Rice Cooker Not for Cooking Rice Only
By @acelawrites
@acelawrites (19272)
Philippines
June 9, 2016 8:52pm CST
Do you tried cooking other food in the rice cooker, instead of rice only?
When we ran out of cooking gas, and no one can buy or call the delivery man, I used the rice cooker to cook marinated chicken. So instead of having it fried, it turned into a stewed chicken because I included the marinade in it, along with more garlic and ground pepper. It was delicious because it was moist and soft.
I also tried cooking noodles in it. And it turned out good also.
My cooking problem was solved, so next time I know what to do when we ran out of cooking gas.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
@Lucky15 so you put everything in the pot, press the cook button, then that's it?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
stew pork as in what dish - plain nilaga (boiled) or sinigang na baboy (pork in tamarind broth)?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
11 Jun 16
@skysnap really? hope you can share with us how you cook meat and macaroni in a rice cooker.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
I haven't tried other kinds of meat, but I some friends said they cooked pasta in it, like what you did.
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@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
10 Jun 16
we cook vegetables in our rice cooker because of the steam.
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@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
11 Jun 16
@acelawrites oh yes. We have done carrots even in the rice we have done that. Broccoli we have done in the rice cooker.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
11 Jun 16
@ShyBear88 oh, so you put the carrots and broccoli with the rice and let them cook together?
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
I agree, because the steam is confined, also the flavor, so the vegetables would turn out nice.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
really? can you tell me how? because when i tried it, the result was flat and i kept pressing the cook button.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
I'll try to bake a simple cake, as you suggested, @sol_cee .
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
We had fried tikoy before in a rice cooker. Hihi
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
11 Jun 16
really? fried tikoy? i'm sure you put oil so it wouldn't stick to the pot.
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
11 Jun 16
@acelawrites no.. we dipped it in beaten egg before frying.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
That's interesting. Did the tikoy stick to the bottom?
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
It turned good in such an "emergency" situation. Thanks, @miniam.
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
11 Jun 16
@acelawrites
We should always experiment otherwise you`ll never know.
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@Chungshop (2355)
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11 Jun 16
We can bake cake by rice cooker also instead of oven lo
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Jun 16
@chungshop i hope you can share how to bake cakes using a rice cooker.
@eliza_godinez12 (5783)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
Yes! I also did the same way,too 
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
Very interesting indeed, and it is quicker to cook in it.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
i heard that a relative of mine was able to cook pancit (stir fried noodles) in a rice cooker.
how did you make your marinade? did you add veggies?
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
I only use soy sauce, a little vinegar, ground black pepper . I also add laurel or lemon grass to "kill" the smell and for additional flavor. If you like you can add sliced potatoes and carrots.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
Did you ever tried buying an electric stove? I thought about it but the trouble of forgetting it while mylotting is a something i can't risk. well, I might as well buy another rice cooker for that reason alone since I always cook soup.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
11 Jun 16
@letranknight25 i'm very thankful for the rice cooker inventor because once it's all set up, you can do other things.
@acelawrites we also have an electric kettle and it boils water superfast, but i think it has a higher voltage so we seldom use it. we just boil water in a big kettle, then transfer it to several thermoses to use throughout the day.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
I don't buy it because electricity in our country is so costly! So I always use cooking gas and have an eletric kettle for boiled water for our coffee.
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Jun 16
@ida123 but you have to do it outside because of the smoke
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
12 Jun 16
@acelawrites we have the same charging i think, ours is P12.50 per kw used. i prefer using charcoal than electricity because charcoal is only P250.00 per sack
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
12 Jun 16
Yes, @ida123, it is fast, though if I have charcoal at home, I'll prefer using it because electricity here is so costly.
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@Iam_jauntyjen (5452)
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10 Jun 16
Wow! I should try that next time! Stewed.chicken.sounds.yummy!
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
It was yummy, just add some more garlic or if you like lemon grass if you have it or any herbs for more flavor.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
Truly reliable when you do not have cooking appliances available. And it is fast.
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@rachz_kisses (3838)
• Philippines
16 Jun 16
Yes. Whenever we ran out of gas, it's rice cooker to the rescue. 
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
17 Jun 16
@rachz_kisses then I will not cook and have to buy food or anything to eat.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
16 Jun 16
Indeed a very reliable kitchen appliance for such "emergency" situations.
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@rachz_kisses (3838)
• Philippines
17 Jun 16
@acelawrites I do hope it doesn't happen when electricity is out. You ran out of gas and there was no electricity.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Jun 16
You are right. Actually the rice cooker can make other things. Even there are some options for my rice cooker, such as it can make the congee, sushi rice, normal rice and so on. Besides, you can use the rice cooker to make a cake. Of course making the chicken is no problem and I already tried it before. If you are imaginative, you can make more dishes with a rice cooker.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
11 Jun 16
Very versatile cooking appliance; it is really nice to have it.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
Very clever alternative to cooking over fire :)
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Jun 16
Yes it is, however, cooking gas is cheaper here compared to electricity. If we have solar panels or alternative power source, it would be alright.
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