Minimum amount of rice: What is The minimum amount of dry rice this cooker will take?
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I hope someone will answer this question! I also often only make 1 cup of dry rice and I would like to know if this cooker would do this well???? Thanks to anyone who can answer this question!
910300
If you're cooking one rice cooker cup of rice (which is 1 gou, or about 180ml... about 3/4 cup in standard cooking measure), then you add the rice to the cooker's pot and then fill the pot with water until the water line reaches the first marking (the line below the "2" marking) on the white rice scale that's on the side of the cooker's pot. You don't need to pre-measure the water, just add rice and fill to the appropriate marking on the side of the pot.
2176876
You can make as little as 2 cups. There are measuring lines on how much water or broth to use as well as a chart showing how much dry rice yields cooked rice.
1698082
The smallest amount I cooked was 1 rice measuring cup of rice which is about 3/4 regular cup of rice, and it turned out fine. But if I use keep-warm feature after cooked, I prefer cooking more than 2 measuring cups.
1524549
It depends on the rice. White is the shortest maybe 20 + min. Brown rice will take longer. How this inexpensive little rice cooker knows. is a mystery.
770504
1.5 clips dry rice. The cooked rice may lift the top off a bit at that amount, but it won't overflow.
2251944
My rice cooker does up to 5 cups, so that's as high as I've loaded at one time. If you need to made more, no big deal. Just dump the cup into your cooker, and load it up again.
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In the owners manual it says "you should use a measuring cup to determine the amount of rice to be cooked. The measuring cup we are referring to is the one that is supplied with the rice cooker. The cup that is supplied is about 2/3 the size of a standard US measuring cup." The rice cooker will cook 8 of these cups of rice - which I measured out to equal approximately 5 and 2/3 standard US measuring cups of rice. The manual also recommends cooking rice with the steamer in place even if you are not steaming anything to help prevent the possibility of boil over - from my experience, this is a very good idea. In the owners manual it says "you should use a measuring cup to determine the amount of rice to be cooked. The measuring cup we are referring to is the one that is supplied with the rice cooker. The cup that is supplied is about 2/3 the size of a standard US measuring cup." The rice cooker will cook 8 of these cups of rice - which I measured out to equal approximately 5 and 2/3 standard US measuring cups of rice. The manual also recommends cooking rice with the steamer in place even if you are not steaming anything to help prevent the possibility of boil over - from my experience,... » Read More In the owners manual it says "you should use a measuring cup to determine the amount of rice to be cooked. The measuring cup we are referring to is the one that is supplied with the rice cooker. The cup that is supplied is about 2/3 the size of a standard US measuring cup." The rice cooker will cook 8 of these cups of rice - which I measured out to equal approximately 5 and 2/3 standard US measuring cups of rice. The manual also recommends cooking rice with the steamer in place even if you are not steaming anything to help prevent the possibility of boil over - from my experience, this is a very good idea. « Show Less
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Usually it is about 14 rice cooker cup of uncooked rice... But depend if you are using regular rice or basmati... always better to try 2 cups of the rice you want to use and see how many cups it give you ....
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The measuring cup used to measure dry rice has a liquid capacity of 3/4 US cups. I suspect that it produces 1 cup of cooked rice. The instruction book recommends soaking the rice before cooking, 2 hours for brown rice. It also recommends warming the rice for 15 to 30 mins after the cooker switches off. This requires manually switching to warm. You may wish to purchase a cooker with an automatic warming switch. Then the rice will cook and stay warm without further attention from the chef.
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No, you cannot cook small amounts of rice. It is a 6 quart cooker and the manual recommends it be at least one third full for cooking anything. Recommend the Hamilton-Beach Rice Cooker/Steamer (especially for small quantities). The sides will get too hot I think without food at least 1/3 of the pot.
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Yes, it works very well for 1 cup dry rice. I would also say that this is 12 cups cooked capacity. I tried 3 cups dry and had to put a tea towel on top to contain the sputtering out of the hole. It did cook it perfectly, but it can get messy the more you put in it.
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I love this rice cooker. It is small. The inside bowl is roughly 6.5 " diameter and 3.5 " high. I put in 1 cup brown rice which yields around 4 servings. I haven't tried to do other grains yet (such as quinoa, barley, etc.) but think those will work well too.
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Brown rice cooks really well. And you measure it the same as white rice which makes it very easy. The smallest amount you can do is 2 cups.
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Just looking at the inside since I use two cups water to one cup rice - I would surmise that it only takes five cups of dry rice. Just my opinion.
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I believe the most it will handle is 3 cups uncooked rice at one time. That is the highest mark embossed on the inside of the cook pot indicating the amount water which must be added to the cooker. Another consideration is that there are times when the rice is cooking, that some water will "bubble up" and make its' way outside the lid. Too much more water would only exacerbate this problem.
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1 cup is minimum. Suggest you buy a smaller cooker so it's less space in your kitchen. Keep the brand. It's good.