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To Cook Grain and Cereal
Follow directions to cook rice, adding water as indicated on
grain and cereal cooking charts.
Grain Cooking Chart
Chart is based on measuring grain or cereal and water with the
rice measuring cup provided. Teff, amaranth, and other very
small grains not recommended.
TYPE OF
GRAIN
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF
GRAIN**
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF WATER
APPROX.
COOKING
TIME
YIELD*
NOTES
Buckwheat
2 1/2 cups
(591 ml)
Fill to 5 line
43–45 min
7 cups
Barley
1 1/2 cups
(355 ml)
4 1/2 cups
(1.1 L)
1 hour
3 cups
Quinoa
5 cups
(1.2 L)
Fill to 5 line
38–40 min
10
cups
Rinse
quinoa
before
cooking
Millet
3 1/2 cups
(828 ml)
7 cups
(1.7 L)
38–40 min
8 cups
Wheatberries
5 cups
(1.2 L)
Fill to 5 line
1 1/4 hours
8 cups
Sorghum
2 1/2 cups
(591 ml)
Fill to 5 line
1 1/2 hours
6 1/2
cups
Farro
5 cups
(1.2 L)
Fill to 5 line
58–60 min
8 cups
*Measured in 1-cup U.S. measure
**Measured in rice measuring cup