Can it steam sweat rice? I saw the holes are bigger than a rice
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We bought this to replace an old bamboo steamer for potstickers. With short grain rice some might slip through the small holes but since I have a rice maker I have not tried rice in the steamer. It does great with steaming veggies as well.
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I don't use this one, I bought it for my parents, I use another one that has a mesh that is bigger than rice. One technique is simply to place rice on a banana leaf, lettuce or a piece of parchment paper.
1039895
Yes, just put a damp cheese cloth on the steamer. So you can steam sweet rice
1039896
I've never tried steaming rice, but I don't think it would work well. There are two trays inside, one with larger holes and one with smaller. The larger holes definitely would be too big for rice, and the smaller ones probably would also be too big.
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Remember I use parchment paper for the dumplings, and I would suspect that you need to have small containers to set inside to steam the sweet rice servings. the holes in the trays are too large for any other consideration.
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Yes you can just steam veggies without cooking rice. The holes in the steamer tray are on the large side so peas and cut corn tend to fall through the holes on this steamer basket. I haven't figured out how to steam smaller veggies in this steamer tray. It works well for steaming larger veggies and other things that don't fall through the holes. I did post a picture here of the steamer basket and smaller diameter green beans Stainless Steel Rice Cooker Model ME81 (Formerly ME8) - by Miracle Exclusives
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I think so. More steam holes and the steam generator really force the steam. Best iron I have ever used, I require far less spray starch, even on 100 percent cotton.
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I have used it for almost everything including several types of rice. The water boils and than steams. perfect for rice. Nice in that nothing sticks to te bottom.
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Hello. I honestly have never tried. I do steam rice in it and it turns out wonderful. Sorry I could not be more helpful.
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If you can boil water, it will work. This product is driven by steam. You put appropriate amount of water and rice in the pot, put it in a larger pot (I use a stock pot) add water to the larger pot and get to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and then let it steam for the recommended amount of time. If you can control the heat of the stovetop, it works.
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I would agree that the holes may be too large to steam most varieties of rice inside this basket, although you could certainly try a small amount and see what happened and you could also line the basket with muslin or cheesecloth. And BTW you can wash and reuse muslin. I steam rice in the oven inside a regular pot without a basket, by putting about half the water as you would on the top of the stove, so the standard 1 cup rice to 2 cups water, would be 1 cup rice to approx 1 cup to 1.25 cups of water. Put in the oven (in an oven proof pot with an oven proof handle) at 350F/180C for 30 to 45 min for white rice and 1.25 hours +/- for brown or other colored rices, including wild rice. I would agree that the holes may be too large to steam most varieties of rice inside this basket, although you could certainly try a small amount and see what happened and you could also line the basket with muslin or cheesecloth. And BTW you can wash and reuse muslin. I steam rice in the oven inside a regular pot without a basket, by putting about half the water as you would on the top of the stove, so the standard 1 cup rice to 2 cups water, would be 1 cup rice to approx 1 cup to 1.25 cups of water. Put in the oven (in an oven proof pot with an oven proof handle) at 350F/180C for 30 to 45... » Read More I would agree that the holes may be too large to steam most varieties of rice inside this basket, although you could certainly try a small amount and see what happened and you could also line the basket with muslin or cheesecloth. And BTW you can wash and reuse muslin. I steam rice in the oven inside a regular pot without a basket, by putting about half the water as you would on the top of the stove, so the standard 1 cup rice to 2 cups water, would be 1 cup rice to approx 1 cup to 1.25 cups of water. Put in the oven (in an oven proof pot with an oven proof handle) at 350F/180C for 30 to 45 min for white rice and 1.25 hours +/- for brown or other colored rices, including wild rice. « Show Less
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As long as you are not cooking the really small rice you should be fine. You may find some strays that get caught in the wire mesh, but the holes are really small.
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On this crock pot my husband got me, there is a tiny hole on the top that lets excess steam out but to be honest i have never seen the steam come out.
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short answer-yes. however unless you need a strainer with very fine holes for straining things like pumpkin pulp or yogurt , you might actually be better served by selecting a wire mesh style strainer the would contain the rice but let water out more quickly.
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This is NOT a dry steamer? You will need to put the rice in a inner pot & put water in the cooker in order to cook/steam. You could do anything with this rice cooker really.
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Absolutely. That is actually the intended use. The steamer insert is for vegetables or fish you might want to steam while cooking rice or another grain below.
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Absolutely. You can steam the rice or you can slow cook but I prefer the steamed one. You can also use the regular cook option to cook it.
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It doesn't hold a lot of veggies. You could cut a potato in half and steam some green beans or broccoli. That's it. Enough for one person for a meal. Not enough for two. (Although I use it constantly as it works brilliantly at steaming dumplings.) And yes, you can cook rice and steam together.
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We tried to do long grain rice and the strainer function (tried to drain off excess water) didn't do very well as the holes are fairly small and the rice tended to plug them up. It does, however, work very well on steamed or boiled vegetables and anything where the size of the item is larger than grain size.
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I used it several times it burned my rice. Takes up too much counter space. Don't know about veggie steaming
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Not sure. The one I bought works ok except for the fact that there's one or two spots where the rice are soggy. I think that where it releases the steam.