I saw where one reviewer washed rice in it. The rice doesn't fall through the holes? I want to drain "birdseye" pasta or "orzo" (rice shaped pasta?
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I tried shaking and rinsing uncooked rice in it. A little of the rice fell through. When the rice is cooked and then rinsed, I don't think it will fall through.
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Yes there are holes in the pasta strainer on the bottom and down the sides from the rim below the handles. There are holes at the top of the insert where the handles are attached. Hope this helps.
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The holes are small enough to contain millet or orzo, or even soup pasta, but you might have to use a fine wire mesh strainer for quinoa. They are very small, but I don't have the equipment to measure them. They are large enough to allow water to drain off quickly without backwash. It's a great strainer.
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I tried rinsing a little bit of rice in the colander. Most of the grains of rice are small enough to fit through the holes if they are lined up just right, so I guess the answer is that the holes aren't small enough to keep all the rice in the colander.
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You will not only deform the bowl, but you will make your rice soggy. Never wash something that is already cooked. The point of the bowl is to pre wash uncooked rice to remove any flour or dirt particles left over from the processing plant.
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Oh yes. Rice washing just got better! It's all I use. Holes too tiny for rice to go through.
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I used Ronzoni Smart Taste Thin Spagetti and was only able to fit two in. I've never had a problem with cooked pasta leaking through and the water drains nicely. I still love it, it hanging on a hook inside my cabinet taking up no space!!
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you use basket to rinse rice ..only ..then put rice in container.. use 1cup rice..you can really use any amount that will fit,,1 1/2 h2o secure lid open vent holes..microwave on med 50%10-12 mins let stand 4-5 mins..yield 3 cups
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Are you sure you didn't put into much water? Like 1/2 cup of rice to 1 cup of water. Is a little steam catcher on the side that needs to be emptied by pinching and pulling it off each time that you use it. If it fills up it might go out the top. I hope that helps.
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It's the best pasta pot I have owned, but the lid isn't meant to stay on when you drain the water. You still have to use a colander to pour the pasta in.
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The lid has several parts. On the outside top has a little round vent cover, when cooking close the holes. When finished cooking turn it so the steam can escape. To clean after cooking open the big lid, it has three parts and the inner piece you are talking about. put the black piece the way it fits, popping on to the top big round side down (it only fits one way). put the lid together. For cooking , Wash rice in strainer, put rice in cooker, 1 cup rice to 1.5 cups water, splash of olive oil, dash of salt, cook for 20 minutes, open vent for 1-2 minutes, open, stir with fork and enjoy. simple and delicious. it is a great cooker. The lid has several parts. On the outside top has a little round vent cover, when cooking close the holes. When finished cooking turn it so the steam can escape. To clean after cooking open the big lid, it has three parts and the inner piece you are talking about. put the black piece the way it fits, popping on to the top big round side down (it only fits one way). put the lid together. For cooking , Wash rice in strainer, put rice in cooker, 1 cup rice to 1.5 cups water, splash of olive oil, dash of salt, cook for 20 minutes, open vent for 1-2 minutes, open, stir with fork and enjoy.... » Read More The lid has several parts. On the outside top has a little round vent cover, when cooking close the holes. When finished cooking turn it so the steam can escape. To clean after cooking open the big lid, it has three parts and the inner piece you are talking about. put the black piece the way it fits, popping on to the top big round side down (it only fits one way). put the lid together. For cooking , Wash rice in strainer, put rice in cooker, 1 cup rice to 1.5 cups water, splash of olive oil, dash of salt, cook for 20 minutes, open vent for 1-2 minutes, open, stir with fork and enjoy. simple and delicious. it is a great cooker. « Show Less
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I have not used the colander for cooking rice. However, if you are cooking rice in the colander some grains may fall through the holes if they are standing up. If you are using the colander to drain the rice I should be alright. Again, some grains may fall through but I do not think it would be a significant amount.
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Hi! My name is Liberty from Hawaii. Wide Rim mesh Basket has little holes but quinoa seeds will still go through the holes when you wash them. I suggest you buy the Japanese Rice washing bowl. It's the best for washing rice including quinoa. I ordered it from Amazon and I really like it!
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My rice sticks a little bit so I just have to give it a few taps into the rice cooker bowl. Although, they are not actually stuck in the holes. You may have to switch to a larger grain of rice.
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Yes the mesh is fine enough to rinse rice. Just to make sure, I just put a handful of rice into the strainer and the mesh is definitely fine enough NOT to let the rice fall through it.
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We tried to do long grain rice and the strainer function (tried to drain off excess water) didn't do very well as the holes are fairly small and the rice tended to plug them up. It does, however, work very well on steamed or boiled vegetables and anything where the size of the item is larger than grain size.
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Just add a little more water .. When I had my rice dispenser it cooked perfect if you put handle pulls from the rice dispenser and then the water to the 2 line .. If I measure 2 cups of rice with measuring cups and put the water up to the 2 line it under cooks .. So until I get another dispenser I just adjusted how much water I put .. took a few batched to get the rice the consistency we like .. Other then that it works great