Turn to your Instant Pot for a reliable, foolproof way to make fluffy and perfectly cooked rice.

Ever since I got myInstant Pota few years ago, Ive stopped making rice any other way!

Give it a try and see what you think!

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How Much Water Do I Add?

(It even makesa killer risotto.)

Different kinds of rice, however, take different amounts of time to cook under pressure.

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Wild rice and brown rice will require more time than white rice, for instance.

Here are my preferred cooking times for rice in the pressure cooker:

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How Much Rice Can I Cook?

This is because the bottom of the pot isnt perfectly flat, but slightly concave.

On the flip side, dont overfill your pressure cooker with too much rice, either!

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Simple Tip!

By the way, you’re able to alwaysmake extra rice and freeze the extra.

Here’show to do that.

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Those are my best tips for cooking rice!

Of course, you’re able to also just follow the basic recipe below.

Either way, enjoy!

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(Note: If youre using brown rice, you could skip this rinsing step.)

Add the rice to the pressure cooker, along with the 2 cups of water and salt.

Secure the lid with the release valve in its Sealing position.

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If cooking white rice:go for the Rice cooking program on its low pressure setting.

The pressure cooker will adjust the cooking time automatically.

For manual instructions, set the cooking time for 15 minutes on low pressure.

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For slightly softer rice, increase the cooking time to 22 minutes.

pop kick open the pot, fluff the rice with a fork, and serve.

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