can you use them for rice and quinoa? I was wondering if these would work ro smaller items bought in bulk, like rice and quiona?
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Rice will definitely work, I haven't tried it with quinoa yet, but I believe it will. I'll have to do an ultra-scientific experiment when I get home from work, and then I'll get back to you with an answer.
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Yes! These bags hold quinoa and rice just as well as plastic bags. I just bought these bags a week ago from a Crate and Barrel store and I love 'em
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As long as you are not cooking the really small rice you should be fine. You may find some strays that get caught in the wire mesh, but the holes are really small.
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They are only just >9" tall so you'd have to break off some of the pasta. Smaller pasta would be perfect though. I store quinoa, other grains, and homemade laundry soap in mine.
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I'm sorry to say that I've never tried them with lettuce. I use them for apples, oranges, melons, and grapes with great success - never bananas or cucumbers. I have a lettuce keeper that works great and usually get bagged lettuce so it's never been an issue.
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This is made to drain rice mainly.Probably this can not drain grains such as Quinoa or smaller.
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It's great for all grains. I have cooked barley, quinoa, oats, faro and wheat berries. I use the "white rice" setting for faro, barley and wheat berries and the "porridge" setting for quinoa and oats. I use the package instructions for proportions.
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Sorry, never tried Quinoa spaghetti in this cooker. Why not try just a little amount, see if they stick together.
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Hi 'Mom' ... These are good quality bags I don't see why they would not work for food. The only problem is when they are re-closed they are Very difficult to re-open. I would not recomend for young childern, or for things like Trail mix, that means having to re-open often.
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I have never used mine for quinoa; however, it is very fine mesh and should do the job appropriately.
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No, quinoa will not fall through any of these strainers. I bought mine because my daughter likes to strain spaghetti sauce, Italian dressing, etc, and they work fine, so no way quinoa will slip through.
558009
They work great in mine. We have a Food Saver, that we have been using then with, and would purchase them again. Sometimes have to double seal with very moist food, but had to do that with Food Saver bags also.
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Yes. This is an issue with chunky food. Quinoa shouldn't be an issue. I sometimes use a chopstick to help push the food down and push slowly.
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It is a VERY fine mesh so I don't think so. I have not put quinoa in it, but use it to wash rice before cooking and those grains don't fall through.
1234304
Perfectly! I use it for quinoa and millet regularly, spelt works but leaves some residue in the cover that requires more than a casual rinse (in contrast to other grains). I just soak couscous covered in boiling water for 5 min and it is done so did not test the rice cooker..
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I have only used these pans to make a crispy bowl for taco (and other) salads using the store bought tortillas. I have used may kinds and brands of these tortillas (flour, corn, low carb, etc. and all work well.
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I purchase this item specifically to rinse quinoa. It works pretty good. A few grains remain or get stuck, but it's more because of the moisture from being rinsed. Don't know of anything much smaller than quinoa. I'd purchase again.
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I use them for my dry foods like rice and beans on the pantry shelves. I'm not sure how they'd do in the freezer or the fridge.