Cook Perfect Brown Rice with the Help of a Rice Cooker

[its_me_susan]

Anyone make brown rice in their rice cooker? I've never used the cooker yet and am dying to.

Susan

 

[lacychef]

Yep--I always use brown rice...ya know trying to eat healthier & all; it works great! I also use mine for mixes; like broccoli/cheese rice & spanish rice. So much easier to just throw it in the micro than to have to watch it on the stove!

 

[its_me_susan]

Yep--I always use brown rice...ya know trying to eat healthier & all; it works great! I also use mine for mixes; like broccoli/cheese rice & spanish rice. So much easier to just throw it in the micro than to have to watch it on the stove!

Lacy, I cant find my instructions... Can you guide me through it please (if you have time to type them)? I'm so excited I can do brown rice!

 

[heat123]

I used to make it all the time! 1 cup of rice to 2 cups of water and then I added 1 or 2 chicken boullion cubes to flavor it and nuked it for 30-35 min. and it was good!

 

[jenniferknapp]

With the rice cooker, does the rice come out fluffy, or sticky like the chinese food place white rice?

 

[lacychef]

I just follow the instructions on the box for microwaving. And I'm out of rice right now, so I'm not sure about the directions! I just follow whatever the recipe says, & it turns out great everytime. It's usually pretty fluffy.

 

[jenniferknapp]

I actually prefer the sticky rice....LOVE IT! If anyone knows how to make perfect sticky rice I would love the secrets!! I know that the chinese food buffets always have it in a crock pot in a Saran wrap "hammock" ...maybe thats the trick? but I do see their trick of covering the scooper with saran wrap so that it doesn't stick....hmm, i can think of a lot of other recipes that that would be useful for!

 

[raebates]

With the rice cooker, does the rice come out fluffy, or sticky like the chinese food place white rice?

It's fluffy. I believe the sticky rice is a particular type of rice. Could be wrong, though.

 

[LisaVH]

You need short grain rice for sticky rice. Long grain stays fluffy and separate.

 

[jenniferknapp]

i usually use basmati...thanks though!

 

[its_me_susan]

i usually use basmati...thanks though!

'what's the basmati like?

 

[jenniferknapp]

its like white....but just has a little bit of a better taste then plain white...not sure how to explain it, my friend's mom's bf is from haiti and is a wonderful cook, and he always makes rice and beans and always uses basmati..so after that I just always get it..

 

[erinyourpclady]

Lacy, I cant find my instructions... Can you guide me through it please (if you have time to type them)? I'm so excited I can do brown rice!

Susan~
You can go to Consultants Corner and print out the use and care information for the Rice Cooker. I find myself having to print it out on a regular basis!!

 

[its_me_susan]

Susan~
You can go to Consultants Corner and print out the use and care information for the Rice Cooker. I find myself having to print it out on a regular basis!!

oh good idea! ::: blushing :::

Thank you for the tips!

 

[its_me_susan]

oh good idea! ::: blushing :::

Thank you for the tips!

making it now!