I am needing help in cooking brown rice in high altitude; 6800 feet. I follow the instructions, and the rice never gets tender. I've also tried it, adding a little extra water and cooking for 20 minutes more, and it still won't get tender. Please help?
By Kim from Crawford, CO
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What I did in cooking brown rice is to soak the brown rice overnight then cook tomorrow the same way you cook the white rice. My sister is the one who told me to soak first the brown rice so, I tried it and it help.
I use a presser cooker and I get great rice. I live in Leadvill, elevation 10,200ft. Also you can try a rice steamer. Good luck.
It's possible the boiling temps at the altitude where you live never get high enough to cook the rice. Which means you need a pressure cooker, which will compensate for the altitude. Higher up you go the lower the temp at which water boils.
BTUs aren't the issue. The stove puts out whatever BTUs it is rated for. The entire issue is the lower pressure water boils at, at higher altitudes. You can't make decent rice at sea level, if you only let the rice hit 180 degrees F.
Thanks for all the tips I also Googled 'cooking brown rice at high altitudes', and got good advice.
Just a suggestion - try soaking it in water that is of a better quality than straight from the tap.
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