Can you use this in the microwave? Sounds strange but I have used one like this to brown meat for spaghetti sauce and it allows the fat to strain.
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It is plastic, so I wouldnt...(its fairly thick plastic, but no plastic is safe in a microwave)
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I am not recommending it, but check with the manufacturer on boiling it. A lot of these types of products have the option to microwave OR boil... Good luck!
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I'm looking for the same answer, can it be used on the inside of a microwave oven?
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I use this to cook rice and quinoa and my daughter uses it to cook dried beans. It can be used as a slow cooker, so you could heat soup or baked beans in it, but you'd have to be very patient. The microwave would be much quicker. I doubt you could do spaghetti; I don't think it could boil water in a timely fashion. This is one of the few rice cookers that can properly cook brown rice. I'd recommend re-gifting it to a rice eating family.
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I wouldn't recommend this technique -- but I have done this. My advice (if you absolutely must microwave): Dice the butter. Heat in 10 sec* increments until soft (not melted). The butter will become more spreadable and easier to pack into your butter crock! *microwave oven times vary
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From one Grandma to another.. I never even considered cooking pasta in my medium Steamer - with or without the basket. I would worry it would burn and/or melt from sooo long with high heat. I hate the rack. Removing the hot rack always burns my fingers, and gloves would be too bulky to get a good grip on the steamer.I use a 2 qt (mebbe is's only one quart) pyrex glass measuring cup in my microwave to boil water. If you do try it for cooking pasta, pls share your results with me. Good luck!!'
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No you can't use this in the microwave because it has a metal insert that the top screws into. Also I would think that even if that wasn't the case, you wouldn't want to microwave a sealed item like this because it could explode under preasure.
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never tried another way but works great from microwave. If you wrap it in a damp towel. It makes moist heat.
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In the microwave? I suppose so. I put leftover soup or spaghetti in a small one to reheat for lunch. Personally I prefer to make the soup on a stove top so the flavors have more time to blend, but if you were making something simple, I don't see why it wouldn't work.
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I haven't really used it for that reason. I just use it to keep food from splattering inside the microwave. My heated food does seem to be cooked evenly. I've also used it outside of the microwave to keep a plate of food warm while waiting for someone.
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I strongly suggest that anytime you employ a microwave to heat, or cook, any food or beverage,you must handle it with care, and use a pot holder, or oven mitt!Gee whiz, I would asssume that you would understand that it is going to be very warm, or hot.Is that not what a microwave oven is intended to do?Of course, this is just a suggestion from a person who had to learn his lesson, the hard way!
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This is not meant to be a from-scratch cooking utensil. It is for heating soups and can also be used for reheating leftovers. You would end up with a disaster in your microwave if you tried to cook pasta from scratch in it!
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I would not put this in the microwave. It really is intended for dry snacks...cereals, nuts, etc.
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The alternative is to place in a boiling pan. I find the microwave to be the best choice. Variar remember that you can place in the freezer.
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Sure, you can microwave anything in this bowl, you remove the steamer to use it this way.I don't think you would need to add more water unless your sauce thickened too much.Remember, you can always stop the microwave to check the temperature.
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I'm sure you could use it for the microwave, but I usually heat items in a stoneware or heat-safe glass container first and then portion into the little plastic units. That way the plastic isn't too warm for tiny hands and I can serve something like re-heated spaghetti or leftover fruit to all three of my little ones at once without multiple heats.
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I strongly suggest that anytime you employ a microwave to heat, or cook, any food or beverage, you must handle it with care, and use a pot holder, or oven mitt! Gee whiz, I would asssume that you would understand that it is going to be very warm, or hot. Is that not what a microwave oven is intended to do? Of course, this is just a suggestion from a person who had to learn his lesson, the hard way!