Depending on the type of rice and the method of cooking, one cup of dry rice can equal from two to four cups cook. Just memorize that brown rice is times two, white rice is times three.

· Brown rice essentially doubles in both volume and weight after cooking. 1 cup of brown rice will yield 2 cups; 1 kg of brown rice will yield 2 kg.

· White rice essentially triples in both volume and weight after cooking. 1 cup of white rice will yield 3 cups; 1 kg of white rice will yield 3 kg.