I have used it with pasta. Did not work the greatest, had to add water twice. But it works for old fashioned rolled oats. I use the orange one. 1/2 cup oats, dash of sea salt, and one cup boiling water. Let set about 7 min with lid secure.  What I like is that I can let this sit and get other things done. No babysitting a pan. Have not tried veggies yet.