Perfect, No-Fail Brown Rice

Several years ago my brother in law and his family were visiting and I was complaining to him that I loved brown rice, but could never ever get it to turn out. That's when he told me he had seen on Food Network....yes my husband's brother watches Food Network...cool, huh? (My husband doesn't know anything beyond Sports Center exists)...Anyway, he said he saw Alton Brown BAKE it. I was like "Really? In the oven? How weird!" But I looked it up and sure enough, all my brown rice problems were solved! Love love love this recipe! So awesome, always turns out perfect. Below is the recipe from Alton Brown, and following it I've included my recipe that I 1 and 1/2 (1 and 1 halved) to feed my family of 8.

Baked Brown Rice, Alton Brown
serves 4
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1 1/2 cups brown rice, medium or short grain
2 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 teaspoon kosher salt (or I sometimes use chicken bouillon powder)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375.

Place the rice into an 8-inch square glass baking dish.

Bring the water, butter, and salt just to a boil in a saucepan. Once the water boils, pour it over the rice, stir to combine, and cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, remove cover and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve immediately.

I kind of 1 and a halved the recipe to feed my family of 8. Directions are the same, except I bake it in an 8x11 glass dish.
2 cups Brown Rice
3 1/2 cups Water
1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
1 1//2 Tablespoons Butter