I was thinking of using this to cook rice, quinoa, couscous, etc: do you think it would be effective?
1415770
Yes. I cook chicken and rice in it all the time in my electric pressure cooker.
1415771
Yes BUT be sure and cover the rice, quinoa and couscous with plenty of water
1969441
It would work. It is all ground up, ready to mix with water (can use water from cooking veggies). It absorbs water and reconstitutes into soft food.
1307415
I would say yes. It's ability to retain a balanced heat throughout the dish would do well for baking a pot pie. I wouldn't hesitate to use it for such. Quiche does well, too.
309849
i haven't cooked rice in it as yet, i wanted it mainly for steaming veggies & it works out quite well for that, i'm a lover of brussel sprouts & love to season them & steam them, as my husband isn't a 'veggie' person, this item works out well for my side items, i'll have to give the rice a try next ! maybe someone else has done rice & can help ?
72465
Yes, this would work for any of those things. I would just make sure you have a neutral adjunct grain like rice to run through it after spices so you don't have cracked wheat tasting like cinnamon or cloves.
108241
I hadn't noticed the comments on the cooker not being suitable for brown/other rices. I typically steam/cook brown rice and it seems to do okay. Some people might comment that the rice is perhaps a little stiff, (its not crunchy by any stretch, but sometimes it seems a bit underdone), but I find the brown rice is very edible. I've also steamed quinoa successfully.
1659307
I would say no, but you might get away with a rice dish. It's a clay pot so dry high heat probably isn't good for it, would just stick with soups or a braise.
1518107
Interesting question! I do not think I would do this. The instructions that come with the rice cooker do not address using this for long term cooking. Would stick with a crock pot for a stew. Crock pots have thicker sides and would hold the heat better, I would think.
1199841
Yes, if it can go through hard veggies light potatoes and carrots I would. It might get sticky depending on the type of cheese I think would make neat patterns. SO go for it
2114124
I have never used mine for rice. It does a great job steaming fish, poultry, and vegatables.
674731
Never tried - would not imagine how you could. It is a steamer for dim sum, buns, etc. I would not use it for rice. Get a rice cooker - I like the 14 cup stainless steel one from Aroma - available at Amazon, but we got ours from Walmart.com
1659309
It's good for sauteing and for slow cooking Chinese casseroles. I have cooked rice in it once; it came out moist and good. Let me know if you have any more questions. :]
1437803
sorry, I only used it to cook white rice, mixed rice and brown rice and they all turned out to be perfect. I like it a lot except I wish I had gotten a bigger size than 3-1/2 cup....
2280678
Sorry. I never tried. I only use it to cook white rice and brown rice and they turn out perfectly.
2160689
Yes it would work great for cooking rice it actually works with anything you are boiling. It is a very good product.
1793267
I have never done it, it's so easy to cook quinoa in a regular pot for 15 min that I only use my rice cooker for rice.
52450
Yes, it's often used for rinsing a variety of rice including quinoa. Performance after use is exceptional. Rinsing rice and sifting flour our the two main uses (of many) in my kitchen. I hope this is helpful.