How to Use a Pasta Steamer

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How to Cook Pasta in a Steamer | More
Published: 9 years ago by Barry Chow | permalink
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Pasta steamers are a convenient way to cook noodles, especially if you are preparing a meal for a large number of people. Although they are called steamers, the pots cook pasta in boiling water similar to any other pot. The difference is that a pasta steamer includes a basket that holds the pasta while it is submerged in the pot of water, allowing...

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/456620-how-to-cook-pasta-in-a-steamer/ ^[1]

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How to Cook Spaghetti Using a Pasta Pot & Colander Insert | LIVESTRONG.COM More
Published: 9 years ago by Flavia Barreto | permalink
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The colander insert you find along with pasta pots is supposed to make draining the pasta much easier than holding the pot over a sink. Instead of trying to simultaneously drain the water and stop the pasta from falling into the sink, all you have to do is lift up the colander insert. The pasta pot itself is just a large pot to which the colander...

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/427718-how-to-cook-spaghetti-using-a-pasta-pot-colander-insert/ ^[2]

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Using a Pasta Insert as a Steamer Basket - Cookware - Chowhound More
Published: 9 years ago by Bruce Meagher | permalink
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Page 1 of Using a Pasta Insert as a Steamer Basket - I have a pot that came with a steamer basket and a pasta insert. But sometimes, I find that the basket is too small for things like dungeness crabs,

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How much water to put in my pasta pot? More
Published: 9 years ago by Marcus Verol | permalink
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My pasta pot/steamer did not come with directions telling me how full to make it. It seems to boil over or not have enough water to cover the pasta. It is a large pot with the pasta strainer incl...

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How to Use a Pasta Pot | eHow More
Published: 9 years ago by David GD | permalink
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A pasta pot is a device that many foodies use because it often makes cooking pasta simpler. A pasta pot consists of one large pot with a smaller pot that fits inside. This smaller pot has many small holes throughout, making it similar to a strainer. The idea behind a pasta pot is to eliminate the potentially dangerous action of pouring boiling hot...

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Amazon.com: Cuisinart 77-412 Chef's Classic Stainless 4-Piece 12-Quart Pasta/Steamer Set: Stock Pot: Kitchen & Dining More
Published: 9 years ago by Sylvain De Ly | permalink
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Cook and Strain Pasta in the Same Pot More
Published: 9 years ago by Lamine ferhat | permalink
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You can certainly cook pasta in any large pot then use a colander to strain it, but a pasta strainer or cookware straining set can make it more convenient. It could also save a little time on some cleanup.

For further reading: http://housewares.about.com/od/cookware/fl/Pasta-Steamer-or-Pot-Definition-and-Use.htm ^[7]

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1. http://www.livestrong.com/article/456620-how-to-cook-pasta-in-a-steamer/

2. http://www.livestrong.com/article/427718-how-to-cook-spaghetti-using-a-pasta-pot-colander-insert/

3. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/895256

4. http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/19958/how-much-water-to-put-in-my-pasta-pot

5. http://www.ehow.com/how_7518643_use-pasta-pot.html

6. http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-77-412-Classic-Stainless-12-Quart/dp/B0000UV01S

7. http://housewares.about.com/od/cookware/fl/Pasta-Steamer-or-Pot-Definition-and-Use.htm