Pasta Boat Microwave Pasta Cooker 1 ea
Pasta Boat Microwave Pasta Cooker 1 ea
- The all-in-one tool to cook, serve and strain your pasta!
- Cooks, drains, serves and stores
- Free Bonus steamer rack INCLUDED
- Recipe book INCLUDED
As Seen on TV
Perfect Pasta every Time
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List Price: $ 9.99
Price: $ 5.97
Masterbuilt 20070106/20070910 30-Inch Electric Smokehouse Smoker, Black
- 2-1/2-cubic-foot electric smoker with powder-coated steel exterior
- 4 smoking racks; push-button digital control panel; 24-hour timer; auto shut-off
- Thermostat-controlled electric temperature; insulated for energy-efficient cooking
- Air damper; side-loading wood tray; removable drip pan and rear-mounted grease pan
- Measures approximately 19-1/2 by 18-2/7 by 34 inches
Known for quality and innovation, Masterbuilt’s cooking products set the standard. With a powder-coated steel outer body, Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse comes with four smoking racks that allow ample room for turkey, sausage, chicken, ham, pork, fis
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List Price: $ 356.92
Price: $ 179.00
Review by Thomas A. Pulaski for Pasta Boat Microwave Pasta Cooker 1 ea
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After reading online all the horror stories from people who tried to order the Pasta Boat from a TV ad and were not told of the silly outragious shipping charges till AFTER they placed the order. I went here to Amazon and got it with normal Fedex charges alittle over $3.00. It came yesterday and I tried it today with no complaints. I did stop the micro a minute short of the full time suggested just to check and it was more than enough. I made 2 servings.
Review by Melanie Russell for Pasta Boat Microwave Pasta Cooker 1 ea
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I bought mine from CVS, and I tried it today. I live alone, and HATE to cook, but I love spaghetti. When my husband was alive, I made it often. It was too much trouble to make it just for myself.
I measured out two servings, and cooked it 13 minutes in the microwave.
The pasta came out perfect. I would highly recommend this.
Melanie
Review by Walter A. Grzelewski for Pasta Boat Microwave Pasta Cooker 1 ea
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I got one last week. Small booklet of instructions and recipes is a joke. The Pasta Boat can only cook 4 cups of pasta at a time. That means a normal 16oz. box of pasta will take you approx. 1 hour to cook because you have to do it in two batches. The only lasagna instructions is 15 noodles, 18 minutes. Gee, how did they get 15 noodles to fit? Mine only holds 9…standing on the side. The picture on the box shows lasagna noodles laying flat. Impossible! No manicotti or giant stuffed shell instructions.
And they don’t tell you what microwave wattage they used. You have nothing to compare against. 4 cups of pasta and 27 minutes cooking time don’t mean anything other than taking a chance of over/under cooking on your first attempt.
And the booklet itself mentions two websites to go to for additional instructions, warnings, recipes. Right.
One web site doesn’t work, the other takes you back to order another Pasta Boat. Tried contacting the company, there “Contact Company” button doesn’t work.
Review by L. Keller for Pasta Boat Microwave Pasta Cooker 1 ea
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I have to admit I was skeptical, but the Pasta Boat is as simple as it claims – no muss, no fuss, perfect pasta. I did two servings of whole wheat linguini for my first trial and it was done to perfection in 15 minutes and did not boil over or make a mess. I’m sold – I’ll never go back to cooking pasta on the stove….
Review by Ruth Ann for Pasta Boat Microwave Pasta Cooker 1 ea
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The pasta boat did not work for me. Pasta became mushy after following instructions.
Review by Shazam for Masterbuilt 20070106/20070910 30-Inch Electric Smokehouse Smoker, Black
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The Masterbuilt smoker is a wonderful product for the price. Whether you’re new to smoking, or an experienced smoker who wants a less hands on, labor intensive smoke, this is simply the best you can get for the $$.
Pros:
1. Digital thermometer: If you’ve smoked much, you know keeping the smoker at the right temperature is often what takes the most attention. As an electric smoker with a built in thermometer, you can set your preferred temperature and then just focus on keeping the woodtray filled, the contents mopped, and you’re good to go. (You will still want to use a digital thermometer on the meats themselves to check their internal temperatures, but that’s a different matter.)
2. Well insulated: Unlike a traditional side smoker, bullet or most other form factors, the masterbuilt is nicely chunky and really doesn’t care overly what the outside temperature is at (within reason)
3. Capacity: Four racks (though with chickens, big roasts, shoulders and ribs you may only end up using two at a time. Still, I’ve loaded it up 30+lbs of meat at a time which for a product that often drops under $200 when on sale, is not bad at all.
4. Economy: It runs on electricity and with small amounts of wood relatively speaking. Rather than going through large amounts of wood and charcoal, you have a much more affordable smoke, which if you want to smoke regularly (or smoke small batches) is great.
5. Customer Support: You’ll find repeated reviews of this online, but Masterbuilt’s customer support is second to none. Its hard to find companies that stand behind their products the way Masterbuilt does. If something is defective, they will fix it with little to no questions asked.
So why don’t I give it a 5 stars?
1. Size: Masterbuilt has a 40″ version, but it is very hard to find. Really, if they made the 40″ the standard, that extra little bit of space would allow you to use all four racks more often even with larger cuts.
2. Temperature Range: The Masterbuilt only goes up to 275. This is excellent for red meats which will often cook between 220 and 250 and fish, but not as good for poultry, where you want it up to 350 to get the fat in the skin to render (and avoid chewy skin).
