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csziggy

(34,136 posts)
19. That's what I'm thinking
Sat Jan 2, 2016, 02:03 AM
Jan 2016

A young friend of mine is off to college in the fall - been accepted into a pre-med program! She loves to cook and if I give her the rice cooker now she can learn what works best for her in it before she heads off to school.

I've looked at a lot of recipes for it - every single one can be made on the stove top or in my slow cooker, especially if I get a steam rack that can be used either place. But I don't know if I need to steam anything.

I use mine often Rebkeh Jan 2016 #1
Can you cook pasta in one? csziggy Jan 2016 #4
Tamales, asparagus, other fresh veggies. kentauros Jan 2016 #2
I like crisp tortillas but maybe my husband would use it for his csziggy Jan 2016 #3
I have a vegetable steamer that can do rice, kentauros Jan 2016 #5
Yeah - I'm wondering if it's worth keeping csziggy Jan 2016 #6
Well, the least you can do is to try it out anyway. kentauros Jan 2016 #7
I never used a rice steamer until I got a computer Warpy Jan 2016 #9
One of my most essential kitchen devices is my timer csziggy Jan 2016 #10
That doesn't work for me Warpy Jan 2016 #12
The timer I have is pretty loud - I can hear it across the house csziggy Jan 2016 #13
I have the feeling a lot of them were developed for kids in crappy rooms Warpy Jan 2016 #14
In college I cooked for two years with a toaster oven and an electric skillet csziggy Jan 2016 #15
We coluldn't have those. Iron and corn popper were it Warpy Jan 2016 #16
This was not in the dorm - I rented rooms off campus csziggy Jan 2016 #17
Unless you eat a lot of rice or don't have an insert for steaming in another pot , I would give it Person 2713 Jan 2016 #8
If it's too warm to cook in the kitchen here, there will be bugs csziggy Jan 2016 #11
Re gift ? rusty quoin Jan 2016 #18
That's what I'm thinking csziggy Jan 2016 #19
a little dated, but still good Sentath Jan 2016 #20
I've regifted the rice cooker csziggy Jan 2016 #21
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