Hi can you cook rice in it or are the drain holes too big?
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It depends what size the rice is once it is cooked. I use this pot for everything and I love it!
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Yes you can cook rice in it - drain holes are smaller than rice -don't usually need to drain rice
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Yes I cook rice in it all the time and it works great. As a matter of fact that is the only thing I've cooked in it so far.
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This is made to drain rice mainly.Probably this can not drain grains such as Quinoa or smaller.
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I don't know. Let's find out! First I'll Measure the holes using a Drill Bit - 5/32 of an inch. About the size of a fat toothpick. The holes are round at the bottom of the colander but stretch a little to an oblong shape as they go up the sides. Next I'll pour in some dry uncooked rice. I have Minute Instant Whole Grain Brown Rice (Cooks in 10 Minutes) in the pantry. That'll have to do. I pour 1/4 cup of dry uncooked rice into the colander. I stir it and shake it around a bit. About 15 - 20% of it falls through. Now for the cooked rice. I follow the instructions on the side of the box. 1 Cup Rice 1 Cup Water Boil for 5 minutes - Simmer for 5 minutes At the end of the cooking time, I pour the rice into the colander and repeat the stirring and the shaking - no rice falls through. Not a single grain. So the answer to your question is YES - the holes in this colander are small enough to strain cooked rice without losing the individual grains. (That was fun - thanks for asking!)
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There is a U channel at the edge, and the existing hole is inside that channel, so yes, there is room for more holes. This is a great sink. Yes, you have to chase food around the sink, but it is a BIG sink and food will tend to settle.
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The middle and top layers have holes. I use a stainless steel steamer in the bottom if I need more space.I use my steamer also everyday.
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I love this pot for cooking everything. Unfortunate that I have another pot that I use for pasta because of the drain holes in the lid.
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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.
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We haven't cooked rice in it but I don't see any reason why you couldn't. Unit gets to 300 degrees. Just keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn
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I believe it would be fine for rice. When the lid is turned so that the straining holes are blocked, very little steam is released ( less, in fact, then my actual rice cooker) The solid bottom creates a good even heat.
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It should work fine. What I did not do was read the instructions prior to using it assuming this was all I needed to make the rice. But in fact you are to get a pot much bigger than this and fill it part way with water than place this inside. I thought this was such a pretty rice cooker I got it. I just tried cooking rice in it on the stove in this pot and it did not turn out very well. You must use the larger pot and put this inside.. We accidentally broke the lid before discovering this so we have not actually used it in in the way it was intended. You will need a very large pan or pot to put this in. It is like it shows, very pretty. It should work fine. What I did not do was read the instructions prior to using it assuming this was all I needed to make the rice. But in fact you are to get a pot much bigger than this and fill it part way with water than place this inside. I thought this was such a pretty rice cooker I got it. I just tried cooking rice in it on the stove in this pot and it did not turn out very well. You must use the larger pot and put this inside.. We accidentally broke the lid before discovering this so we have not actually used it in in the way it was intended. You will need a very large pan or pot to... » Read More It should work fine. What I did not do was read the instructions prior to using it assuming this was all I needed to make the rice. But in fact you are to get a pot much bigger than this and fill it part way with water than place this inside. I thought this was such a pretty rice cooker I got it. I just tried cooking rice in it on the stove in this pot and it did not turn out very well. You must use the larger pot and put this inside.. We accidentally broke the lid before discovering this so we have not actually used it in in the way it was intended. You will need a very large pan or pot to put this in. It is like it shows, very pretty. « Show Less
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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.
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I drilled 12-15 holes in the bottom and planted bamboo. Yes you'll want them to drain.
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Hi - Your pot will never boil over. If you are cooking rice, say, a few kernels will probably splash out, but it won't bubble over.
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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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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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I don't see a problem, but you will need a 4-inch Lodge lid. Place rice and water in pot, cover, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer.