We gonna go camping This summer. Can we use this item for rice cooker?
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No. It's not designed for that kind of equipment. A rice cooker is going to be a high wattage/high drain item. This smaller unit is designed for such things as laptops, radios, small lights (LED, ideally), etc.
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No. Sorry, but the Sherpa is only a small (Low) wattage device. A rice cooker, ANYTHING that has heating elements in it are going to require at Least 1200 watts or more, whereas the Sherpa only provides for 80-160 watts. A small tv however can be run! I've run my bedroom tv during a brief power outage.
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If the ricer cooker has a heating element- this will take a lot of amperage and may exhaust the batteries before the rice is done. I would only use this unit for charging up electronics. Suggestion for camping use dehydrated rice- much quicker and almost the same as steamed rice.
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I don't think so. According to its spec https://www.goalzero.com/p/151/Sherpa-50-Power-Pack with A/C inverter, the maximum output is 75W, while a normal rice cooker consumes 500-600W power. On our actual use on the mountain (McKinley), it's ok to power a laptop but generally can't fully charged.
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The package just has instructions for stove top. Sorry do not know about rice cooker. Try e-mailing the company.
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No. This rice cooker is meant for cooking rice. However, you can always add extra water when cooking rice and shut off the rice cooker manually after half and hour. You will get porridge but not a perfect porridge.
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The cooker gets up to 300 degrees. Boiling point is only 212. so yes you can cook rice, or warm up canned foods, leftovers etc.
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You can use a rice cooker with any rice but it'll be almost the same hardness as uncooked. It will puff if you do it on the stove with double the water and double the time.
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I wouldn't use it for anything that needs a seal for freshness. Air comes in the bottom. Besides it's too rickety. We have a rice cooker too and just use a plastic bucket with a lid.
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I have never cooked rice in the steamer, but since it seals tight and is completely nonstick, I think it would work well if you left the insert out.
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I don't believe it would be advisable. You should the pot/crock that came with it. That said, you can prepare very small amounts, down to 1/2 cup of dry rice.
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I have a small propane grill and have used the cooker on that. Works just fine.
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I don't think that this is addressed in the instructions, and we have never used the cooker this way. We refrigerate our cooked rice and warm it in the microwave with a few drops of water.
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Hi LadyChrys. The answer is yes. The steamer basket is small as the rice cooker is only 5 cup. A whole fish for table-presentation will be difficult unless your curve the fish. If you don't mind cutting it into steak-like pieces, you'll be fine. I cut my fish, add onions. mushrooms, a few leeks and various fresh herbs. It always comes out wonderful. One caution however. After steaming fish, ALWAYS use the dishwasher to clean the cook-bowl, the basket and the vacuum seal nested into the lid. If not, the next time you cook rice, you'll might have a slightly fishy taste. The dishwasher, at least for me, does of much better job of deodorizing the unit. When I cook rice, I can just hand wash and it's ready to go. One other thing, even though you did not ask; learn to use the timer function for rice. It's amazing. Set it at night and your rice is all ready for you in the morning. I like to pack a little rice and a veggie for lunch at work. Love this little Sanyo. Purchased it years ago and it's still going strong. Hope this helps.
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My wife always cooks white rice. So we do not have that experience. I guess that cooker should work well with brown rice.
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You would have to experiment but I'm sure you could. I've only cooked rice in mine. Really it's just a really good Bon stick plus it retains the moisture really well. It's really well made and easy to clean.
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yes, but you would run a small risk of burning. For that little rice, you need to use instant rice in a microwave.
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Yes, but be sure to turn down to lowest setting...it my be done before the time on your rice package directions, as these pans hold the heat well. For minute rice, take the pan off the burner completely. I hadto learn to cook on low heat with these pans.
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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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Answer here...i have used it several times cooking rice and it worked great