Can you use it as a rice cooker?
1138074
The Ninja does not function as a rice cooker. You could use the stovetop function but that would the same as using the stove.
972925
Yes, you can. I have cooked everything from rice to fresh vegetables in mine. I absolutely love mine.
1503079
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.
338303
I use this to cook rice and quinoa and my daughter uses it to cook dried beans. It can be used as a slow cooker, so you could heat soup or baked beans in it, but you'd have to be very patient. The microwave would be much quicker. I doubt you could do spaghetti; I don't think it could boil water in a timely fashion. This is one of the few rice cookers that can properly cook brown rice. I'd recommend re-gifting it to a rice eating family.
1218859
This cooker is multi purpose rice cooker. You can make any kind of rice with this.
2098520
Yes....but it's a top of the line Zojirushi. Don't let that sway you. It is one of the best I've ever had. Excellent rice cooker.
258886
Yes, here's a recipe: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/03/you-can-use-your-crockpot-as-rice.html
2200662
I don't know the answer because so far I have only used mine as a rice cooker. I LOVE it for cooking rice. Sorry no answer.
1351419
Even tho I usually use rice cookers for rice...I cooked this rice the old fashioned way, on the stove. :) Good luck.
546915
Only if you use too much water. If you follow the cooking instructions, it works great with no messy "sputter" on top of your rice cooker.
1180393
Hi Millie. I really hate it when people who don't know the answer answer anyway. It's so useless. Anyway - yes, you can cook it in a rice cooker. Thru trial and error I've discovered that pretty much any whole grain can be cooked that way. I have a small rice cooker and figured out that if I stick to 1 cup grains to 2 cups water it's usually fine. Amaranth doesn't have to be rinsed first but make sure you read the package of any other whole grain to see if that one does need to be rinsed.
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.
718900
There is no particular setting for cooking rice. You can use the high or low setting and experiment with timing/water amounts. In my experience, it is okay but not great for rice.
309188
Yes by using the stove function. You put your water and rice in, cover it, set the timer and you'll have perfect rice.
2088352
yes, but you would run a small risk of burning. For that little rice, you need to use instant rice in a microwave.
614123
Yes you can. As long as you don't over fill it. I also cook lentils in the rice cooker.
2079130
Yes, this pot would work fine to cook rice; As with any recipe, you would want to use the correct proportions of water to your amt of rice per your recipe. The amt of water needs to take into account that the water will come to a full boil before you turn the heat down to simmer. Since this pot holds 2 qts. ( 8 cups), you probably would only use about 4 cups of water max to make sure it doesn't boil over.