Posted by Shawn Hirn on August 28, 2006, 8:34 am
moshe0613@hotmail.com wrote:
> We just got our first microwave recently. (Not exactly first, but I
> haven't used one in enough years so that it amounts to the same thing).
> I bought this rice/pasta/vegetable cooker for it and couldn't find
> "potato" in the instructions (it had worked great for rice and also for
> peas). So I stuck a potato in there with the lid on under sensor cook
> and almost burned a hole through the bottom and the potato was
> significantly over cooked - I don't think I should have put the lid on.
> Anyway, the bottom of the rice cooker is burnt with a burn mark and is
> uneven in the plastic but otherwise the container is still strong. Can
> I still use it to microwave things in it or should I toss it? Thanks
> all.
How much does a cup of rice cost? Try cooking some and see what happens.
Posted by moshe0613 on August 28, 2006, 8:41 am
Shawn Hirn wrote:
> How much does a cup of rice cost? Try cooking some and see what happens.
It is even more frugal to learn from others and not have to try out
anything at all :-) But I will probably end up taking your suggestion.
> haven't used one in enough years so that it amounts to the same thing).
> I bought this rice/pasta/vegetable cooker for it and couldn't find
> "potato" in the instructions (it had worked great for rice and also for
> peas). So I stuck a potato in there with the lid on under sensor cook
> and almost burned a hole through the bottom and the potato was
> significantly over cooked - I don't think I should have put the lid on.
> Anyway, the bottom of the rice cooker is burnt with a burn mark and is
> uneven in the plastic but otherwise the container is still strong. Can
> I still use it to microwave things in it or should I toss it? Thanks
> all.