Cooking rice on the stove seems simple. I mean, all you need is water, a pot, a fork, and a little heat, right? Rice is famously finicky, though, and even experienced cooks have botched a batch or two ...

If you have a good rice cooker, rice is one of the simplest things to cook. If you don't, it can be pretty tough to nail the perfect texture -- al dente, with just the right amount of fluffiness, ...

This is the ideal method for cooking brown rice, especially if you don't own a rice cooker.