Has anyone used this for squeezing the water out of cooked spinach?
1681901
That's exactly why I'm buying it! We've used it for this function at my parents' and it makes the spinach nice and dry for malfatti or other such preparations, without wasting paper towels or waiting! Just squeeze gently.
1681902
No we haven't but I am sure it would work fine. Though you should expect very squished spinach!
1681903
You could do it, but it's more trouble than it's worth, and the spinach would just be a green lump.
385706
What luck, I just made a spinach souffle two nights ago!! Had a bunch of fresh greens that were going to go bad if I didn't do something with them. Stuffed them into this blender and got it spinning. Started drizzling in milk and pulsing it, and once enough liquid was in there for it to take it drew everything right down in. Souffle tasted great.
1419520
I made spinach juice with mine. I would think it would work just as well for any green leafy veggie.
868647
Yes. Actually I did it last weekend. It whipped through the butternut squash rind like a champ!
1335809
I have not done that, but I don't see why not. It is very nice and highly recommend for steaming fish!
548652
Though I have not actually tried it, I think that straining oil would work fine. I have used mine to fish debris out of very fatty beef stock and did not have any of the fat resist passing through the mesh.
2270297
It doesn't completely liquefy spinach, but it chops it small enough to be nearly undetectable in smoothies, leaving pieces that are about a millimeter square. I haven't tried kale in it, but I'm sure it could handle it in a similar way.
531212
Yes, it worked very well on mine! The only drawback I saw to it was the Finnish to English translation was a bit off and it there were some confusing directions. But, I love it. I made tons of crab apple juice with it for jelly. I filled the water bath/stock pot (bottom portion) almost to the top with water and let it come to a boil. I then left it on high to medium high and the juice just kept coming! I set a bowl on a chair by my stove and just let the juice run into it. I also poured the first batch of juice back into the fruit, as the book recommends, to break up the fruit a bit. I love my steamer! Made beautiful thick concentrated clear juice. Any other questions, just ask!
2219422
I wouldn't know b/c I've never tried doing that! I would use a strainer for that instead, but you can surely give it a try and find out! I love my colander, don't you?
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No, it works as a steamer basket, you need very little water. You'll be surprised how much liquid comes out of the food you cook. I generally add a half cup or less of liquid for most dishes.
1079423
I spilled some yogurt on it and I found that blotting (very light pressure) with a damp cloth cloth worked well and then once I got every thing up I pressed much harder to get the excess water out. it worked well. as for keeping it as black as the day you got it... well... I'm open to sugggestions. HTH.
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Yes! the handle attaches to the basket, like a spring load into two holes in the basket. You can steam without the handle, then reattach it to lift out of your pot with the greatest of ease when you're finished. I LOVE it! ;o) I've already used it for turkey stock, par-boiling a cabbage head, and have thought of many future uses. (blanching veggies in the summer for freezing/canning season). Good luck!
1038498
I haven't. Make sure you don't overfill the drum as it can get warm by the time you're done. I don't fill mine more than about 3/4 full. I also don't leave the lid and O-ring in place when not using.
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I juiced spinach for the first time and it did a great job of juicing it. I didn't think there was going to be much but it truned out to be the right amount. The second time I added oranges for flavor and that mad eit tastier. So yes does great on spincah. Also depends on the amount of spinach I use a whole bag to get the right amount so now I know the amount I need. I noticed a comment that on person had to reuse the pulp to get more juice well theres nothing wrong with that and that could be done with any type juicer.
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I just did a Google search for "lello pastamaster 3000 pro manual" and it brought up a link to a printable PDF file. Happy hunting. *Funny, but at noon I wilted 16 oz of spinach in a skillet, strained off the liquid by SQUEEZING in paper towels, mixed with 3 egg yolks in my blender, and used it as the liquid with 4 cups (15 oz) unbleached AP flour to make a killer spinach linguine for tonight. I use this machine weekly. Made pasta for 16 guests this past Saturday.
80902
I have never tried, but I would think you could just put the veggies in the top part, water in the bottom part and it should steam them very well. I used mine for meat mostly. I also put a little seasoning in the water.
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I haven't (I've mostly used it for sauces and soups) but my bet is that it would work quite well. It's a really super pan.