Is it possible to cook quinoa in a rice cooker? I am really into things that you can "set and forget", so to speak. Also rice cookers, if using the same weight of quinoa and water should produce pretty close to the same results in about the same time, every time.
Cooking quinoa in a rice cooker?
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Zereh
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Sure can. I use the 2:1 ratio of water to quinoa. I let mine sit in cold water for about 15 minutes and then drain. Then "toast" it lightly, in the rice cooker, before adding the water (or broth) to cook.
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do you cook on a brown setting or white rice setting?
Zereh
Head Chef
My cooker doesn't have settings. I just add the correct level of grain-to-water and let it go.
If it did have settings, I'd use the one for white rice because they use the same ratio and cook in similar amounts of time.
If it did have settings, I'd use the one for white rice because they use the same ratio and cook in similar amounts of time.
Zereh
Head Chef
I have not, but wouldn't hesitate to do so. I'm all for trying new things! 
Caslon
Executive Chef
I never heard of quiona until I saw this Bud Light ad. Even then I thought quiona was just something they made up.
Bud Light NFL - "Quinoa" - YouTube
Bud Light NFL - "Quinoa" - YouTube
Zereh
Head Chef
haha =P
Cheryl J
Chef Extraordinaire
Loved that ad!
I don't have a rice cooker so can't comment on that, but I do love quinoa and always have this kind in the pantry. It's pre-rinsed. It's so easy to make in just a regular saucepan. I reduce the amount of water by about a quarter cup per cup of quinoa, and also reduce the cooking time by several minutes less than what the package calls for, because by the time you turn off the heat and let it sit for a few, it's done.
I don't have a rice cooker so can't comment on that, but I do love quinoa and always have this kind in the pantry. It's pre-rinsed. It's so easy to make in just a regular saucepan. I reduce the amount of water by about a quarter cup per cup of quinoa, and also reduce the cooking time by several minutes less than what the package calls for, because by the time you turn off the heat and let it sit for a few, it's done.
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Cheryl J
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Caslon
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Looks delicious with all those chopped up vegetables, even tho its served on an old dirty treebranch.
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Looks delicious with all those chopped up vegetables, even tho its served on an old dirty treebranch.
Cheryl J
Chef Extraordinaire
Looks delicious with all those chopped up vegetables, even tho its served on an old dirty treebranch.
Haha! That was pretty funny - I forgot about this thread.
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