Can you cook rice in this - what setting would you use?
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Have not used for rice yet .. sorry. Did make a great pasta and chicken dish. I want to try a dessert next !
306213
I make rice pilaf all the time in the pressure cooker. Once I brown the onion, celery and rice, I add liquid and pressure cook for three minutes. I then unplug the pressure cooker and wait for the steam to naturally release. If there is still some liquid in the pot, I brown again until the liquid evaporates.
1000166
Yes, you can cook as much or as little rice as you want . Just make sure you cook with the right amount of water
1180393
Hi Millie. I really hate it when people who don't know the answer answer anyway. It's so useless. Anyway - yes, you can cook it in a rice cooker. Thru trial and error I've discovered that pretty much any whole grain can be cooked that way. I have a small rice cooker and figured out that if I stick to 1 cup grains to 2 cups water it's usually fine. Amaranth doesn't have to be rinsed first but make sure you read the package of any other whole grain to see if that one does need to be rinsed.
490342
Yes I cook rice in it all the time and it works great. As a matter of fact that is the only thing I've cooked in it so far.
1225975
Not sure, I mainly cook rice in it. I'm sure over time it might discolor but I wouldn't let that stop me from doing it!
660249
I have not made rice in it, however, there is a control panel function for rice. Rice "one touch setting for cooking rice. Defaults to 12 mins. at high pressure." There is also a recipe for "Perfect Asian Rice."
1294295
Yes, there is a guide for cooking different types and amounts of rice. I taped to the cupboard door (inside) near my 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
1365094
Yes, you can. However, i don't think it cooks rice very well. It doesn't cook it long enough on the top and the bottom gets overlooked.
614124
Yes.. You can.It is a mini rice cooker. You may have to soak it a few minutes depending on how hard it is.
671706
I didn't cook rice in it as far, but in the grocery I saw that some of the rice possible to cook particular in the steam cooker. Technically you should be able to do so.
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The cooker has two modes, cook and warm. Warm mode is the default. In order to cook the rice you press the lever in the front which switches it into cook mode. When the cooker determines that the rice is done, it switches back into warm mode. In order to turn it off completely it has to be unplugged.
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The feature I use mostly is cooking rice, I have such good crockpots, I only use them for slow cooking. I'm sorry to not be more helpful.
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No, it doesn't have a setting for a particular type of rice, HOWEVER, I've only used it once and I made black rice, which takes the longest of all. When I cook black rice on the stove it takes up to an hour and you must constantly stir or it'll stick to the pan, ugh. I love black rice, but I hate cooking it. The Black & Decker cooker must be a genius because my rice came out PERFECT!!!! All I did was set it and forget it and I was a very happy camper! I think you'll be very pleased!
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No. There is not difference in rice whether you cook it with this cooker or otherwise. This one just saves your time because of auto-off function and saves a place on your stove.
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I use mine to make brown rice. It cooks the bottom of the rice (closest to the heating element) to a chewy consistency when you wait for the device to completely switch off. You can manually turn it off a few minutes early and the rice will turn out fine. I happen to like the chewy consistency and think it's a plus.
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I don't use this particular rice cooker, but a similar one. I cook oat groats (whole-grain oats) using the "porridge" setting. Works fine (1/3 c. groats, 1 c. water for one person). Steel cut would also work on that setting, I believe. Give it a go.