Fasta Pasta The Microwave Cooker
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Fasta Pasta The Microwave Cooker
Customer Review: Just Ordered Two More! Great Stuff!
Summary: 5 Stars
Being of Italian descent, I travel to Italy every year, and pasta is a staple in our family. I was tempted with this product and its great reviews, but skeptical. Just used mine for the first time yesterday and couldn't believe it actually cooked my pasta perfectly, al dente (mushy pasta is the worst)! I just ordered one for my Italian father and my daughter at college. I haven't tried it yet, but it claims to cook rice, potatoes and other vegetables too. I'm satisfied with the pasta results, and that alone is worth it for me. Don't tell my cousins in Italy that I cooked pasta in the microwave...they may not let me in the door next time! :-)
UPDATE: I've bought about 8 of these for family and friends! Here are a few hints: Spaghetti cooks perfectly with no need to stir, but if you cook other shaped pastas, stir after 5 AND 10 minutes(twice). The directions say to stir after 7-10 minutes, but they have already begun to stick together by then. When making french fries, I first put my potatoes in the Fasta Pasta, with water, cook for about 5 minutes and drain. This gives them a head start and the time in the oven is considerable less. My daughter's roommate loves to use this to make Kraft Mac N Cheese. After draining, she puts all the other ingredients in the Pasta Fasta and all is done in this one container. That's it!
Customer Review: Rice and veggies, too
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, the pasta comes out perfectly and a tiresome task is now satisfying and easy, but this unit also works for rice and vegetables. 1/2 cup of Uncle Ben's and water to line 1, plus 15 minutes in my 900 watt microwave produced perfectly cooked rice--better in fact, than my electric rice cooker. Brown rice takes longer and benefits from a stir, but also works.
The leaflet that comes with the unit has recipes for potatoes and broccoli. I have tried the broccoli and again, was very pleased. About 1 cup of broccoli, water to line 1 and 12 minutes delivered perfectly steamed (and nicely green) broccoli. This is different from what the recipe leaflet says since that is for salad and I was making a dinner vegetable. The Fasta Pasta is a multitasker that would make Alton Brown proud.
The greatest advantage I've found to this product is that I can easily and quickly make perfect small servings. Using regular means, I tend to make too much, be it pasta or rice, because I feel I have to maximize the effort and time involved. Unfortunately, I either overeat or find the leftovers growing in the back of the fridge--neither are good options. Being able to quickly and painlessly make only a little is as much an advantage to my perpetual diet as the process is to simple meal preparation. This thing is great.
Customer Review: It actually works!
Summary: 5 Stars
This isn't the first product that I've purchased based on the strenght of Amazon reviews, but it is the most "gimmicky." But on the slim chance that it could work, I was willing to give it a go because I absolutely loathe cooking pasta. Now don't get me wrong...I love to eat it...it's the cooking that I can't stand. The constant wait and taste, wait and taste, wait and taste...and then I invariably wait too long and end up with mush. Ack! I dreamed of something that I could just set into motion, put some sauce on low, then pick up around the house or get a little work done in the office until it was time to eat. Now I have my wish. Pasta is now so convenient that I'm experimenting with my own sauces, trying some new recipes, and just looking forward to cooking with it. My only complaint about the product, and it's a minor one, is that the strainer isn't as efficient as it could be. Because of the design of the lid, a bit of water gets easily trapped at the bottom of the strainer and can't exit because it's either hung up around the lip of the lid and clinging to dear life or because it can't reach the first slot in order to exit. As a result, you get about two tablespoons or so of water if you dump directly to your plate. If you're like me and don't like the excess water, a quick drop in a colander does the trick.Customer Review: I use it all the time - great for college students or singles
Summary: 5 Stars
I first bought this several years ago from a local gourmet supermarket. Since I live alone, I wanted something handy to make 1-2 servings for myself. It DOES work for 3 or a scant 4, but the pasta might get a little gummy. But on those occasions, just use a regular pot.
Advantages:
- don't need to wait for water to boil first so it IS a bit faster.
- can pop it into the microwave; don't even need to stand over it to stir the pasta (an advantage in the summer in Phoenix, even with A/C).
- you don't even need a separate colander.
- you can then put the cooker in the dishwasher (I hate washing dishes!)
- IT WORKS GREAT!
I've since bought a second one so I can have one in the dishwasher & one ready to use (TOLD YOU I hate washing dishes!).
Follow the instructions; works perfectly as described not only for pasta of many types, but also for rice.
I've since bought one for each of my kids (college students). Believe me, my daughter could mess up boiling water (she'd forget it was boiling)...she DID almost burn the house down once when she set the toaster oven at 60 (6-0) minutes instead of 6 for a frozen bagel (hope she doesn't read this....).
Anyway, both kids love theirs, and so far she hasn't burned down her studio apt.
Customer Review: The Best Thing I've Purchased in Years!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had my Fasta Pasta cooker for about six months now and I wanted to tell everybody else who is considering buying one this: BUY IT!!! BUY IT NOW!!!!
It does exactly what it says it does, better than I ever imagined. Everything about it is so simple, my helpless teenage son has started cooking his own pasta without making a mess or screwing it up!!! (You have NO IDEA how amazing that is.) We have never yet had a batch cook over in the microwave and none of it ever sticks in the cooker. You can practically wipe it clean when you're done. Pasta comes out perfect for us every time; never under cooked or over cooked.
It's really great when I come in tired from work to be able to toss a couple of servings of pasta in the microwave to cook while I take a shower. No more endless waiting for giant pots of water to boil on the stove (It's ninety degrees outside. My air conditioner really doesn't need the extra work.), no more standing guard over said pots in case of nasty boil-overs. Save those gallons of water and all that electricity you're wasting. Quit spending your life hovering over that pot, go read a book, take a shower, talk to your family, watch TV or buy more crap on Amazon!
I just can't wait to see the joy on my son's face when I give him one for graduation...