Has anyone used this colander for rice? Are the holes small enough to drain rice or orzo?
505161
I have not used the colander for cooking rice. However, if you are cooking rice in the colander some grains may fall through the holes if they are standing up. If you are using the colander to drain the rice I should be alright. Again, some grains may fall through but I do not think it would be a significant amount.
505162
No, the holes would be too big for that purpose, I use it for pasta and veggies only.
505163
I haven't used it for rice or orzo but I have for many other foods. Even some spaghetti noodles will go through the holes, but not enough to really matter. I would think it would be fine for your uses. It's a great colander and I would highly recommend it.
505164
I have not used it for this, but the holes are smaller then on my other colander. I think it would work.
2046510
I tried rinsing a little bit of rice in the colander. Most of the grains of rice are small enough to fit through the holes if they are lined up just right, so I guess the answer is that the holes aren't small enough to keep all the rice in the colander.
52452
It's a strong well made colander. It will hold rice, quinoa or anything else you wish to strain or put in it.I've used it many times, put it in the dishwasher and never have I had a problem with it... It's well worth the price.
1572264
Sorry, but I cant say that I've ever strained rice because I use the minute rice kind. However...I love this strainer! I've have no problems with it so far:)
430667
No. It is not a rice steamer. The holes are a bit too large so I think some of the rice would fall through the holes. It is a fantastic vegetable steamer. I highly recommend the steamer because we use ours all the time. We cook a lot of our veggies fresh and they taste very good. I cook my rice the old fashioned way. I watch it carefully however as most of the time it needs water adjustments.
1647602
it's very nice. the strainer middle part also is removable. the holes aren't too big or too small. if there are very fine particles in the liquid the may pass through. i hope this helps.
1914832
Holes, and I've been VERY happy using the smaller one works in my sink, but could use the bigger one too. Also learned that the hot water drives grease down the drain even thru these strainers, but much easier to clean out once in a great while or so.
697692
I dump my pasta into a colander. There is no way to secure the lid on, but there is a lip that if you held the lid on it could drain. Probably not the fastest way though.
1888123
have not tried it yet. Hoping for it to work for oatmeal cooking with easy clean up. I do have their rice maker and use it all the time. Really easy clean up and no mess on the bottom like a rice steamer.
572112
Nope. This would not work well for it - 1) it is too small to hold much more than handful of soaked rice and 2) the motor is not powerful enough. Have you tried the counter-top wet grinders?
1321381
Suitable for RICE (grain), keeps the grain seeds insid the bowl. As for me a simple colander has bigger slots (on the bottom) to drain the water.
53008
Mine has. I usually use this colander for boiled potatoes and pasta. I set it in the sink and pour the boiling water into the colander. It doesn't seem to affect it at all.
666952
I've used this for rice. But some grains would get stuck in the holes. It was long grain white rice. Not as much as the metal ones I've used though.
430664
I have never done so, but I don't think the holes would be too large. You might lose a tiny amount rice, but not much, I wouldn't think. I would put the steamer in the pot first, then when the water comes to a boil, add the rice to the steamer. I don't know how long the process will take, however.The best rice I've ever had was made in a rice cooker. It wasn't mine, so I don't have a brand recommendation. Hope this helps.Jay
2012619
No, drain tray does not have holes. It is great for dishes, but does not accommodate pots and pans due to its small footprint. For pots and pans, I use the cloth dish mat, such as the Norpro Dish Drying Mat 12x18, also sold on Amazon.It has been a few months since purchase and I am still using and loving this cute, little Amco Mini Dish Rack. It was a good purchase for use in a very tight space.
2046511
I have rinsed brown rice in the colander and a few grains did escape through the holes. It was not a major loss.
927077
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.