Need tips for making rice in TM

[foodgroupie]

Hey there,
Today I thought I would try and make some brown rice in the TM and use the Varoma to cook some veggies while the rice was cooking, I had 350grams of brown rice (macro, Woolworths brand, organic brown rice) with 1 litre of chicken stock as I wanted the rice to be flavorsome. However the rice took forever to cook, i mean forever, after 35min in the TM it was still tough and hard, then i tried another 10min, still no good, bascially after 60min of cooking i gave up. Do you get perfect rice every time ?? I followed the basic cookbook you get with the TM but it wasn't right Please tell me what I've been doing wrong.
Dan

[achookwoman]

Foodgroupie,  I have only cooked white rice.  This is quite easy.  Quirky Jo would possibly be your best point of reference.

[judydawn]

Did you cook it like this Dan?  I only cook white rice too.

Brown rice   Up to 400g rice in internal steaming basket, 1.25g water, 1 tsp seasalt   5 seconds / Speed 5, then 35-45 minutes / Temp. Varoma / Speed 2½. Turn up to Speed 4 if it bubbles up onto TM lid.

This is from cookipedia.

I'm sure there are people out there who cook brown rice often enough that they can give you some hints. 

[Cuilidh]

This was in an earlier tip from faffa: "It tells you how to cook brown rice in the EDC underneath the rice method. In the basket, well rinsed, varoma for 30-35 mins".  Good luck.

[AliRo]

I regularly cook brown rice and love it so much when cooked in the tmx.  I usually put 1 litre of water in the bowl, then put the basket in and then about 1.5 cups rice.  Cook for 40 minutes, varoma temp, speed 4.  Can't remember what brand I use, but I've used a couple of different brands that I just pick up in the rice section at the supermarket.  I've never had a problem.

I have no idea, but could it be that the stock has a higher boiling temp?

The other option is to soak it beforehand as it will then cook quicker.

[foodgroupie]

I'll give it another try soon see how it goes :/ thanks for the tips.

[EmeraldSue]

Did you remember to rinse the rice first? It's the only thing I can think of.

[AliRo]

Did you remember to rinse the rice first? It's the only thing I can think of.

I never rinse my brown rice and I've never had an issue.  I think it's only certain types of white rice that needs it.

[Lisel]

I've cooked it following the EDC and whilst it wasn't great rice, it was certainly cooked, I don't bother to rinse either.  I've never used stock but can't imagine it would make a difference.  I cook quinoa regularly, sometimes with stock, sometimes water and it is the same result.

And thanks JD for the cookipedia link, haven't seen that one before!

[Cuilidh]

Somewhere on the site http://www.whyisthereair.com/ is a really good reference for cooking various types of rice.

[foodgroupie]

must have been that brand of brown rice hey, just cooked Basmati rice turned out perfect, thanks again

[Meagan]

Was the bowl hot? Just wondering if you reset it without the temp button selected.

[knittercook]

Somewhere on the site http://www.whyisthereair.com/ is a really good reference for cooking various types of rice.

http://www.whyisthereair.com/2012/04/11/steamy-accompaniments/

Love that blog!