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Guide for Cooking Rice

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Guide for Cooking Rice Cooking times will vary according to amount and temperature of cooking liquid. The simplest way to cook long grain (converted) white rice is to place rice in cooking bowl and add liquid to appropriate line marking. For example, using the rice measuring cup provided, fill cooking bowl with 2 cups rice. Then, add water to the 2 cup water marking inside the bowl. If using 3 cups of rice, add water to the 3 cup water marking inside the bowl. Do the same when using 4 to 8 cups of rice. Please note that preparing less than 2 cups of rice is not recommended. For grains or brown and specialty rice, use the chart provided below. Note that you should not prepare these in amounts smaller or larger than stated in the chart. All rice/grain is measured in the rice cooker cup. All water/liquid is measured in a standard liquid measuring cup. Rice/Grain Long Grain White Long Grain White Long Grain White Long Grain White Medium Grain White Medium Grain White Medium Grain White Medium Grain White Arborio Brown Rice (med/long) Brown Rice (med/long) Wehani Rice Red Rice (Carmargue riz rouge; Bhutanese) Wild Pecan Black Rice (Forbidden) Sushi (soak rice for 30 minutes before cooking) Pearl Couscous (Israeli) Polenta (Cornmeal) Oatmeal (Rolled Oats) Oatmeal (Irish - soak overnight in the amount of cooking water) Serves 2 4 6 8 2 4 6 8 4 2-4 3-5 4 4 4 4 makes about 5½ cups 6 4 4 2 to 3 Amount Rice (in Rice Cooker Cups) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 1½ 1 Amount Water/Liquid (in standard liquid measure cups) 1¼ 21⁄8 3 32⁄3 1¼ 2 2¾ 3½ 3¼ 1¾ 2½ 17⁄8 1 1¾ 7-oz. package 1¾ 1 1¾ 3 2¼ cups water + 2 tablespoons Sake 1½ 3 1 3 2 3 1 3 * One rice cooker cup equals ¾ cup standard dry measure. 6

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Guide for Cooking Rice
Cooking times will vary according to amount and temperature of cooking liquid.
The simplest way to cook long grain (converted) white rice is to place rice in cooking bowl and add liquid to
appropriate line marking. For example, using the rice measuring cup provided, fill cooking bowl with 2 cups
rice. Then, add water to the 2 cup water marking inside the bowl. If using 3 cups of rice, add water to the 3
cup water marking inside the bowl. Do the same when using 4 to 8 cups of rice. Please note that preparing
less than 2 cups of rice is not recommended.
For grains or brown and specialty rice, use the chart provided below. Note that you should not prepare
these in amounts smaller or larger than stated in the chart.
All rice/grain is measured in the rice cooker cup. All water/liquid is measured in a standard liquid
measuring cup.
Rice/Grain
Serves
Amount Rice
(in Rice Cooker Cups)
Amount Water/Liquid
(in standard liquid measure cups)
Long Grain White
2
1
Long Grain White
4
2
2±⁄
8
Long Grain White
6
3
3
Long Grain White
8
4
3
2
3
Medium Grain White
2
1
Medium Grain White
4
2
2
Medium Grain White
6
3
Medium Grain White
8
4
Arborio
4
1
Brown Rice (med/long)
2-4
1
Brown Rice (med/long)
3-5
Wehani Rice
4
1
1
7
8
Red Rice
(Carmargue riz rouge;
Bhutanese)
4
1
Wild Pecan
4
7-oz. package
Black Rice (Forbidden)
4
1
Sushi
(soak rice for 30 minutes
before cooking)
makes
about 5½
cups
3
2¼ cups water + 2 tablespoons Sake
Pearl Couscous (Israeli)
6
3
Polenta (Cornmeal)
4
1
3
Oatmeal (Rolled Oats)
4
2
3
Oatmeal (Irish – soak
overnight in the amount
of cooking water)
2 to 3
1
3
* One rice cooker cup equals ¾ cup standard dry measure.