Cooking rice in the crock pot is not difficult. It's actually very easy. Brown rice and white rice take different quantities of liquids to cook properly. And you can also cook half brown and half white rice (that's usually what I do). The ratio for white rice is 2:1; the ratio for brown rice is 2.5:1. Adding both herbs/spices and stock/broth are also yummy options. Don't add salt until after cooking and only use half stock/broth and the other half water