Will it prepare long grain Basmati rice well? How well does the rice pre-rinse process work?
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I have cooked long grain basmati rice in it successfully. To do so, I use a normal measuring cup, put in 1 cup of rice and 1.5 cups of water instead of using the measuring lines in the rice pot. Then just put it in chamber and cook as usual.The pre-rinse is the same as any rice - simply rinse your rice twice, making sure to drain all the rinsing water before adding the cooking water.
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Ive made basmati rice, and i rinse it myself prior to laoding cooker. Comes out fine. Hope that helps.
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Hello Diane, I have only cooked Jasmine (Thailand brand) and Kokuho (Japanese) rice. Therefore, I am unable to answer questions concerning Basmati rice. I can tell you, I have cooked my rice both "PRE-RINSE" & "WHITE RICE" settings. Cooking under both settings, I thought the rice came out very nice. Should you need any further info, I'll be happy to pull out the cooking manual that came with the rice cooker and attempt to answer.
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I haven't made basmati rice, but it should do a fine job with it. The pre-rinse process is manual, so I'm not sure what you mean by the question..
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There is no rice "pre-rinse" process done by the machine. The pre-rinse setting is for rice that has been "pre-rinsed" at that mill before they sell it. This rice is generally only available in Japan. It is a different setting because it takes a smaller cup of rice for the same amount of water because the rice is more fine/dense.
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I cook basmati rice by using white rice selection on the menu and it comes out fine. Just follow the intruction of the rice package.
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I have cooked rice only. I am not sure if it will the products that you have asked about. Sorry I am not much help.
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For me, it is worth and more for its juicier, thoroughly cooked rice. It could save cooking time while doing so. The pressure cooker may be the only one that came out glutinously when done in rice cooking. And most of all, different grains such as sweet brown or mixture in whole barley could be cooked as well as plain rice. Money definitely worth spending for.
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Yes. I cook Asian sticky rice. It is fool proof. Once cup rice, 1 1/3 cup water. Six minutes on the high pressure setting. Then let it steam on warm for a few minutes. No stirring, boiling over, or cooking down. You can double, triple (or more) the amount and it's still six minutes. You need to adjust water a little for brown rice.
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I've never boiled water in it. Put the water AND the rice in at the same time. About 30 minutes to perfect steamed white rice. I've heard that brown rice takes a little longer.
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Answer here...i have used it several times cooking rice and it worked great
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Sheila, I have found it similar to regular stove top rice. Two parts water to one part rice. The sticky rice says 1 cup of rice to 1.75 cups of water. I find two cups is better. You can try and see which you like better. I am in Thailand right now for a month. The sticky rice is soaked for 8 hours or overnight. I have never done that in America and it is still great rice. When you put the rice and water in your cooker, make sure to stir it and spread it evenly in the water. Any uneven high spot will dry out. I use my cooker three times a week for over a year now. Mostly sticky rice that I buy from Thailand on Amazon. Glutonous Rice. You should be ready to go. Ask on. Brandin Sheila, I have found it similar to regular stove top rice. Two parts water to one part rice. The sticky rice says 1 cup of rice to 1.75 cups of water. I find two cups is better. You can try and see which you like better. I am in Thailand right now for a month. The sticky rice is soaked for 8 hours or overnight. I have never done that in America and it is still great rice. When you put the rice and water in your cooker, make sure to stir it and spread it evenly in the water. Any uneven high spot will dry out. I use my cooker three times a week for over a year now. Mostly sticky rice that I... » Read More Sheila, I have found it similar to regular stove top rice. Two parts water to one part rice. The sticky rice says 1 cup of rice to 1.75 cups of water. I find two cups is better. You can try and see which you like better. I am in Thailand right now for a month. The sticky rice is soaked for 8 hours or overnight. I have never done that in America and it is still great rice. When you put the rice and water in your cooker, make sure to stir it and spread it evenly in the water. Any uneven high spot will dry out. I use my cooker three times a week for over a year now. Mostly sticky rice that I buy from Thailand on Amazon. Glutonous Rice. You should be ready to go. Ask on. Brandin « Show Less
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2 cups uncooked rice (Yield 4 cups cooked) takes 25-30 minutes for white and 90 for brown. Rinse rice well before cooking. This will remove the starch that causes the 'crust' on the bottom. I love this machine so much that I bought one for each of my children for their homes! Quick and easy!
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We tried to do long grain rice and the strainer function (tried to drain off excess water) didn't do very well as the holes are fairly small and the rice tended to plug them up. It does, however, work very well on steamed or boiled vegetables and anything where the size of the item is larger than grain size.
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I am wanting one of these pressure cookers and saw your rice question. When I use my rice cooker, you get much better results when you rinse the rice before placing in the cooker. So that might be the case with a pressure cooker. That being said, whenever I make rice on the stovetop I don't measure the water. I fill the pot up like for pasta, add the rice and have it come to a boil. Then I turn it down a notch so it won't boil over, check it in about 20 minutes, and drain in a strainer. Let it drain, rinse with hot water then fluff with fork. It turns out fluffy every time.
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yes. I use mine for this at least 3X/week. I use long grain rice. Only Basmati really needs washing. Hope this helps. Doug
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Mine works great. Are you putting enough water in? I wash my rice 7 times and put a knuckle of water above the rice. Maybe you got a bad one. I'm sure they will exchange it.
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There is a whole grain button I use to cook brown rice. The rice cooks very well, it just takes a while (~1.5 hrs for 1 cup rice).
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I would definitely recommend rinsing rice before you cook it, for the reason you stated. I always rinse the rice first.
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I have not tried it with rice, but small grains would probably fall through until they have cooked.
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Hi Millie. I really hate it when people who don't know the answer answer anyway. It's so useless.Anyway - yes, you can cook it in a rice cooker. Thru trial and error I've discovered that pretty much any whole grain can be cooked that way. I have a small rice cooker and figured out that if I stick to 1 cup grains to 2 cups water it's usually fine. Amaranth doesn't have to be rinsed first but make sure you read the package of any other whole grain to see if that one does need to be rinsed.
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It's not necessary depends on how you like your rice rinsing helps with starch. I let it soak for at least 15 min then rinse.