problem wasn't the devices it was you not using them correctly, "rubbery"
and "dry" denotes cooking too long and/or not enough water, i have used all
of these and they all work fine once you use them enough to know how to use
properly, and time savers also, Lee
"Robert Payne" > wrote in message
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> On 12 Jul 2011 11:34:09 GMT, sandi > wrote:
>
>>I don't like the microwave pasta cooker but Love my microwave rice
>>maker and microwave steamer. They work perfectly for me, even at a
>>high altitude! Next to my pressure cooker and a few favorite
>>pots/pans.... I've got to have my microwave cookers. :-)
>
> Thanks Sandi. That's good to know. The pasta cooker I bought is called
> a "Fasta Pasta" (or perhaps the other way around). It works great for
> making one serving of pasta. That may be what it's intended for. I
> tried enough for two servings and it was like eating rubber bands. The
> rice cooker made rice where the center of the batch was good, but all
> that was on the outsides of the container was nasty. Tough, dry, or
> mush. It was pretty inexpensive, so nothing lost really. I have an
> electric rice cooker that works fine for large batches and when I want
> one serving, I just use a pot on the stove, (the old fashioned way).