Cuckoo CRP-G1015F 10-Cup Pressure Rice Cooker

Yes, for the right buyer. The Cuckoo CRP-G1015F 10-Cup Pressure Rice Cooker ranks #4 in our Best Rice Cookers for Brown Rice list (best pressure brown). Its biggest strength: pressure cooking softens brown rice. The main caveat: higher price.

Based on our research it suits brown rice. It's ranked #4 of 10 in our Best Rice Cookers for Brown Rice list.

The main trade-offs owners and reviewers point to: higher price; more parts to clean; large size.

Pressure + fuzzy, 10 cup, GABA and Cuckoo.

Worth comparing: Zojirushi NS-TSC10 Micom Rice Cooker, Zojirushi NP-HCC10XH Induction Heating Rice Cooker and Cuckoo CR-0655F 6-Cup Rice Cooker. Each ranks near it in our research for a slightly different buyer.

It's sold on Amazon. Prices and stock change often, so check the current listing before you buy, our link takes you straight to it.

Brown rice retains the bran and germ layers that white rice has removed. These layers require higher temperatures and longer cooking times to soften. Basic rice cookers use a single thermostat that shuts off when water boils away, the same cutoff point for white rice. Brown rice at this point is still undercooked because the bran layer has not fully softened. Fuzzy logic cookers extend the cooking cycle automatically, increase temperature during the later phase, and manage moisture differently for grain type. The result: brown rice that is properly cooked without manual timing.

In a dedicated fuzzy logic rice cooker: approximately 50 to 70 minutes for brown rice vs. 35 to 50 minutes for white rice. In a basic rice cooker (single thermostat): you must add more water and manually set a timer, and results are inconsistent. The extra time in a fuzzy logic cooker is fully automatic, set it and walk away.