how long to you cook rice in a rice cooker
Transfer the rice to your rice cooker and let it soak for about 45 minutes in 2 2/3 cups (580 ml) warm water. 1  Soaking is beneficial because it reduces the stickiness of the rice. 2  It also helps the rice expand into long, thin grains. 3  You can soak the rice up to 3 hours, if desired, but 45 minutes will often be enough.f your rice cooker has a brown rice setting, use that. If it only has a timer, set the timer for 30 minutes. 1  Cover the rice cooker before starting it and leave that cover on for the duration of the cooking process. 2  The rice and quinoa may need a total of 40 minutes to finish cooking inside the rice cooker.