Is this good for making rice like you get at chinese restaurants?
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No, it's Japanese taste, very sticky. The Botan Calrose Rice is much more like Chineses rice, actually.
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No, it's not like Chinese rice; and it's even worse than American rice in the respect. If you like Chinse rice, I recommend Botan Calrose Rice, It's more like Chinese, and the price is not high either.
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This will be about as close as you can get... without a lot of searching in specialty markets. I believe this is what most of the local Thai restaurants use, as it is the closest thing to their sticky-rice. I think you will find it a good fit.
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This cooker is multi purpose rice cooker. You can make any kind of rice with this.
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Yes. I got it for $16.99. Really good deal....just burnt half of the rice and take forever to cook...i am chinese and I use rice cooker everyday. I do not recommend this...unless you only want it as decoration
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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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Hi. I bought this rice cooker a couple years ago but had to return it because it's defective after using it once. You have to contact the seller in order for you to get an answer.
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I only cook rice for myself, most of the time, and I am thrilled with this model you asked about. If you think you might make a huge casserole with rice or entertain and want to serve rice, you will be happy you bought a larger one. If not, the smaller capacity one will take up less space and produce equally awesome rice. Hope that helps!
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I wish that I could help, but I don't know the answer. My wife use it for cooking rice mostly.
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We use it to make large batches for our local Shelter. It comes with a measuring cup for the rice and there are markings on the inside of the liner for how much water to add. I think you could make as little as five cups of cooked rice, though we use 10 lbs of raw rice at a time. Our rice is part of a large meal for about 60 homeless folks. We would love to buy one of the Zojirushi cookers, but the price is prohibitive. For much less money, this is a great rice cooker that is relatively foolproof if you carefully follow the enclosed instructions. Don't lose those! Honestly, it seems like overkill if you primarily want it for small amounts. Its also pretty large so we keep it in our garage.
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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.
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Yes, it is similar to mochi rice, but the grind is not as dusty fine as the Asian type. I can still use them for different types of rice cakes, including mochi.
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I never have tried to cook rice in it, nor would I. I use a rice cooker. This product steams delicious dumplings, and that is what it was meant to do. I recommend you buy this for steamed dumplings and get an inexpensive rice cooker for your rice.
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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?
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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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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.
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I haven't tried it but it is timed for mochi rice. Rice comes out al dente.
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It is a nice size pot for small quantities of food, I have boiled potatoes and cooked pasta in it because of the size, I would not recommend it for rice or stir fry anything for the bottom is rather thin and might stick and burn. Soup will cook fine in it. For a family of four, this small pot is great. Hope it will help!