Brown Rice Rice Cooker – Best 3 For 2013

If you are health conscious and prefer to eat brown rice for its health benefits over white rice, then you will need a rice cooker that addresses your needs.

While there are many rice cookers to choose from, many of them are only effective for cooking white rice, or at best cook brown rice badly.

The good news is that there are a handful of rice cooker models that have highly developed brown rice functions for cooking tasty and fluffy rice.

Here we reveal our list of the top 3 Brown Rice Rice Cookers. All of which are rated highly on Amazon with at least 4 out of 5 stars.

Zojirushi NP-HTC18

4.4 out of 5 stars at amazon.com
This 5.5 cup rice cooker is one of the best models for cooking brown rice and provides 2 setting to do so.

There is an option for standard brown rice, or you can activate the "GABA" function that cooks brown rice to a greater texture and taste; but above all you can create the healthiest of brown rice dishes provided by electric cookers. However, there are few things to share.

When selecting the standard setting, this cooler generally takes around 1 and a half to 2 hours to finish the process (which is typical for rice cookers). However, when choosing the "GABA" setting, the cooker will soak the rice for 2 hours before it actually starts to cook the rice. So, you will need to wait a further two hours before eating. Fortunately, there’s a preset timer to help manage this.Even though this rice cooker has received excellent reviews, and might just be the best rice cooker for brown rice, it comes at a price. This appliance is the most expensive rice cooker in this top 5 list.

Zojirushi NS-ZCC10

4.5 out of 5 stars at Amazon by over 400 reviewers This is another great model by Zojirushi, and less expensive than our 1st option reviewed above. It should also be noted that this is the most reviewed rice cooker on Amazon with over 400 reviews, and still maintaining a high score of 4.5 out of 5 stars. That’s an impressive feat with so many reviews.

Even though this is not the absolute greatest rice cooker for brown rice, it does a good job all the same, and can have your rice ready in an hour and a half. The keep it warm mode holds rice ar a steady temperature until you’re ready to eat, and moisture is maintained with the sealed lid that prevents boil over during cooking.

As with the NP-HTC18 model reviewed above, this rice cooker utilizes "Fuzzy Logic" technology for monitoring rice as it cooks and adjusts cooking times and temperatures accordingly. However, it doesn’t feature the "GABA" option for cooking brown rice like the NP-HTC18 does.

anasonic SR-MS102

4.7 out of 5 Stars at Amazon.com Still a relatively new model, this SR-MS102 by Panasonic boasts 4.7 out of 5 stars at Amazon with 17 reviews. It features the benefits of slow cooking which is an important function for cooking brown rice.

This model has a specific function for brown rice cooking, and specific instructions for measuring… but you will have to wait almost two hours (this is a common time for rice cookers that cook brown rice effectively). However, once ready the quality of the cooked brown rice is good, with a nice nutty flavor and fluffy texture. Certainly an improvement compared to lesser rapid boil cookers.