From reheating cold soup to steaming a bunch of broccoli, microwave appliances exponentially speed up many kitchen related cooking tasks. However, now you can add pasta cooker to the microwave abilities. This pasta cooker is BPA-free and made with sturdy dishwasher safe material. It has cool touch handles that remain cool to the touch even when pulled straight out of the microwave. Fresh pasta will cook in boiling water for less than half the amount of time than dry pasta," says Manco. Depending on the shape of the pasta, it can take anywhere from one to four minutes for fresh pasta to cook, so be sure to keep a watchful eye on it. It is BPA free so you have no concerns there. You’re your cooking and steaming a breeze with this easy to use microwave cooker. When looking for a pasta pot, I like to use something that can hold at least 8 quarts, but 12 quarts is even better,” Veltri says. This gives you the ability to cook more pasta at once and also contributes to a better consistency.

The Rapid Pasta Cookeris made from high-quality, BPA-free plastic, and even though it features a standard design, it’s one of the options worth trying, thanks to its durability . The glass can withstand high temperatures and is easy to clean. However it does not come with a built in strainer, so you will have to use your own colander. As you may already know, the most durable pots are usually made of stainless steel or anodized aluminum . Unfortunately, these materials aren’t suitable for microwave cooking. It’s a quiet machine, but that might be a downside for some as there is no beep to signal when it’s finished. As there’s no timer, either, there’s no indication of how long it will be till your rice is ready. This piece was edited by Bernadette Machard de Gramont, an L.A.-based writer who specializes in global food and wine content. After a two-year stint at Williams-Sonoma Headquarters in San Francisco, she now researches and tests a variety of cookware, bakeware, and wine tools and interviews field experts for their insight.If you’re planning to use the cooker to prepare a variety of meals, you should keep the extra gadgets that come with your cooker in mind. For instance, the Prep Solution cooker comes with 16 other extremely useful items when preparing different meals.

He likes to call himself a ‘tech freak’ and if you ask him anything about whatever tech-trend is on these days, he will likely go on for hours. The Prep Solution cooker is an all-in-one cooking pot that offers unmatchable versatility beyond being a rapid pasta cooker. It’s a great time saver when it comes to heating meals, cooking rice, and steaming veggies. Not just that, but it comes with all the necessary parts needed for preparing different meals. Cook different pasta shapes like penne, fusilli, angel hair, linguini, macaroni and also ravioli. The pasta cooks from raw in about 8 minutes in the microwave! The As-Seen On TV design features tools for a variety of uses. Cook, steam and boil in this 5-in-1 microwave cooker.The dimensions of the container are 11.5 x 5.63 x 3.5 inches, so it’s wide enough to cook spaghetti, fettuccini, lasagna, as well as smaller pasta like rotini, penne, and Torchio. The Pasta N More Microwave Cooker is another multi-functional pasta cooker that will most likely fulfill your every need. It has a strong build as it’s made from non-softening plastic, is both microwave and dishwasher-safe, and has internal dimensions of 12.5 x 5.75 x 8.5 inches. Basically, it strikes all the right cords. The Lekue Pasta cooker is wide enough for 4 servings with every use, and it’s designed to avoid water overflow inside your microwave. Although it doesn’t come with a separate measurer, there’s a standard measurer inside the container that you can use as a portion guide when needed. As for cooking rice, you can use the included measuring cups and spoons to prepare sufficient quantities and measure different ingredients while preparing various rice recipes . By that, we don’t mean just white rice, but also saffron, cilantro lime, Mexican, lemon herb rice, turmeric rice, and more. The high-quality 3-ply construction provides even heat distribution while the pasta cooks, which will help you to achieve the perfect al dente pasta every time," says Nadia Caterina Munno, author of " The Pasta Queen" cookbook.

Lastly, as one would expect, the Pasta N More Microwave Cooker is 100% BPA-free and holds absolutely no threat to your health whatsoever. You can even use it to store food in the fridge without worrying about any interactions or hazards. How To Choose A Microwave Pasta Cooker There are not many glass pasta cookers available. If your looking to avoid plastic materials, then glass is a great alternative. The all-in-one container measures pasta, cooks pasta in microwave and also drains pasta. Clean up is also a breeze with this no mess container. With a variety of sizes and both gas and electric options available, there is bound to be a dedicated pasta cooker for your commercial kitchen needs.Yet, on the bright side, after using it a couple of times, you’ll be able to have a reasonable estimate of the amount of water needed to avoid dribbles without undercooking your meals. Apart from his passion for technology, Lucas has worked in an appliance store for many years and is also an over-enthusiastic foodie. The Lakeland two-portion rice cooker is small, sturdy and uses intelligent cooking, which requires little intervention to produce great rice. Plus, using the delay timer, it will also make two bowls of porridge while you sleep. The cooker has a small footprint, so it's great when space is tight. We especially love the look and feel of this sturdily built little cooker, and the included three-year guarantee. Cooking white and brown rice takes slightly longer than similar models, but it's worth waiting. Read our full review of the Lakeland two-portion mini electric rice cooker. When dealing with multiple pasta dishes, one usually has to strain the entire pot of water, and then reheat the pot to cook separate pasta dishes,” he explains. “With this insert, you can cook a batch of pasta and pull it out of the water to make room for the next batch of pasta, just like in the restaurants, without losing water.”