biig wrote on 12 Jul 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> I have the rice cooker with the see-through bowls, so it's probably
> not as large as yours, but I think I'll try your recipe in smaller
> quantities......Sharon
>
>

So your unit is more like my kenmore electric veggie steamer with a rice
cooking attachment/basket. I think veggie steamers cook rice and leave a
harsh taste. I don't think my one pot chicken rice idea would work in
your type steamer.

My B&D Rice cooker plus model is a dedicated rice cooker and can't be
used to steam brocolli or other veggies. It uses boiling water to cook
the rice, not steam. And looks somewhat like this picture (almost
identical except the B&D has less rice holding capacity and the B&D was
way cheaper IIRC around $35).
http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/aro..._new_66_op.jpg

Those electric veggie steamers that cook rice ...assembling the internal
rice cooking bowl...confuses the hell outta me and I have to read the
instructions everytime I used it. And if I remember correctly it takes
over 40 minutes to cook rice with it, which is not a convenient time
saving device IMO. And all those plastic parts take up too much room in
the dishwasher. This link looks somewhat like my veggie steamer, which
can cook rice as well.
http://www.usashoppingclub.com/images/95/images/652.jpg

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-Alan