My brown rice is gummy. What am I doing wrong?
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.
581290
Possibly wash it well to remove all gummy starch. Wash 3-4 times until wash water runs clear.
581291
"gummy" may mean you are using too much water... try use a little less water and let us know whether that helped.
970490
The rice isn't organic. Otherwise the same - it can be a bit gritty - which is easy to deal with - just leave it in the blender longer and throw in some ice or frozen fruits to help smooth it out. :)
1912740
Have not cooked brown rice in it. Any rice cooker will cook brown you just have to add extra water. Makes fluffy white rice.
1305371
The way the mill works, I would bet it has to be dry, but hard uncooked rice would be fine. I have only used hard wheat in the grinder. It is gravity fed as you turn it. You can't use anything that would clump together or gum up in any way. I am not familiar with soy - sorry.
1626834
Not so much with the rice. I put some basmati in some soup and a little over three hours, it's still hard.
108242
I have cooked brown rice in my cooker. You have to use a lot more water than with white rice. Use an additional unit of water with brown rice.
412622
I never got the rice to come out right it always tasted like it was not cooked. I just looked up on the internet how to cook in the microwave. Hope yours turned out better than mind.
1419995
You can make any kind of rice with a rice cooker. I cook brown rice in mine all the time. As long as you put in the right amount of water, the rice will turn out fine.
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
1933005
No success so far. I have same problem with rice cookers. I positively will not buy non-stick, still looking for alternatives. Peter
360097
I have never used this to cook brown rice but I do believe that all you need to do is make sure you add enough water. Brown rice needs more water than regular calrose rice that I use. I would give it a try. You might also try this as this is what I do when I can remember. Spray the pot with nonstick spray, wash the rice (rinse rice until the water is somewhat clear), put the rice in the pot and then start it. This will minimize the rice that sticks to the pot. Enjoy!
1912739
yes but you need to soak the rice grains in water for a couple of hours and then make sure you have enough water because brown rice requires a little more water
14386
I cook it in my rice cooker all the time. I use the same amount of water as for white rice. I like it a bit chewy. You might add an extra Tablespoon or two of water if you like it softer.
2094625
I assume you have refilled the water chamber with new water. Make sure it is very hot. This will eliminate any gummy substance that may have it clogged.
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.
2003996
I checked my 24 hour soaked barley under a light and it had small sprouts coming out of the ends. I realize that for this barley to truly be quality, the germ of the grain must be undamaged to allow for sprouting. I'm on my second 25 pound bag of this barley and am moving away from brown rice potentially.
1063944
The rice mostly doesn't stick to the bottom. Just remember to stir it from time to time and use low/mid heat.