Is it possible to steam rice with this unit? Thanks.
1639623
sorry mate, it does not work any good with rice! But it cooks excellent berry juice and marmelade...
1419995
You can make any kind of rice with a rice cooker. I cook brown rice in mine all the time. As long as you put in the right amount of water, the rice will turn out fine.
1527167
Good question, when I bought this I was under the assumption that you can cook the rice and warm your food at the same time, but that is not the case. Your food has to be warmed separately and then you can put it on the already cooked rice in warming setting. If you leave the food container in the same compartment as the rice before steaming, there will be no room for the steam to escape all the rice is cooking and probably will cause some type of malfunction
894814
This is NOT a dry steamer? You will need to put the rice in a inner pot & put water in the cooker in order to cook/steam. You could do anything with this rice cooker really.
1778895
We haven't cooked rice in it but I don't see any reason why you couldn't. Unit gets to 300 degrees. Just keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn
671706
I didn't cook rice in it as far, but in the grocery I saw that some of the rice possible to cook particular in the steam cooker. Technically you should be able to do so.
1365093
Yes, definitely. The steaming part is used when you need to steam something otherwise just use put the rice on the "bowl" into the base and cover with the glass top. Don't forget to press the switch to cook :)
757149
It does have a tiny hole in the lid to help release steam so things dont boil over as quick but I would think it would be great to cook rice as the cooking heat is very even.
1000167
I don't see why not. It will steam about anything. My wife uses it for small portions of grain and oats. I am pretty sure they are less than 1 cup. For the price it is a neat little unit.
2280678
Sorry. I never tried. I only use it to cook white rice and brown rice and they turn out perfectly.
2109816
I have not tried it on this cooker. But I ever cooked/steamed a small dish/bowl of ground beef in the inner pot with other brand of rice cooker. I believe it is safe to steam the meat, but unsure its steaming effort and how long it will take to cook/steam. Ensure inner pot has water while steaming. Otherwise, it will damage your cooker. Good luck!
80902
I have never tried, but I would think you could just put the veggies in the top part, water in the bottom part and it should steam them very well. I used mine for meat mostly. I also put a little seasoning in the water.
1196065
Yes, it steam cooks the rice. Water & rice both go into the rice bowl, then the steam on the bottom heats the water and rice. I've only ever used this kind of steamer to cook rice, I've never had a 'dedicated' rice-only steamer so I'm not sure how they work.
2036765
Sorry, I don't know how to answer your first two questions. This rice cooker is great for cooking rice and steaming.Indirect heating maybe mean, it has inner container, add water at outside layer.
739800
While I have not used it for this purpose a rice steamer came inside the unit. The instruction manual also talked about steaming vegetables in this unit.
1984966
You can steam anything in it, but it takes too much time to set up, steam, and clean. I gave it away.
2131605
Yes, you could steam the rice and eat it. I don't think it will work with Brown rice because it cooks longer. I have another rice cooker and it has different timers for brown or white. Suama is made with mochiko or rice flour, so it won't work in the machine. If you are looking for just a rice cooker, there are other machines, if you plan to make mochi(sweet rice pounded into cakes) then this machine will do the job. I hope that answers your question.