Brown rice with hulls-help!

[silva]

I bought a 8 lb. bag of organic brown basmati rice and many grains still have their hulls. It feels like biting into glass.
I've been manually picking them out, with tweezers, before cooking!
They don't seem to float, and they're encased so they don't shake off either.

Has anyone else had this?
Any tips?
It was a popular brand at the Asian store too- either Deer or Deep.

 

[shyvas]

If the rice has the hulls attached to the grain, I would imagine that it hasn't been processed correctly. If you eat too many hulls, you'll most probably get an indigestion.

I would suggest that you take the bag back to the store.

 

[silva]

I don't feel I can take it back now. I couldn't possibly eat them- it's like biting glass.
No tips for sorting them out?
I literally spread them out on a plate and pick the hulled ones out.
I will never again try and save .50 cents a pound! The rice is very though.

 

[shyvas]

I don't feel I can take it back now. I couldn't possibly eat them- it's like biting glass.
No tips for sorting them out?
I literally spread them out on a plate and pick the hulled ones out.
I will never again try and save .50 cents a pound! The rice is very though.

If you really have a lot of grains with the hulls still attached, I can't see how you' re going to get them off. Using a tweezer will take you a life time.

Is there any reason why you think it's too late to take the bag back ? Couldn't you call the store and ask ?

 

[silva]

I should have done that to begin with. I've had it a couple of months already. I procrastinated after the second batch because it's so out of my way, and the people there are pretty limited in english.
I just went through a cup and 1/2. Yeah, ridiculous!
Really hoping for some trick!

 

[shyvas]

I should have done that to begin with. I've had it a couple of months already. I procrastinated after the second batch because it's so out of my way, and the people there are pretty limited in english.
I just went through a cup and 1/2. Yeah, ridiculous!
Really hoping for some trick!

I'm sorry ! Is that $4 down the drain ?

 

[Calliegirl]

Here's an article that may help.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/543274-how-to-hull-rice/

 

[silva]

Here's an article that may help.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/543274-how-to-hull-rice/

The rolling pin just may do the trick!
I'd say i picked out a tablespoon from 1 1/2 cups.
I did make the most delicious rice and adzuki beans with Muir Glen diced tomatoes and garlic!
No hulls in the massive amount I just had!

 

[Nelle Belle]

The rolling pin just may do the trick!
I'd say i picked out a tablespoon from 1 1/2 cups.
I did make the most delicious rice and adzuki beans with Muir Glen diced tomatoes and garlic!
No hulls in the massive amount I just had!

 

[Nelle Belle]

wait, i couldnt find the rolling pin trick in that article. I have the same problem with a local brown rice i buy. i considered running the cooked rice through a strainer since the remaining hulls are smaller than the cooked rice, but that would rinse away the gluten that I like.
Can you explain the rolling pin trick?

 

[silva]

wait, i couldnt find the rolling pin trick in that article. I have the same problem with a local brown rice i buy. i considered running the cooked rice through a strainer since the remaining hulls are smaller than the cooked rice, but that would rinse away the gluten that I like.
Can you explain the rolling pin trick?

I looked at the link now and don't see it! I don't recall trying anything like that though. I just spread the rice on a plate and picked out the unhulled grains. It was actually grains encased in their hull, not just loose pieces of hulls.
I'd forgotten about brown rice! I've been buying Jasmine from Thailand every since

 

[KLS52]

Hulls are the reason I won't eat brown rice ...ever.
I've never had it as bad as you described though. But I can't even tolerate one tiny little piece of hull. It ruins the entire dish for me.

 

[shyvas]

That's strange as I've bought brown rice both in the US, Canada, UK and France and have never encountered hulls in the former. I won't eat white rice as brown rice is far tastier and healthier due to the lower GI content.

 

[KLS52]

I like the texture of brown but I do love white jasmine and basmati best. And sushi/sticky rice.
I try not to obsess over the whole arsenic issue. I could easily eat rice every day but I don't. I also read brown rice has more nutrients but also more arsenic than white rice. And I think jasmine and basmati have a little less out of the white rices. I do rinse my rice as recommended. Would be nice to go back to the time where we didn't have to worry so much about what we do/don't eat!!

 

[Emma JC]

yes, I agree - I say the best rice is the rice you will eat and I normally do a combo of basmati and jasmine

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[Lou]

I researched this a while back. If I recall right, brown rice has the most nutrients and the most arsenic.
You can get rid of some of the arsenic by soaking and rinsing.
Basmati - especially the California grown brands have the least arsenic.

 

[silva]

I used to eat primarily brown rice until that awful bag. I stopped buying rice for a while and found grains like oat groats, farro and bulgar. I don't really care for bulgar, and millet. Millet is quite like rice that's been chopped up in teeny pieces
I bought a 25 lb bag of Jasmine rice from Thailand

They say to cook rice like pasta-lots of water and drain-to remove some arsenic. I don't like that at all

 

[Lou]

They say to cook rice like pasta-lots of water and drain-to remove some arsenic. I don't like that at all

I tried that. it wasn't too bad.
I prefer soaking over night and rinsing before and after cooking.

Fortunately I like basmati and pretty much buy that, even tho it's more expensive.

 

[KLS52]

I was thinking of soaking overnight...

 

[Lou]

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