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    Cooking lentils in a Zojirushi

    Hi Princess, I'm assuming you ordered both books. I did too. I feel a comment or two is warranted on Roger Ebert's "The Pot and How to Use It." It's a great companion book to "The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook." Kinda like a teeter-totter - they balance each other. Compared to Beth's...
  2. J

    Cooking lentils in a Zojirushi

    Zojirushi Lentil Update #2 Recently, I posted a query regarding cooking lentils in a Fuzzy Logic Zojirushi Rice Cooker. I was led to believe "Porridge" was the only safe setting for the likes of lentils - or run the risk of a boil-over. So, that's where I started. Then, I purchased Beth...
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    Cooking lentils in a Zojirushi

    Hi Princess et al., Update on my cooking lentils in a 3-cup Zojirushi. The only info I had was try a 2:1 ratio {1 cup lentils/2 cups water} and try Porridge setting. {Info from Zojirushi indicated 'Porridge' cooked at a lower temperature} So, this morning I purchased 4-bags of lentils...
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    Cooking lentils in a Zojirushi

    Princess, Thanks for responding. I agree, 'Porridge' is probably the best setting - it's not as hot as the 'Rice' settings {I'm pretty sure}. I emailed Zojirushi and asked them, thinking maybe they had 'been there - done that.' I did receive a reply - a PC safe answer. "We recommend you cook...
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    Cooking lentils in a Zojirushi

    Hi, I have a Zojirushi NS-LAC05 Rice Cooker. I normally use it for cooking steel cut oats. I've 'discovered' lentils and several folks have likened lentil cooking to rice cooking. If cooking lentils is doable, could someone suggest the Zojirushi cooker settings - and the ratio of water to...
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