idiot-proof perfect rice everytime that does not stick together, all the kernels fall loosely apart, is difficult to burn (for most people), then use PARBOILED RICE. You'll be pleasantly surprised how well it works for fried rice, and how fluffy and unsticky it is.
I usually make it per instructions on package (2c water per 1c rice), then dump it out of the pan into a big screen colander to let it drain. If I don't have time to refrigerate it, I pour cold water through it to cool it quickly. Then it goes from there into the wok, mixing anything else you want to ad and fry it up!
It takes lots of practice and some real oriental cooking knowledge to learn how to make restaurant-quality fried rice with the basic sticky kinds of rice. A very hot wok, just the right amount of oil etc. You don't have to be concerned about that when using PARBOILED RICE. It's never failed to turn out unsticky and fluffy for me, and I'm no seasoned chef.