How to cook rice without a rice cooker?

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A post on how to cook rice??? That sounds too ordinary!!! Well… it would sound simple if you have a multifunctional rice cooker… But what if you don’t have one? Don’t worry, this post is for you. The table below showed a brief summary on the key factor to have perfect rice with 3 different types of rice: jasmine rice (white rice), brown rice and black rice.

	White rice	Black rice	Brown rice
Amount of rice	1 cup	1 cup	1 cup
Amount of water	1 and 2/3 – 1 and 3/4 cup	1 and 2/3 – 1 and 3/4 cup	1 and 2/3 – 1 and 3/4 cup
Heat	Bring to boil on medium-high heat then down to simmer, with lid on	Bring to boil on medium-high heat then down to simmer, with lid on	Bring to boil on medium-high heat then down to simmer, with lid on
Simmer time	10 – 15 minutes	45 minutes	45 minutes

By the end of the simmer time, turn off the heat, let it cool down completely before storage.

And that’s it for cooking rice without a rice cooker!