Can I Use a Microwave Rice Cooker for Brown Rice?

[Chef_Anie]

Does anyone have directions/recipes for cooking brown rice in the rice cooker? I'm not really sure where to look for that information.

 

[DebbieJ]

Follow the guidelines on teh use and care card.

 

[Chef_Anie]

I did check my use and care card. The instructions I have say to refer to package directions. And it does give the "general rule" of 2 cups water to 1 cup of rice cooking for 5/15 minutes on high/med...

I'm just wondering that since brown rice usually requires you to bring to a boil and then reduce heat for 50-60 minutes, is there a quicker way to do it in the microwave, and for how long? I'm not sure if medium power for 15 minutes will do it.

Has anyone (successfully) cooked brown ricein the rice cooker?

 

[PC_CPR]

Search our files here, there's a booklet/list of recipes for the Rice Cooker, including brown rice.

 

[Joelen]

I just made some brown rice over the weekend. I don't remember the measurements but I've always added enough water to cover the rice up to 1/2 inch above the rice. In my microwave, brown rice cooks on high for 25 minutes. I let it sit for about 5 minutes covered in the cooker before serving. For white jasmine rice, 23 minutes works for me.

 

[dwyerkim]

Here's how I do brown rice: 1 cup rice, 2.5 cups water, micro on high 10 min then half power 15 min then sit 10 min. I think. Yikes, now that I typed it I'm not sure that's right! I did melt my first rice cooker doing brown rice b/c I had to adjust the cooking time and I messed up the timing. I'm sure you have no faith now in my suggestions, but check the recipe files!

 

[chefann]

I haven't made brown rice in mine, but I've found that the micro rice cooker doesn't significantly reduce cooking time, it just makes it easier and less likely to boil over. A lot of that has to do with the fact that the rice just has to sit in the boiling/simmering water for xx minutes to cook. Nothing it going to change that (short of rewriting the laws of physics).So- start with times that are close to the time you cook rice on the stove, and go from there.