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Electiric steamer advise please

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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 18 Dec 2014 05:46

I always used to cook my pasta in a large plastic jug in the microwave. Do you have a slow cooker you could plug in for the bolognese sauce? Otherwise Det's idea is the way I would do it too

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Lizx

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 17 Dec 2014 09:47

Microwaved food continues to cook after you've removed it.

I'd be inclined to cook the sauce, then the pasta then give the sauce a quick burst while the pasta is standing/ being drained and rinsed.

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Sharron

Sharron Report 17 Dec 2014 08:47

My steamer has a rice cooker, a shallow oval bowl that you fill with water and rice and put in the steamer.

I wonder if that would do pasta as well.

Why not have a little experiment when you are cooking something else in another tier.

Kim from Sandhurst

Kim from Sandhurst Report 16 Dec 2014 23:17

Thank you Kay, so need to get down to tesco's tomorrow then

Thank you also DetEcTive but I will be using oven (micro one) for spag so can't use it as microwave at same time...so looks like spag in oven and fresh pasta in steamer tomorrow.

Thank you for you advice guys

Kim xx

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 16 Dec 2014 23:00

Since no one with one has answered (added - whilst typing this) - according to this link, you can cook fresh pasta in a steamer, but not dried. Logic says that dried pasta needs to absorb a lot of water!

http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_6606269_directions-steam-pasta.html
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You can cook dried pasta in a microwave. There are a number of internet search results. the basic instructions are to boil a kettle, 3/4 fill a large bowl with the water then add the pasta. DO NOT cover - do that at the end of the cooking time. Allow the pasta to stand in the bowl/water which you've covered in clingfilm. Drain and rinse with hot boiled water from the kettle.

OH adds a slug of olive oil before cooking as he thinks it stops the pasta from sticking together. IMO, it doesn't make any difference!

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Kay????

Kay???? Report 16 Dec 2014 22:55

Not dry packet pasta you cant,,,,,,,,,,,,, but fresh pasta can be steamed.

Kim from Sandhurst

Kim from Sandhurst Report 16 Dec 2014 22:45

Does anyone know can I cook pasta in one of these ? Have no kitchen at present and am struggling at the moment with what to cook but have microwave/oven/grill, George Forman also electric steamer.

Have managed a roast thanks to Aunt Bessie's) and tonight sausage mash & veg, but really fancy a spag bol

Thanks for any advice

Kim xx