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Curtis Stone Mini Multi-Cooker

soonersis — Tue, 11 May 2021 20:33:31 GMT

So far I've only used it twice. Made basmati rice and millet. Worked great for both and easy clean-up (as it says not to put in dishwasher but easy to clean by hand.)

Look forward to trying some of the recipes in the recipe book I also bought when I purchased the cooker.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 11 May 2021 20:53:06 GMT

I bought one for my 8 year old niece. She's at that age where she wants to cook. She likes to cupcakes with my cupcake maker so I bought her this. So far, she has made a baked egg and cheese thing, a little vegetable soup and Mother's Day she made those frozen cinnamon buns in it. She loves it and she only needs a little supervision.

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Witchy Woman — Tue, 11 May 2021 21:06:00 GMT

@chrystaltree

What a thoughtful, fun gift for your niece.

I spent most of my childhood longing for an "Easy Bake Oven," and this would have satisfied me.

I'm sure she will enjoy it more and more.

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Mary Bailey — Tue, 11 May 2021 21:08:44 GMT

We made the rice and the spaghetti. I want to make a cake soon.

I'm happy with it so far.

Because of the great reviews I wish I would have ordered the cookbook. I'm going to keep watching for it to come back in stock.

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MW in Iowa — Tue, 11 May 2021 21:47:49 GMT

I bought the steamer , it is good quality. I wish the cooker had timer , for variable cooking times .

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Kachina624 — Tue, 11 May 2021 21:49:39 GMT

I got mine in turquoise and it's just as cute as can be but I was disappointed in how small the cooking pot is. It's almost identical to the one I got from QVC a few years ago which never worked properly. I expected it to be larger.

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Thats Me — Tue, 11 May 2021 23:51:06 GMT

I got one in turquoise but it hasn't arrived yet! Hoping I like it and that it really can do brown rice. I've seen or heard about recipes of it made in Wolfgang Puck's little cooker and maybe they work the same, but I don't know; do not have that item.

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Thats Me — Tue, 11 May 2021 23:52:48 GMT

@soonersis @Hi- how did you cook the millet - what ratio, how much time?
thanks!

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Lisa now in AZ — Wed, 12 May 2021 16:28:31 GMT

I was just looking at the reviews on HSN and it seems that quite a few had issues with the function button not toggling to the other functions and was stuck on multi-cook. I hope that doesn't happen with any of your orders and that you are all sucessful with this new toy. I really had to force myself NOT to order since I am really really trying to downsize.

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soonersis — Wed, 12 May 2021 16:35:46 GMT

@Thats Me I cooked the millet the same as I have been doing on my stove. One part millet to two parts water. I set it for the Multi-Cook function (same for the rice) which is 30 minutes. It came out perfect.

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Thats Me — Wed, 12 May 2021 19:09:07 GMT

@soonersis @Fantastic, thanks so much! I'll use this for brown rice (regretfully I didn't get the cookbook).

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soonersis — Wed, 12 May 2021 22:15:45 GMT

@Thats Me Let me know if the Multi-Cook cycle works for brown rice. I wonder if 30 minutes would be enough for that as I usually cook it longer on the stove. Maybe the 60 minute Slow Cook cycle would be better for brown rice?

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Thats Me — Thu, 13 May 2021 23:10:23 GMT

Hi @soonersis, here's the report: I took 2 oz of brown rice and 2 oz of lentils, one+ cup of water with a dab of better than bouillon.

it needed about 45 minutes of multi-cooking. I found that after completing the initial 30min cycle it switched to keep warm, but I had to unplug it and then plug it back in to get another multi-cook cycle going. So I just unplugged the unit after 15min of the 2nd cycle.

I served the rice and lentils with sautéed kale, a chopped tomato, a chopped small avocado, yogurt, and a little sriracha. It was really good!

This thing is a bit finicky. I wish it had an on-off button. Still, for being able to do the small amount I want, it's great. I've never had a rice cooker and have not seen them in such a small size as this. I don't want to store rice in the fridge.

I'll continue to experiment!

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soonersis — Tue, 18 May 2021 18:42:49 GMT

@Thats Me Your dish sounds healthy. I also wish it had an on/off button, but it's not a problem to just unplug it. I haven't made a recipe from the cookbook yet but have been looking at them. Definitely has some things I will make so believe I'm glad to have gotten it.

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soonersis — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:33:53 GMT

I made the lemon poppy seed cake recipe from the cookbook on Sunday. Since I don't use regular flour or sugar I substituted Bob's Red Mill Paleo flour and Lakanto monk fruit sweetener (same amounts) with everything else the same. Baked with the "Bake" function mode and it came out perfectly. Sprayed the pan with avocado oil and it slipped right out after letting it cool for 5 minutes. Would definitely make this again.