Can you or have you steamed / cooked rice in this micro steamer?
309848
Over Cooks everything, what you need to do is boil the water first than add what ever you are cooking. I would not buy it if I knew this before.
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 ?
309850
I have not tried it, though I think microwaveable or minute rice would probably work. I'm not sure about other rice
309851
Has bigger holes for veggies and fish so I do not think it would work. Product is very flimsy and chinzy. If you are willing to put up with a little frustration it is good for eating a quick healthy meal.
1335809
I have not done that, but I don't see why not. It is very nice and highly recommend for steaming fish!
965161
You probably can, but you actually won't be steaming the rice as the water and rice needs to boil together first. Use just the base and lid, but unless you're cooking a lot of rice, the base might be too wide (unless you have the personal size steamer set). I use a rice cooker (so easy) and they come in different sizes.
2044144
Sorry. We don't eat rice, but I do steam my vegetables in this, very easy and fast.
590186
The pot its self makes great rice but I have never used the steamer to steam rice the steamerworks great for every then else I my self love an live faberware pots.
2088352
yes, but you would run a small risk of burning. For that little rice, you need to use instant rice in a microwave.
674730
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
894815
Yes, I tried that once. It worked perfectly with the rice cooker but not dry steamer
1738471
Hello. I honestly have never tried. I do steam rice in it and it turns out wonderful. Sorry I could not be more helpful.
1057798
Yes, it can although the rice takes longer than the vegetables to cook. In some instances, it depends on the vegetable one may be steaming. I like mine well done. The only rice I steam is the organic brown rice, and this rice requires more water than white rice and a longer time to cook which would definitely overcook the vegetables.
1738469
Hello.I honestly have never tried. I do steam rice in it and it turns out wonderful. Sorry I could not be more helpful.
1039895
Yes, just put a damp cheese cloth on the steamer. So you can steam sweet rice
691347
Yes. I use the steamer insert and a small glass mixing bowl. Fill with water to bottom of steamer insert, 1.5 cups of rice, 1.75 cups of water (season as you would like), cover 40 - 45 min. on steam.
1365097
Yes, that's what I do all the time. To be honest, I'm not sure where my steamer part even IS any more as I use this exclusively for rice.
1155876
Yes I frequently mix fresh/canned veggies with my rice. I've never tried steaming though.
1901714
Yes, you can cook as little as 1/2 cup. If you just want to steam vegetables you don't have to cook any rice, just add fluid in the bottom and place the basket on top with your vegetables in it.
1527167
Good question, when I bought this I was under the assumption that you can cook the rice and warm your food at the same time, but that is not the case. Your food has to be warmed separately and then you can put it on the already cooked rice in warming setting. If you leave the food container in the same compartment as the rice before steaming, there will be no room for the steam to escape all the rice is cooking and probably will cause some type of malfunction