other than pasta, can it cook grains? and veges?
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I have not used mine for anything except pasta. Here is a link to the Lekue website http://www.lekueusa.com/Pasta-Cooker-Orange-plu0200702N07M017.html I am sure they can answer this for you.
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Other than pasta, I have only used it for cooking quinoa--which came out fine. I haven't tried for vegetables although assume would work fine as this pasta cooker seems to me a sturdy, but fairly generic microwave cooking tool. The main uniqueness, I think, is the lid which helps keep starchy things from boiling over.
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I have cooked rice in it but not veggies. I followed the same instructions for the rice as you do with the pasta.
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It cooks two ears of corn, perfectly. Cover corn with water and cook for eight minutes.
1921915
It can chop food, but will not chop thing into a paste as well as a food processor can. So it depends on what you want to make.
1251874
No, it makes it very fine like flour. If you just want to crack grains I suggest trying a food processor on "pulse".
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Hi, This cooker can cook quinoa and brown rice. You will have to experiment with small batches first to get the water/grain/pasta ratio just right. For brown rice, you may have to pre-sale the rice for a couple of hours prior to cooking. Please consult the food package for cooking instructions.
999246
Yes you can cook rice and veggies at the same time. We do advise following whatever recipe guidelines you have for cooking times, as they may vary.
845944
Yup you can cook the oatmeal. I've cooked quiona too. Ooo I also poached a pear in wine one night in it
1973020
Yes! We've served oatmeal and pasta in these bowls. We use these bowls for pretty much everything.
1277817
It can steam cook food. So if it's something you can prepare by steaming like vegetables for example, Then yes. Look for videos on YouTube for more examples. It also comes with an egg tray to hard boil eggs.
1212001
I haven't tried but the recipe book that comes with had a whole wheat pasta recipe as well as one for breadsticks. Both are 50/50 flour mixes though. The machine is pretty tough, and I love it. But not sure how it would work for your needs.
635860
i didn't, but i used it to cook unpeeled potatoes, other grains, eggs and vegetables (and not all of them at one time).
54374
Yes, you can cook any type of rice and rice recipes in this cooker, it is great!
1425582
Yes. I love the machine and just used it this past weekend to make Organic Whole Wheat pasta. I have used various types of flour. Although easy to use you need to get used to the "adding water" process to get the perfect consistency. Its easy you just have to get the feel for it. Using different flours will effect how much or how little water you need to "trickle" in during processing.
1070732
Yes and no. If you have one simple dish like spaghetti then yes but if you have meat, rice and veggies and you don't want it all mixed together then no. I mainly use it for soups.
476944
I can slice the vegetables very thin, but as far as using it for pasta, it just won't work.... Haha... No, I have made lasagne by making cucumber and zucchini into thin strip and using it as pasta. This works very well for that recipe.
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The directions that come with it shows cooking time for rice but I haven't tried that yet. I absolutely love it for cooking pasta so I wouldn't be surprised if it also cooks rice well.
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Yes, it can cook it like you are doing it on a stovetop since it has the brown/sauté mode, or you can steam it.
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There is a basket included to hold the asparagus for which the pot is designed. I suppose it is possible that you could cook pasta in it.