can it cook less than 1 cup
1571738
It can cook less than 1 cup but it will probably burn the bottom. It can also cook up to 8 cups easily.
1571739
I have never tried one cup but typically cook 2-3 cups without a problem. Conversely, I have never tried to cook 8 cups with this.
77679
Yes, you can make less cups -- as a matter of fact, 8 cups is deceiving because their 8 cups is 5 ozs each and most people I know consider a cup to be 8 ozs, so it really doesn't make 8 cups; but I have made four with it and even two, and that works fine. I got the 8 cup size so I would be able to make a four to six cups at a time. It wouldn't work to have 8 real cups.
1091627
With this unit. I would say you can cook as small as you would like. Usually I cook for my husband & I. However, we do leftovers.
1666977
Yes you can brew smaller amounts. I usually make two cups at a time. But it does not press all the way to the bottom with smaller amounts of coffee.
614875
This pot would cook pasta just fine if cooking for no more than two people. It is a little small for a large amount of pasta. I use my pot more for pot roast, stew and soups. It is a great pot.
971110
I wouldn't think so. I believe the 6 cups referred to in the title are cooked. I never put more than 2 cups of uncooked in, and it was more than half full when it was cooked.
1470944
Yes. If u don't there will not be a hot spot on the bottom. The heat will crawl up sides too far to cook at different levels in one pan.
1901714
Yes, you can cook as little as 1/2 cup. If you just want to steam vegetables you don't have to cook any rice, just add fluid in the bottom and place the basket on top with your vegetables in it.
1698078
I have made the single cup size batches many times with perfect results. (The mininum size is 1/2 cup as marked on the cooking bowl.) When I made larger batches, there was no noticable difference in the results. Always perfect! As long as the measuring of rice and water is accurate, I see no reason why the cooker would not cook as little as 1/2 cup at a time.
971109
No. The cooker includes a 3/4 cup "measuring cup," and the instructions say it can cook up to 3 of these, which would be 2 1/4 cups of uncooked rice. They claim this will make 6 cups of cooked rice.
844290
Probably one cup and it will probably not boil and bubble to the top. My minimum has been two cups - never have cooked only one cup in any rice cooker.
666916
I would say 4 cups which would be half the water allowed would be the least amount you could make at one process My assumption only, the directions does not note how little you can make at one processing. I always make the full 8 cups, It is better brewed coffee too!
1961434
1 cup is minimum. Suggest you buy a smaller cooker so it's less space in your kitchen. Keep the brand. It's good.
380611
Likely you could, but my experience with it is that it would cook very unevenly. It is the best I have found for brown rice at two cups rice. One cup it tends to burn. White rice the same thing at one or two cups. Hamilton Beach Set 'n Forget Programmable Slow Cooker, 6-Quart is what I use for things other than rice. I really like it.
645405
if you use only enough coffee grounds for one cup, as with any coffee maker
157011
One cup would be difficult as there is a minimum amount of water you need to put in there to get it to work. Two cups would be OK...but keep in mind, the larger the pot of coffee, the better it works.
1299238
Yes. I routinely cook one cup of brown rice, or 3/4 cup of steel cut oats. Keep in mind that a "cup" refers to the measuring cup supplied with the machine used for measuring the dry ingredients. It's not an eight ounce cup (it's more like 5-6 oz).