Can I cook oatmeal in this cooker?
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Watch out for boiling over into main pot ( the cooker has a smaller insert in the main pot). I would not want to deal with cleaning burnt oatmeal out of the main unit. I would experiment the first time around. Rice is quite different from oatmeal and can be left alone in the pot until done-- oatmeal will cook faster.
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When my ECJ-F50S rice cooker still worked, I cooked cracked oats in it all the time. Worked great on the porridge setting. You might also try letting the oats soak in the water unheated for about 12 hours first. The fiber in the oats will absorb the water while it sits and then cook more evenly. Also, add whey, lemon juice, or some wheat groats to the water at the beginning. This will help get rid of the phytic acid in oatmeal, which keeps the minerals bound up and lowers the nutritional value.
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No ,I just use a saucepan on the cook top. You need to keep checking the oats while they are simmering and keep stirring, so I do not think a crockpot is a good idea. You cannot just put it in a crockpot with lliquid and not check on it for a long time.Deb
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Would that I could, but believe it or not, I have never used mine...NOT much of a cooker! Sorry.
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yes, you can saute things in the cooker before actually using it as a pressure cooker. you can evenbrown meat in it.
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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.
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Yes, absolutely. Go to the Sistema website. They have a bunch of recipes to try and these will give you plenty of ideas for things you can cook in this great little cooker.
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Nope. If you've used a slow cooker before, just know that you are going to cut most recipes in half. I use mine for making steel cut oatmeal (it's ready for the two of us when we wake up). I also have a slow-cooker taco meat recipe (found online) and I make one pound of meat instead of the two pounds the recipe calls for. I love not having to clean out my huge slow cooker. This little one is perfect!
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No; it shuts off like a crock pot; it remains on but in a warming-mode, not a cooking-mode. As an example, I make oatmeal in it every morning. 1 cup water, 1/2 cup oats. I set it to 10 minutes, and it takes a couple of minutes to reach a cooking temperature and start, and then it cooks for 10 minutes, makes an audible beep, shuts the cooking off and switches to warming mode. If I wanted to open it right away, I would release the pressure by rotating the dial at the top to do so...or I could wait a couple of minutes and the pressure would decrease anyway. I have used this to cook raw (but soaked) beans in 20 minutes, vegetables, rice, and some combinations of meats and other things. It is also nice in that you can set it, go run errands or do other things, and come back irrespective of time and the food is cooked. Using the oatmeal as an example, I have returned over 30 minutes after the oatmeal was cooked to find it cooked, and kept warm - and prepared as I liked it.
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I use the slow cooker setting at low for steel cut oats. 1 cup of oats to 4 cups of water with a pinch of salt. Cook for 2 hours. The way that I actually do it is to put 3 1/2 cups of water to start and then cook it for 1 1/2 hours. When the beeper beeps, I add the remaining 1/2 cup water and then a good handful of dried fruit--my favorite is dried cranberries. If necessary, I add additional water. Essentially what I did was take the directions from the can of steel-cut oats and translated it to the cooker. I also generally cook my oatmeal at night so that I can haul it into to work with me. It gives me something good to look forward to when I get to work. Enjoy your new cooker.Edited for spelling. I use the slow cooker setting at low for steel cut oats. 1 cup of oats to 4 cups of water with a pinch of salt. Cook for 2 hours. The way that I actually do it is to put 3 1/2 cups of water to start and then cook it for 1 1/2 hours. When the beeper beeps, I add the remaining 1/2 cup water and then a good handful of dried fruit--my favorite is dried cranberries. If necessary, I add additional water. Essentially what I did was take the directions from the can of steel-cut oats and translated it to the cooker. I also generally cook my oatmeal at night so that I can haul it into to... » Read More I use the slow cooker setting at low for steel cut oats. 1 cup of oats to 4 cups of water with a pinch of salt. Cook for 2 hours. The way that I actually do it is to put 3 1/2 cups of water to start and then cook it for 1 1/2 hours. When the beeper beeps, I add the remaining 1/2 cup water and then a good handful of dried fruit--my favorite is dried cranberries. If necessary, I add additional water. Essentially what I did was take the directions from the can of steel-cut oats and translated it to the cooker. I also generally cook my oatmeal at night so that I can haul it into to work with me. It gives me something good to look forward to when I get to work. Enjoy your new cooker.Edited for spelling. « Show Less
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Of course you can cook beans in this device. I would use the slow cooker setting and that is all you do.
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Yes. Make the batter the day before. Cover and allow to sit overnight in refrigerator. This will allow oats to absorb moisture. Before using, add additional milk/water to obtain right consistency.
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No. You do have to cook it somewhat. I put some of it and oatmeal into a 2 cup Pyrex and add some water and microwave until it boils and then I let it sit for about 15 min and then I add to yogurt with fruit etc for breakfast.
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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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Yes.. You can.It is a mini rice cooker. You may have to soak it a few minutes depending on how hard it is.
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I put 1 cup of steel cut oats, 3 1/2 cups water, a little salt, 1 tsp vanilla, and a sprinkle of cinnamon in at bedtime and set the timer for about an hour before I get up using the "soup" setting. (As I understand it, "soup" cooks at a lower temp but longer than the white rice setting.) Good stuff in the morning with milk and brown sugar.
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Oatmeal is made by slicing (with steel blades) or rolling (between rollers) the groats, so no, I think the best you could do would be a course oat flour. Oat flour would be a great addition to baked products though.