3. Power: The Masterbuilt’s electric heater sometimes doesn’t seem to have quite enough oomph if you really load it with meat. I’ve had a hard time keeping the temp up when its full. There are people online who add their own heating elements to help boost it.
4. Needs direct plug: Masterbuilt requires you plug directly into an outlet. So, given the relatively short electrical cable that means you need to install an outdoors outlet if you believe them. I did use it fine with an industrial extension cord, but talking to their customer support, they felt it might be a reason for problem #3 above.
So, what do you have? A great form factor for a smoker, with good capacity, that maintains a set temperature, with multiple racks for different products, and that gives a consistently result. On the other hand, they have a slightly larger product that is only distributed much more limitedly, and they have odd limitations on the product based on max temp and wattage to the heating element. Given the price difference between the Masterbuilt and its nearest competitors, perhaps these limitations are forgivable. I still regularly recommend it to friends, and have many, including some who run a couple of well respected restaurants loving the products that come out.
Things I’d love to see from Masterbuilt as aftermarket products or even just upgrades:
1. External smoke box that attaches to the wood feed hole, so that you can do cold smokes for sausages, cheeses and salmon and other products.
2. A higher wattage heating element that can be swapped out for the standard one.
3. A higher max temperature so I don’t need to take the chickens and game hens out 30 minutes before done and toss them in the oven to crisp the skins.
Regardless, to come full circle. If you want to dabble in smoking and are intimidated (which is easy), this is a perfect smoker to make things easy. And if you are experienced in smoking and just want to have either a more affordable smoke so you can do it more often, or a less labor intensive one, once in a while, this is the perfect supplement to your existing set up.
Review by Robert D. Simmons for Masterbuilt 20070106/20070910 30-Inch Electric Smokehouse Smoker, Black
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Hello Folks,
I read all the product reviews and agree that this is one great smoker, no need for me to post, the subject is well documented.
However I would like to comment on the customer service I encountered when I had a problem with my unit. I use my MES often, and long smokes 12-14 hrs. are common. A couple of weeks ago I had a problem with my heating system. This smoker is almost 2 years old and well beyond warranty, my thinking was to contact Masterbuilt and see if they would give me a good price on the parts I need for the repair. Well as it turned out Masterbuilt is replacing my smoker with a new one.
In these times when customer service is usually an outsourced formality it’s reassuring to do business with a company still takes care of the customers.
I recommend Masterbuilt without reservation.
Review by J. Richter for Masterbuilt 20070106/20070910 30-Inch Electric Smokehouse Smoker, Black
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This is a good product…until it breaks. My heating element went out so I thought it would be simple to get a replacement. I was wrong. The sympathetic people in Customer Support told me the heating element cannot be replaced. The entire unit except for the racks and electronic control had to be replaced. They said they could not quote me a cost since they had no replacement units in stock but hoped to get some in stock “in a few months”. So if you buy this product expect to throw it away in a year or so!
Review by J Grant for Masterbuilt 20070106/20070910 30-Inch Electric Smokehouse Smoker, Black
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A friend of mine has a Masterbuilt smoker that looks very similar to this one and it works very well. His experience, along with everything I’ve read is very positive for all Masterbuilt smokers, with the notable exception of heating element replacement. Given that, my decision on which model to purchase will be based on whether the heating element can be replaced without replacing a large segment of the smoker.
From my research it seems the heating element is the one part that’s most likely to fail, so you’d expect them to be replaceable. After reading in these Amazon reviews that the heating element of this model may not be replaceable, I swapped e-mail with a Masterbuilt rep and here’s what I found.
The rep claimed the heating element can be replaced on all of their smokers, although some require a new body assembly – and replacement parts are no longer made or stocked for some of their older models. All of the electric smokers sold on their website allow for replacement of just the heating element. The heating element of this model (#20070106) requires a new body. (sixty bucks plus s&h)
The rep made it clear that model #20070910 is their newest ‘standard’ 30″ electric smoker, and it does allow for easy replacement of just the heating element. It’s hard to find on their website, so just search the web for the model #.
The rep also told me there’s no way to know when a particular smoker, and thus replacement parts, will be phased out. She said some of their models have been sold for over five years, implying that’s a long time.
The following models were mentioned in our correspondence.
30″ Electric Smokers
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> Model #20070106; sold here on Amazon.
For heating element replacement, you must replace the entire body – and the customer can do this. The cost for the new body is $60.00 plus shipping and handling.
> Model #20070110; smoker with window and meat probe
The heating element alone can be replaced by the customer.
> Model #20070910; standard 30″ edition
The heating element alone can be replaced by the customer.
40″ Electric Smokers
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> Model #20070710; smoker with window and meat probe
The heating element alone can be replaced by the customer.
The rep I corresponded with was very helpful, and I still plan on purchasing a Masterbuilt smoker – just not this one.
Review by T. Spencer for Masterbuilt 20070106/20070910 30-Inch Electric Smokehouse Smoker, Black
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March 2010 UPDATE: I am SO VERY glad Amazon allows for editing and changing reviews. After having this thing for just over a year, it has quit working. Research has led me to find out they have VERY poorly made wiring which results in shorting out. Mine was difficult to get started this morning, then it went out completely. It gets power but the heating element is kaput, probably due to wiring issues. Masterbuilt will do NOTHING about this!!!! I am surprised we haven’t heard of this thing setting houses on fire from being too close during use. This was a GREAT product when it worked, and was used less than 20 times over the past year since it was new. I humbly apologize for my initial glowing review. This is a BAD product.