The instructions are very vague with this. Do you only put 1/2" of water in the pan...or enough to touch the cups? Found conflicting results on google
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filling with water until it just touches the bottom of the cups seems to work the best for me.
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Do not put more than about a 1/2 inch in the pan. You do not want to have it touch the cups. I have found that the best way to use this is to jiggle the pan every so often to determine how done the eggs are...
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Just put a half inch of water in the pan, you want to steam the egg. You are only cooking it for a couple of minutes, so don;t run out of water and burn up the pan!
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I actually put water to just below the cups. And that seems to do the trick. I agree the directions are a bit vague, but honestly I think as long as you have water in there your fine. Make sure it has started to boil before putting the tray in with the eggs. Took me a while to get the perfect egg, but I had never made them before so it was a bit of a learning curve, but now they come out perfect. Hope this helps.
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The instruction manual says to use AT LEAST 1/2 cup or more of water when using this cooker to prevent food from sticking.
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I was able to pour 3 quarts of water into the pan, but it was very close to the edge, so would say 2 to 2-1/2 would fit better.
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Did you wait enough time before taking off the lid 'carefully'...all recipe's stress this. I have the 9 and 13 inch pans...this was the BEST recipe I've found, it is for the 13", but the fewer 'specialty' ingredients seem to work better...I searched and cannot find the site, but for the large pan 4 3/4 AP, 1 2/3 water, yeast, 1 Tbl salt, 1 Tbl sugar 1/2 stick butter...that's it...rise in bowl, put in pan cover with wrap till 1/2 inch from top, cover and bake 25 mins 350...carefully remove top..another 20 mins or so (some say check internal temp)..forget the milk, eggs and other stuff...hope it helps
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You can use as little as you want you just need to make sure that the water pan never boils away all the water.
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Even though it is more than I will need, I fill a 2-cup glass measuring cup with water and heat that in the microwave for 3 minutes, then slowly pour over the filter with coffee grinds to fill the cup to the desired level; it is very quick, but you have to watch it. The grinds and the paper filter will absorb some of the water that never makes it into the cup, so you have to allow for that. I measured exact ounces of water when I first received this little device, but ended up with a less than full cup due to absorption.
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I cannot remember, but it said on the box to use like 3 cups of water or so. What I do is I place the egg poachers in the pan and fill the water level until they start to float, then pour a tiny bit out until the poachers no longer float (as they are seated on the metal instead) Make sense? It's better to use too much water than not enough, because it protects your pan. Obviously, the more water you have in there though, the longer it will take it to boil. Probably what we SHOULD do is measure out the correct amount of water and then etch the pan with a line of our own..... I hope this answers your question. If not let me know. I cannot remember, but it said on the box to use like 3 cups of water or so. What I do is I place the egg poachers in the pan and fill the water level until they start to float, then pour a tiny bit out until the poachers no longer float (as they are seated on the metal instead) Make sense? It's better to use too much water than not enough, because it protects your pan. Obviously, the more water you have in there though, the longer it will take it to boil. Probably what we SHOULD do is measure out the correct amount of water and then etch the pan with a line of our own..... I hope this... » Read More I cannot remember, but it said on the box to use like 3 cups of water or so. What I do is I place the egg poachers in the pan and fill the water level until they start to float, then pour a tiny bit out until the poachers no longer float (as they are seated on the metal instead) Make sense? It's better to use too much water than not enough, because it protects your pan. Obviously, the more water you have in there though, the longer it will take it to boil. Probably what we SHOULD do is measure out the correct amount of water and then etch the pan with a line of our own..... I hope this answers your question. If not let me know. « Show Less
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Sorry. I did not keep the unit long enough to answer. I believe you add as much water as cups you want.
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I would suggest contacting Krups for a new cup, since their instructions for filling the cup vary depending not only on whether you want soft, medium or hard eggs, but by how many eggs you are cooking. I was going to try to fill the cup for each variation and then pour the water into a measuring cup to give you the amounts, but the differences are so minimal, I don't think I could be accurate. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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I laughed at the admonition for "gentle pressure" on pushing the plunger down. I, too, have to lean over it and push hard. What works for me is to start out gently - the first inch or so is easy. Then I continue to gently and forcefully keep pushing SLOWLY until the plunger is all the way to the bottom. But isn't it worth it to get the best cup of coffee one can ever drink? I have a Keurig and a Gevalia but neither makes as good a cup as the Aero-Press. I hope this helps. I use a mug that is 3 and 3/4 inches across (outside measurement) and 3 and 3/8 inside measurement. I have never had the mug slip out from under the Aero-Press. I laughed at the admonition for "gentle pressure" on pushing the plunger down. I, too, have to lean over it and push hard. What works for me is to start out gently - the first inch or so is easy. Then I continue to gently and forcefully keep pushing SLOWLY until the plunger is all the way to the bottom. But isn't it worth it to get the best cup of coffee one can ever drink? I have a Keurig and a Gevalia but neither makes as good a cup as the Aero-Press. I hope this helps. I use a mug that is 3 and 3/4 inches across (outside measurement) and 3 and 3/8 inside measurement. I have... » Read More I laughed at the admonition for "gentle pressure" on pushing the plunger down. I, too, have to lean over it and push hard. What works for me is to start out gently - the first inch or so is easy. Then I continue to gently and forcefully keep pushing SLOWLY until the plunger is all the way to the bottom. But isn't it worth it to get the best cup of coffee one can ever drink? I have a Keurig and a Gevalia but neither makes as good a cup as the Aero-Press. I hope this helps. I use a mug that is 3 and 3/4 inches across (outside measurement) and 3 and 3/8 inside measurement. I have never had the mug slip out from under the Aero-Press. « Show Less
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Hi Beryl, I have only used the rice cooker only once because I did not have a rice cup to measure with. When I did try to do an "estimate" it did not turn out well. But there should be instructions in the pamphlet that came with the cooker. In general 1 cup of rice with 1-1/2 cup of water. I have ordered from Amazon a rice cup so I will try again soon.
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If you fill one of the pans to the brim, it will hold approximately 2 and 1/3 cups of water. Of course , how much batter you put in each pan will vary depending on the recipe and recipe instructions.
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Put water in a measuring cup & keep filling the pan until the water reaches the top. That's how you can figure out how muchall of your cake pans can hold. I believe this particular pan is a 12-cup.
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I filled a one cup dry measuring cup with water and poured it into the pan. It filled it to the very top. So it holds exactly one cup of liquid. By filling it with one cup of cut up fruit shouldn't be a problem since fruit can be rounded up some in the middle also.Hope this helps.
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I put about 1/3 cup. I also read thru the responses and add a few shakes of salt. When you put the stick of butter in, make sure it soft and pack it in.
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I have found it doesn't need 2" but it does seem to need approx. 3/4" to an inch. I have tilted my pan a couple of times when there didn't seem to b enough liquid.
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After seeing other answers that were given, I used a set of measuring cups and was able to put in 12 ounces of water. The level came to about 1/2 inch of the top.