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Gaba rice in rice cooker?
I am looking at a rice cooker (Zojirushi NH-VBC18) which has a setting to
make GABA brown (germinated) rice. It does this by keep the rice at 104 degrees F for 2 hours before cooking. However, most of what I have read states that the brown rice should be soaked anywhere from 8 hours to 2 days for germination. Generally it is said to soak at "body temerature". Does anybody know if soaking at 104F for two hours will allow for sufficient germination? Thanks in advance, Mike |
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"Mike Hoza" > wrote in message ... > I am looking at a rice cooker (Zojirushi NH-VBC18) which has a setting to > make GABA brown (germinated) rice. It does this by keep the rice at 104 > degrees F for 2 hours before cooking. However, most of what I have read > states that the brown rice should be soaked anywhere from 8 hours to 2 days > for germination. Generally it is said to soak at "body temerature". > > Does anybody know if soaking at 104F for two hours will allow for sufficient > germination? > From my gardening experience, I would say no. But all you have to do is devote two hours and see for yourself. |
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"Marcio" > wrote in message ... > "Vox Humana" > wrote: > > >"Mike Hoza" > wrote in message > ... > > >> Does anybody know if soaking at 104F for two hours will allow for > >>sufficient germination? > > > >From my gardening experience, I would say no. But all you have to do is > >devote two hours and see for yourself. > > Is there any easy way to keep the water (and the rice) at 104F? > It should stay at a relatively constant temperature for two hours if you put it in an insulated cooler. For longer periods, you might try putting the container on a heating pad and covering the whole works with a cardboard box. |
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"Vox Humana" > wrote in message news > > "Marcio" > wrote in message > ... >> "Vox Humana" > wrote: >> >> >"Mike Hoza" > wrote in message >> ... >> >> >> Does anybody know if soaking at 104F for two hours will allow for >> >>sufficient germination? >> > >> >From my gardening experience, I would say no. But all you have to do >> >is >> >devote two hours and see for yourself. >> >> Is there any easy way to keep the water (and the rice) at 104F? >> > > It should stay at a relatively constant temperature for two hours if > you put > it in an insulated cooler. For longer periods, you might try putting > the > container on a heating pad and covering the whole works with a > cardboard > box. > Like making yoghurt. Put it in a thermos bottle. Put it in a bowl or pan and put the whole mess inside a styrofoam cooler. Set it on a heating pad and cover with a towel to hold the heat. Any of those will work. But if rice only germinated at 104 degrees folks would get hungry. So it takes a little longer at 70 than at 100. so? del cecchi > |
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Gaba rice in rice cooker?
Marcio wrote:
> "Del Cecchi" > wrote: > > >>work. But if rice only germinated at 104 degrees folks would get hungry. >>So it takes a little longer at 70 than at 100. so? > > > Do you even know what this discussion is about? Jeez. > Then buy a rice cooker with GABA cycle. Is it "germination" that makes the magic amino acid, or the 2 hour soak at 104 degrees which almost certainly has nothing to do with germination? Have you ever planted a seed? Sprouted a mung bean? Soaked a navy bean? I gave concrete suggestions in an earlier post. What have you done? -- Del Cecchi "This post is my own and doesn’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions, strategies or opinions.” |
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Gaba rice in rice cooker?
I do a fair amount of sprouting. What you are looking for is a bud on
the tip of the grain. That tells you the grain is activated and moving rapidly in to enzyme production mode. I haven't seen this in two hours under any circumstances with any grain. The rate depends on temperature, the freshness of the grain used and the hardness of the hull. Brown rice has a hard hull. Figure 20 hours. A yogurt maker will help speed things along. It is possible the rice will begin to ferment. That is an additional benefit to you. |
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