What settings do you use for brown rice? The instructions provided don't seem to work for brown rice, suggestions
1254417
Haven't used it for brown rice. I remember seeing someone online mentioning that they had to modify the included instructions for brown rice. I would do a search online. Other than that... this simple rice cooker does a GREAT job with white rice.
1254418
I adjusted the water and time for brown rice and suggest adding an additional cup of water (3 cups instead of 2 cups) and adding 15 minutes to the cook time. This provided me with tender, fluffy brown rice.
1254419
I have not tried brown rice but I think the times are longer than nessary. Progressive's web site is not at all helpeful so experminenting will be your best guide. Sorry.
1493248
I use the brown rice setting for brown rice and it works wonderfully. I don't know about gaba, haven't tried it yet but I would probably use the gaba setting the first time anyway to see how it turned out. After all, that is what it was designed for. Then, if I wasn't pleased I might try the brown rice setting. This cooker is amazing.
1874526
Yes, this rice cooker does a good job on brown rice, but you might want to let the rice soak for a little while before you cook it. I usually use a mix of brown and white rice (without soaking) and it cooks them together very well. [just less than half brown rice]
360094
My wife always cooks white rice. So we do not have that experience. I guess that cooker should work well with brown rice.
1618279
use the same procedure as for regular rice. after cooking brown rice several times -- you can adjust the amount of water used to achieve the desired results.
154345
Hi, I do make white, basmati and brown rice. My basmati rice is coming out as expected (not soggy at all) - I've been cooking it exactly like the measurement instructions for white rice. Are you remembering to rinse out the rice well first? Are you cooking it straight away or soaking first? I think cooking straight away would be best. As a last resort perhaps try switching brands of basmati rice... I am loving mine (comes from Costco).
1764229
Cooks brown rice beautifully; detachable cord. I'm not sure if it's older, but mine works great - love it! Revision: maybe I have a slightly different model because I swear I unplug mine and tuck it inside for storage, but other respondents beg to differ.
108240
Have been successfully cooking brown rice in this wonderful gadget for months now. I add a enough more water to make sure it is soft enough for me. Didn't know there was a "red" rice. Thanks for the hint.
1802777
I may be able to find mine and make a copy, but have not used the directions for over a year. The unit comes with a measuring cup... and marking on the side for water...don't use either. Basically, I just follow the rice directions on the side of a package...select white (ok, I don't really eat white rice) or brown, add a tiny bit of oil to prevent boil over, and turn it on (being careful not to put too much in). It does the rest. I happen to like my rice a tiny bit moister, so usually put a small amount more water than suggested (as in under 1/8 cup for a 5 cup batch). It gets really hot, and then begins lowering the amount of heat until it reaches the end of the timed cycle...showing 1 minute remaining....it then continous to heat, until it measure the rise in temp from running out free water and turns off...pretty simple actually Cycles can take much longer than it initially shows, depending on the rice.
1828268
Hi, you can cook brown rice, but you have to make sure you soak the brown rice for a couple of hours first.
392548
No, there's no setting for cooking brown rice but I have been cooking brown with it and it has no problem at all and the rice comes out nice and soft.
1933005
No success so far. I have same problem with rice cookers. I positively will not buy non-stick, still looking for alternatives. Peter
419875
We recently cook brown rice a lot, because my wife demands eating brown rice. To be honest, I do not know how brown rice shall be cooked. I ate white rice when I grew up. I can tell how that taste like among other cooking methods. The brown rice has more moisture than the regular cheap rice cooker, which tends to cook brown rice a bit dry. However, it is a not as good as the brown rice cooked at Chipotle for my taste. My wife said she is happy with the result when I asked her, but we are all asian and just started eating brown rice.
862861
Just add a little more water .. When I had my rice dispenser it cooked perfect if you put handle pulls from the rice dispenser and then the water to the 2 line .. If I measure 2 cups of rice with measuring cups and put the water up to the 2 line it under cooks .. So until I get another dispenser I just adjusted how much water I put .. took a few batched to get the rice the consistency we like .. Other then that it works great
1663100
I use mine to make brown rice. It cooks the bottom of the rice (closest to the heating element) to a chewy consistency when you wait for the device to completely switch off. You can manually turn it off a few minutes early and the rice will turn out fine. I happen to like the chewy consistency and think it's a plus.
249845
I HIGHLY recommend a rice cooker for rice. I've not used this particular appliance, but own a rice cooker and it is so much easier, better, and more consistent than cooking it on the stove. Set it and forget it!
581289
I bought 4 kinds of brown rice to test out, and made 2 cups of each with the same amount of water, and each in the GABA mode. The short grain 'sweet brown' came out gummy, the other three came out perfect. My conclusion: the sweet rice was pre-processed so it would work with white rice settings and could not stand up to the extended brown setting from this cooker. Based on this, you need tougher rice or a gentler setting. If you tried GABA mode, try the non GABA brown mode. If you tried the non GABA brown mode, try the Umami mode.