The Rice-to-Water Ratio for a Rice Cooker

hi i'm barbara battagliano from goose valley natural foods today i'm going to teach you about the water to rice ratio when using a rice cooker different varieties of rice require different amounts of water to cook properly for wild rice the for one cup of wild you want to use two and a half cups of water and the cook time is 45 to 55 minutes unless you're using a quick cook wild rice which is uh 25 25 to 35 minutes for brown rice blend the water ratio is two cups of water to one cup of rice and the cook time is 30 to 40 minutes and for the for white rice the water ratio is one and a half cups of water to one cup of rice and the cooked time is between 20 and 40 minutes so cooking times may vary depending on the type of rice cooker you're using so get to know your rice cooker and i like to start by maybe using a half a cup less of water to start and because you can always add more water at the end you know if you put too much water at the beginning you'll be left with overcooked mushy rice so by decreasing the water by a half cup it's a good trick until you know the first few times that you're using a rice cooker to see how hot it runs you

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