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Can rice be cooked in a vegetable steamer?

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I have reheated leftover white rice from a Chinese restaurant in a vegetable steamer basket and it came out wonderful. I've never tried cooking it in one but I'd like to try it sometime.

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What is the difference between the rice steamer and the vegetable steamers?
I would definitely say, a vegetable steamer is for vegetables, and a rice steamer is primarily for rice :D
Can you use a rice cooker as a vegetable steamer?
Yes you can but only if it has a steaming basket and if you are cooking rice at the same time (or put water in the cooking bowl), you'll need steam for steaming obviously!
What can rice be cooked in?
Water
What is a vegetable steamer?
steamer (an appliance for cooking food using steam, usually vegetables)
How is rice cooked?
At first, it is added to boiling water, then simmered for between 25 and 45 minutes depending on what kind of rice it is.