Can you cook pasta in this?
1302682
Yes I get the water boiling and throw the pasta in, after it is finished, I put the steamer part on, and drain it, it acts like a strainer ! I love this pot. I make the suddenly salad box side dishes and it more then accommodates the box of pasta. I only cook for one or two now days and this pot is great. I hope this helps.
1302683
Yes, I think you can, it is big enough for one or two people, but not big enough for over 3 people.
1856069
I would think it could. I've steamed shrimp in it, but that doesn't take any time at all. I have boiled water, put the colander in full of shrimp and let it boil for about a minute in the steam. Turned off the heat and let sit - the shrimp are gentely steamed and are geat. I don't know if cooking pasta in it would work, but I don't see why not. Good luck.
1999437
I use mine just for heating water. Anything else would leave a residue or grease. To clean the calcium build up just use vinegar. Why would you want to cook macaroni in it? Pasta needs a LOT of water to cook. I do like this pot because of the large opening so that its easy to clean.
1540008
It's okay, but if you do a lot of pasta, look for a taller pot. Other notes: this is our go to pot for pasta sauce and soup, you can saute and then add the other ingredients saving a lot of time and pot washing.
167772
Are you asking if you can cook in this? No. This is for heating water only. It is not made to cook in. You may want to consider something like an electric skillet as this would give you more options.
1879337
Yes, my husband loves to take the big spaghetti pot and cook a whole pound of pasta. It does take awhile for the water to boil but it does a great job of it. I just cooked spaghetti tonight and it was delicious. This is a great product and I highly recommend it.
827437
The problem I can see, is that fresh pasta would tend to stick to itself, and that's why you use a lot of boiling water during cooking to prevent that. This doesn't use much water and it works fantastically for dry pasta, you could try it for fresh, but I don't recommend it.
2120242
Yes, you can. I cook spaghetti sauce all day using the mat. I cook the meat on a higher temp. and when I am ready to let it simmer, I put the mat on the burner and turn the burner to its lowest temperature. I only stir it a couple of times during the day. The mat prevents it from burning onto the bottom of the pot.
1853417
It would depend on how much pasta you want to cook. If 1-2 servings, yes, I've actually done that with mine. But once the water level gets too high in the bottom, you end up sort of boiling/steaming what's in the top. I suppose it wouldn't make that much of a difference, but when I like my veggies lightly steamed, I use very little water. A larger version of this would do more servings nicely I'm sure!
1036647
You should be able to. We got it for cooking a rack of lamb, which is not very balanced, and had no problems.
2258038
I cook spaghetti for 2 all the time with it. Never tried boxed mac & cheese, but it would cook the pasta very well. I'm sure the other ingredients could be stirred in.
2193358
Sure, it's a steamer.you can boil anything in it, I just like keeping it saved for rice. Some things like broccoli can leave a smell in the plastic, pasta w/sauce can stain your items (especially if they are clear or white. If it's just the noodles, it should be ok.
848174
You probably could. I'd use some cooking spray on it first. It was a gift to my son and he hasn't tried it yet.
972926
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.
1912473
No you need to cook the pasta in pleanty of salted water, with steaming veg. you dont use any water to cook them just enough water to steam them. You can not do both at once. Walter
1968958
Yes, my spouse has made pasta with it an it seems to work fine. She had to improvise as there were no directions with it.
1853420
I haven't tried it but I don't see why not, fish should take about the same time or a little more than pasta.