How to cook brown rice?

gom · 10-20-2007, 04:19 PM

Hey guys, can you tell me how to cook brown rice? I heard you cant over cook starchy carbs, help plz!

1972girl · 10-20-2007, 04:20 PM

For some reson I cant cook rice to save my life.

bookv · 10-20-2007, 04:32 PM

put rice in pot, add 2x amount water. Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat to simmer. Wait around 20 mins till rice absorbs water.

RU4A69 · 10-20-2007, 05:18 PM

You NEED a rice cooker. You simply cannot get brown rice to tastes rice-cooker-good without use of a rice cooker.

2 cups water for every 1 cup dry rice. You CAN overcook starches, but brown rice actually tastes good a little overcooked.
Add cumin, and some breed of spicy seasoning. Once it's finished, add lemon juice, pepper, sea salt, and some honey.

LayzieBone085 · 10-20-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by RU4A69

You NEED a rice cooker. You simply cannot get brown rice to tastes rice-cooker-good without use of a rice cooker.

2 cups water for every 1 cup dry rice. You CAN overcook starches, but brown rice actually tastes good a little overcooked.
Add cumin, and some breed of spicy seasoning. Once it's finished, add lemon juice, pepper, sea salt, and some honey.

you sure can get some good ass rice.. just take a damn pot.. fill it with water.. bring it to a rolling boil..

add ur rice.. cover and put on medium heat .. watch over for about 20 minuts and every few minutes stir it up with a fork

simple n easy

Sixpack · 10-20-2007, 05:50 PM

Bring rice and water to a boil , let simmer for 30min, Read the back for instructions how much water to add to the amount of rice

RU4A69 · 10-20-2007, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LayzieBone085

you sure can get some good ass rice.. just take a damn pot.. fill it with water.. bring it to a rolling boil..

add ur rice.. cover and put on medium heat .. watch over for about 20 minuts and every few minutes stir it up with a fork

simple n easy

There are culinary reasons it won't taste as good:

A rice cooker is pot is usually VERY deep--this augments flavor

A rice cooker usually has a very THICK lid and a thick bottom (and better yet-a glass lid)-this also enhances the flavor

A rice cooker also prevents the rice from burning or cooking too fast--this prevents it from becoming overly dry

If you can find a pot with all of these qualities, you're in business-but the pot won't have the last property (a rice cooker shuts off automatically when the rice is done)

For WHITE rice, it really doesn't matter. For BROWN rice, a rice cooker helps a lot.

You can get a good one for $20, so I see no reason not to own one.

Skyles · 10-21-2007, 12:48 AM

Brown rice + water+ fire= cooked brown rice.

Spottydog · 10-21-2007, 01:28 AM

What's this about not being able to overcook starchy carbs? Is there any theory that states that it's different than overcooking, say, a turkey patty?

eddiebo · 10-21-2007, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Spottydog

What's this about not being able to overcook starchy carbs? Is there any theory that states that it's different than overcooking, say, a turkey patty?

I think what they meant is that the carbs in rice won't further breakdown and become non nutritious or change as say how the carbs in an onion turn to sugar with prolonged cooking/temperatures, but just make for a wonderful clump of rice goo.

LayzieBone085 · 10-21-2007, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Skyles

Brown rice + water+ fire= cooked brown rice.

lol fire.. going caveman style right there bro! id perfer a nice hot GAS stove

grapemaster · 10-21-2007, 08:32 AM

uhhh... pretty easy to cook rice... but with brown rice, it takes about 40-50 minutes to cook, not 20. If you know how to cook it shouldn't be a challenge, a rice cooker is unnecessary... I've had a 130 dollar rice cooker, and... I can cook it just as good in a pot.

LayzieBone085 · 10-21-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by grapemaster

uhhh... pretty easy to cook rice... but with brown rice, it takes about 40-50 minutes to cook, not 20. If you know how to cook it shouldn't be a challenge, a rice cooker is unnecessary... I've had a 130 dollar rice cooker, and... I can cook it just as good in a pot.

holy **** 130 dollar rice cooker? i see someons staple is brown rice

let me see that rice cooker if u get a chance..

grapemaster · 10-21-2007, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by LayzieBone085

holy **** 130 dollar rice cooker? i see someons staple is brown rice

let me see that rice cooker if u get a chance..

Yeah I got rid of it lol... wasn't necessary and was taking up counter space... but yeah it works and cooks pretty good. It also does oatmeal, for you oatmeal guys... you can put in, put the timer, and wake up in the morning with fresh oatmeal.

http://www.amazon.com/Sanyo-ECJD100S...2980022&sr=8-2

Sanyo

Zojirushi's are also good

http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-NP-H...2980056&sr=1-6

LayzieBone085 · 10-21-2007, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by grapemaster

Yeah I got rid of it lol... wasn't necessary and was taking up counter space... but yeah it works and cooks pretty good. It also does oatmeal, for you oatmeal guys... you can put in, put the timer, and wake up in the morning with fresh oatmeal.

http://www.amazon.com/Sanyo-ECJD100S...2980022&sr=8-2

Sanyo

Zojirushi's are also good

http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-NP-H...2980056&sr=1-6

man that thing is the real deal.. can steam veggies and cook rice.. thats pretty handy but for the price and how you can easily steam veggies and just put rice in a pan u did a good thing and got rid of it IMO