Could any of you tell me what the minimum amount of rice required for a cycle? Sometimes I'm just cooking for myself, and I want a smaller amount.
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My husband often makes just one serving for himself....I would guess it is a cup.
1839876
I too have prepared 1/2 cup of rice without any problems. Just remember to let it sit, unplugged, for a while after cooking otherwise a lot of rice will stick to the bottom.
1839877
you can easily cook one cup of rice (2 cups water) in this cooker. I love mine, use it for small amounts all the time, you may wish to stir midway through the cook so it does not stick. I love my cooker.
1839878
I don't if it's the minimum or not, but I have prepared 1/2 cup of rice with no problems in the cooker.
1652366
Oh Gosh! I would think you could put in at least 2 cups of dry rice plus vegetables very easily. I am very happy with this rice cooker. I have had it a couple years now and have great success with it. Would certainly purchase again. I normally cook 3 cups of dry rice at a time with room to spare.
1351419
Even tho I usually use rice cookers for rice...I cooked this rice the old fashioned way, on the stove. :) Good luck.
86321
I have only cooked 1 cup (8 oz. by my measuring cup) of rice at a time and it works fine. They provide a measuring cup (but I use my own), on one side marked by quarters and the other side reading numerical values up to 160. I filled their cup and poured the contents into mine, and it came to 6 oz. according to my cup. I hope this helps!
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I cook brown rice mixed with 25% wild rice at the setting of "Brown Rice." The mixture cooks well with 150% of water without presoaking, but it takes 110 min. When time is short, I use a pressure cooker; it takes about 30 min. When I was a child, I used to eat barley at every meal, but I don't know how to cook. I will ask around. We always ate buckwheat in as noodles. I have just bought a bag of quinoa. I will find an answer in a month.
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I have cooked as few as 4 "cups" (the cup that they give you with the unit) which makes sizable portions for 2 people or regular servings for 3 or 4 people. Honestly, I like to make a minimum of 6 cups and just put the extra into the fridge or freezer for later use. Chilled rice is best for making fried rice and easy to reheat for other uses.
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I use this every week, I noticed when I did undercook the rice I didn't have enough water for the amount of rice I was cooking. Also I do not cook to the maximum I cook 2 cups at a time, I don't know if that makes a difference. Hope this helps you out.
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Plain rice? Why would you buy this device to make plain rice? Maybe 15 minutes....but what a waste! Make a nice risotto instead! BTW, contrary to what "disappointed shopper" stated, I am very happy with this device and it makes really great risotto!
1783094
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.
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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It's still a two-to-one ratio. The package actually says to use less water, but I find that the rice comes out too tough/undercooked if I don't use a two-to-one ratio. So, basically, cook it the same way you would cook white rice.
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Which means that the maximum of dry rice is 3 cups, which will yield 6 cups cooked.By the way, the instructions are not all that important. I used 3 cups of brown and filled up the bowl with water to the #3. But after 45 minutes, the rice was soupy. So I cooked it an additional 8 minutes. The rice was perfect. Any moderately skilled cook will easily make such adjustments.Next time, less water. Less rice, too, with spinach and a dab of butter added near the end. The possibilities are endless...
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If it is the same cooker as mine I assume it would cook a small amount nicely. I have not tried rice, but I think a quick-cooking rice would be your safest choice. I do know that melting chocolate or caramels works perfectly. Good luck!
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Stan-We have been making white (short grain) rice for over 40 years with a rice cooker and our formula is to add an extra 1/2 cup of water for whatever cup(s) of rice you use. So for 1 cup of rice use 1-1/2 cups of water. For 1-1/2 cups of rice use two cups of water. This rice will be quite moist. If you use more water it will still cook OK but will be quite wet at first until it dries out on your plate.Hope this helps.
874357
I don't believe it would be advisable. You should the pot/crock that came with it. That said, you can prepare very small amounts, down to 1/2 cup of dry rice.
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I would say the lowest would be approx 4 cups of cooked rice. The warm function is wonderful because you can eat some for lunch and have some ready for dinner. You can also make some for dinner and leave it in warm for the morning so it doesn't dry out... Great for lunch later. Hope this helps
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I couldn't tell you one way or another for sure. Generally I don't eat my rice the second it's done cooking so it's in the being heated longer. That could help with the under cooking if that's what you're doing. Sorry I can't be of more help.