Is it possible to drain rice using the small holes in the lid or those holes are too big for rice?
171040
It would be possible as I believe the holes are small enough. However, 2 of these pots I needed to return because after one use the inside bottom of the pot pitted.
171041
I bought this as a gift. So I don't know how well it works with rice. Sorry.
171042
I've never drained cooked rice (water is measured for the amount of rice). For cooked risotto (this type of rice is much bigger than normal rice), they are small enough to catch the rice. One side of the lid has bigger holes and the other has smaller holes that are about 4 mm.
44237
I noticed your question when buying them and just received mine yesterday so I took a look. There is one small hole at the bottom of each pot which looks large enough to properly drain considering how small the pots are. I have a black thumb so I decided to drill a few more in there just in case! It was super easy to do so you should be fine either way.
1142395
The overflow problem I had was with pot lid flowing in faster than can drop into pot. So I made drain hole slightly larger. Have not had issues since. Drains into pot fine w/o a mess
605365
I think rice is smaller than the holes, so some could flow through the holes.
942125
I would not. Some would probably go through. I use a smaller one that has a handle on the side and smaller mesh to rinse the rice. This one can be used to rinse vegetables, but is especially nice to submerge vegetables in water because it is the shape of a large pot, sits off the bottom of your pot and has a nice handle.
965161
You probably can, but you actually won't be steaming the rice as the water and rice needs to boil together first. Use just the base and lid, but unless you're cooking a lot of rice, the base might be too wide (unless you have the personal size steamer set). I use a rice cooker (so easy) and they come in different sizes.
401705
My feeder has 12 very small drain holes. They are approximately 2 mm in diameter
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.
670115
You might not able to use for small grains. The holes are approx. .100 of an inch.
93166
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.
614124
Yes.. You can.It is a mini rice cooker. You may have to soak it a few minutes depending on how hard it is.
942127
No, unfortunately the holes are too big for rice and other small grains. Beans would be the smallest you could rinse with this particular strainer. Hope this helps.
1369861
No, the holes are too big. Also, your best bet for rinsing quinola is cheesecloth.
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?
1592138
Oh yes. Rice washing just got better! It's all I use. Holes too tiny for rice to go through.
1404788
Mine is also just short of 4 1/2" deep and 7 1/2" diameter. I use it every day, including to cook rice -- just add a bit more water or take 5 minutes off the cooking time.
562185
My rice sticks a little bit so I just have to give it a few taps into the rice cooker bowl. Although, they are not actually stuck in the holes. You may have to switch to a larger grain of rice.