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How to Cook Brown Rice in a Rice CookerBecause brown rice is much higher in fiber than white rice, you can't simply follow the “white rice” instructions on the rice cooker or the rice will not come out tough, not tender.
- Rinse and drain 2 cups of brown rice.
- Put it in the rice cooker. Instead of filling the cooker with water to the “2 cup” mark, fill it to the “3 cup” mark in your rice cooker. That usually means 3 cups of water for the 2 cups of brown rice.
- Add a ½ teaspoon of sea salt.
- Turn cooker on.
One of our viewers, Pat Cooks, calculated various amounts for us.
1cup of rice + 1.5cups of water
2 cups of rice + 3cups of water
3 cups of rice + 4.5cups of water
(thanks Pat!)
Most rice cookers have a non-stick liner where the rice is cooked. Miracle Stainless Steel Rice Cookers have a stainless steel liner (instead of questionable non-stick materials) which I prefer. This brand can be found at The Cookus Store.
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Makes ~ 6 cups of rice  |
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Elise Hass
Great videos and mouthwatering good food...what's not to love...many thanks to you all!
August 14, 2008, 7:58 am
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Judy Wood
Brown Rice is the bomb! And Jane plays WOW!!
February 7, 2009, 9:46 am
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Tammy Gifford
Great video! Cheat sheet! LOL
But HOW much RICE???
September 5, 2009, 3:53 pm
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Tammy Gifford
Oh, nevermind, I rewatched the video.
I dont measure my rice like that since I use Jasmine Rice and it measures out the same as Brown.
Gotcha!
September 5, 2009, 3:55 pm
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Morgan Herris
Some rice cookers have a brown rice cooking mode so you don't have to make adjustments and constantly monitor it. www.brownricecookersite.com
January 20, 2010, 3:38 am
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Cynthia Lair
Good tip Morgan. Thank you.
January 20, 2010, 7:38 am
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marlene cruz
Thanks for the info! I was just wondering where to get a rice cooker just what I saw in the video. I'm interested to get one because I like things made from stainless steel and not the teflon type. I'm from Canada BC.
Thanks.
Marlene
February 20, 2010, 7:39 am
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Cynthia Lair
Hi Marlene,
Here’s a link to what we used. It's in our online Amazon store.
http://astore.amazon.com/cookusinterr-20/detail/B000I5UEQM
Links to this product are also in the recipe above.
February 20, 2010, 7:50 am
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Jira Robles
I love your site! Have you got any information on germinating brown rice?
April 9, 2010, 9:12 am
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Cynthia Lair
Jira,
If you google germinated brown rice there are lots of sites that explain how to do it. Some nutritionists feel that soaking and sprouting grains make them more digestible, more nutritious.
April 9, 2010, 9:35 am
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Gloria Vargas
I have KRUPS Rice cooker and it has three modes Rice Cooking, Slow Cooking and Steam Cooking. I was not sure which one to select for Brown rice so I selected Steam Cooking for 45 minutes. This is the first time cooking bronw rice in a Rice cooker. I think I selected the wrong mode. Please help, should have I selected Rice Cooking instead of the Steam cooking? Thank you!
August 12, 2010, 2:40 pm
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Cynthia Lair
Hi Gloria,
I have never used a KRUPS cooker so I can’t give you any definitive answers. I would definitely try the Rice Cooking mode. The only difference between brown rice and white rice is that you sometimes need a little more water with the brown rice (because it has more fiber).
August 13, 2010, 8:35 am
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Dan Bug
Just in case you're wondering, the amount of water seems to be cups of rice, divided by 2, times 3. So, 3 cups divided by two is 1.5. 1.5 X 3 is 4.5. So you can figure it out like that.
August 17, 2010, 7:50 am
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