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Most energy-efficient method to cook brown rice? (beehaw.org)

submitted 22 hours ago by arsCynic@beehaw.org to c/food@beehaw.org

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Because I've been eating rice more often I realized via my energy bill that cooking in a pot on an electric plate for 30 minutes consumes massive amounts of electricity. Therefore I'm currently browsing for rice cookers, but the info on energy efficiency leaves much to be desired.

What would be the most efficient method to cook brown rice? Which appliance would be recommendable and ideally be in line with the Buy It For Life philosophy?

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[–] fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I don't have numbers for brown rice, but when I cook 1c of dry white rice I see

rice cooker: 226Wh
3qt instant pot: 90Wh

The IP also requires less water. Both the energy and water consumption are important in my case because I live in a campervan offgrid.

[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 1 points 12 hours ago

Guessing no meaningful difference, but I'm curious how the IP would compare to a regular pressure cooker on an induction pad.