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General Discussions => Hobbies => Cooking => Topic started by: Eldon on October 16, 2014, 03:01:05 AM

Title: How much water to use when cooking brown rice?
Post by: Eldon on October 16, 2014, 03:01:05 AM
How much water to use when cooking brown rice?

My wife making brown rice but she don't know, how much water is required of brown rice at the time of boiling? So please share your experience?
Title: Re: How much water to use when cooking brown rice?
Post by: Alice Rogers on October 16, 2014, 03:03:49 AM
Usually work on about 3 to 1 Water to brown rice.
Title: Re: How much water to use when cooking brown rice?
Post by: LordKAT on October 16, 2014, 04:21:53 AM
Yup, 3 to 1 for rice.
Title: Re: How much water to use when cooking brown rice?
Post by: JessicaH on October 16, 2014, 04:28:02 AM
Lol, Wouldn't it have been faster to just google it?   >:-)
Title: Re: How much water to use when cooking brown rice?
Post by: LordKAT on October 16, 2014, 04:51:51 AM
Not if you are perusing Susan's and don't want to look elsewhere in case you lose your page.
Title: Re: How much water to use when cooking brown rice?
Post by: Ms Grace on October 16, 2014, 05:17:24 AM
I only use 2 and a bit cups, but then I use the slow cook absorption method.
Title: Re: How much water to use when cooking brown rice?
Post by: HelenW on November 07, 2014, 11:00:35 AM
The directions on the bags of brown rice that I buy say you should use 2ΒΌ cups water to 1 cup rice.  I bring it to a boil, cover and then simmer for 45 minutes.  I use the same technique and ratio when I cook a 50/50 mix of brown rice and Farro (spelt).  It works just fine (And tastes awesome as well!).
Title: Re: How much water to use when cooking brown rice?
Post by: PinkCloud on November 16, 2014, 07:32:38 PM
I was taught: two fingers of water above the rice. Not sure if that helps, but it worked for me and I don't even like rice.
Title: Re: How much water to use when cooking brown rice?
Post by: Devlyn on November 16, 2014, 07:47:55 PM
Quote from: PinkCloud on November 16, 2014, 07:32:38 PM
I was taught: two fingers of water above the rice. Not sure if that helps, but it worked for me and I don't even like rice.

A southern girl taught me  to use two fingers over the rice, too. I don't like brown rice though.
Title: Re: How much water to use when cooking brown rice?
Post by: antonia on November 16, 2014, 08:15:17 PM
Depends on how "stiff/sticky" you want your rice 1/2 - 1/3.
Title: Re: How much water to use when cooking brown rice?
Post by: Beth Andrea on November 16, 2014, 09:16:59 PM
Quote from: LordKAT on October 16, 2014, 04:51:51 AM
Not if you are perusing Susan's and don't want to look elsewhere in case you lose your page.

Open up another tab or three... ;)

On some of my past online debates/arguments I've been known to have 2 browser windows open, each with 5 tabs...and doing a LOT of copy + pasting... :-X