Is this a brown rice cooker?
1701617
This cooks multiple types of rice ... white, sushi, brown, semi-brown, etc. It has markings as to which level to fill the water to, based on which type of rice you are wanting to cook. You can even do oatmeal (steel cut oats) and porridge.
1701618
Yes it has settings for brown, sushi, white (3 settings), porrage and semibrown.
1701619
Yes, that is one of the types of rice it can cook. If you put it on the "quick cook" setting, the brown rice will cook in less time (about 40-60 mins) and be more chewy. On the regular setting (about 80-120 mins), it will be more soft and fluffy.
1813845
no. although I imagine you could plug it into a wall timer. It does specify how long white and brown rice take to cook in the manual.
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.
737018
For brown rice I use more water and it comes out fine - don't think it knows what kind of rice you are cooking
416789
I puchased a indirect stainless cooker,not knowing that,would far prefer diect rice cooker.so a booboo from me ,so check which type you want before puchase, i have gone back to my old non stainless rice cooker.try to justify buying a new stailess steel direct ricecooker
980099
I haven't had either issue with this rice cooker. Occasionally some of the bottom rice will brown slightly, but I never get burnt rice the way I used to in my old cooker and the texture is consistently good.
1305155
I also need an answer to this question. I have read recipes for this cooker on an external site that call for 3/4 cup of brown rice. these recipes are for 3 to 4 people.
360096
I never cooked brown rice, but it cooks white basmati rice very well. So, I assume it should cook other type of rice too.
266218
Yes. I've only made brown rice, though. I'm sure if you google "pressure cooker + rice" you'll find a lot of info about how to do it. For brown rice, I heat the pot on high, add a cup of brown rice and stir until it's hot, add a tablespoon or so of olive oil and a couple of pinches of salt and stir and then add 1 1/2 cups of water. Cover the pot and lock the lid and put the valve on top. When the valve starts rocking, turn the heat down to medium-low and cook for 17 minutes with the valve rocking gently. If it stops rocking, turn up the heat a little. If it rocks too hard, turn it down a little. After 17 minutes, take the pot off the heat and let it cool down by itself until you can take the valve off without releasing any pressure. Take the lid off and fluff the rice with a fork. You'll have to experiment with the exact heat setting and the time. It could be anywhere between 15 and 20 minutes and you may need to have the heat a little higher or a little lower... Hope this helps.
936563
I just add a little extra water for brown rice. I can't remember for sure if I got that from the instructions, but I think so.
1007070
Did you cook white rice or brown rice? I think the instructions are for white rice.
1991128
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).
108241
I hadn't noticed the comments on the cooker not being suitable for brown/other rices. I typically steam/cook brown rice and it seems to do okay. Some people might comment that the rice is perhaps a little stiff, (its not crunchy by any stretch, but sometimes it seems a bit underdone), but I find the brown rice is very edible. I've also steamed quinoa successfully.
1436740
Don't know, but I don't like it. The start button on the rice cooker is faulty. A pain to turn on and I just bought it :((
1645324
Yes it does. In the little instruction booklet that comes with the cooker, they advise adding a bit more water with brown rice. I only use brown rice and it works wonderfully.
1704189
It is metal, pretty sure it is stainless steel. I really like my unit. The only thing you need to get is a recipe for brown rice. Not very clear in the directions.
1105225
If you find out where this rice cooker is from please let us know. As for brown rice, I usually put more water (ex. 2cups rice, 4 1/2cups water) it turns out fine.