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ksia

Joined: 17 May 2006
Posts: 2320
Location: Mayenne, France

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 07 4:18 pm Post subject: Steamers

A friend recently passed on an unused steamer..with no instructions!

So can anyone help please with..

1. How does it work???

2. What do you use your's for?

I've heard it's the best way to do fresh veg and keep all the taste and goodness. Or is your's one of those things now cluttering up your kitchen and gathering dust?

I'm veggie so would prefer veggie ideas - though my partner eats fish so I'll perhaps let him use it from time to time...

Thanks
K

MarkS

Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 2626

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 07 6:06 pm Post subject:
water in the bottom - the bit thats just like a pan - usually with spuds in. veg in the pans with holes in and bung them on top. apply heat. steam rises through the apparatus and cooks the veg without boiling and diluting the flavour.

jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28237
Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 07 6:31 pm Post subject:
Our certainly does not gather dust

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 07 6:36 pm Post subject:
I was given one a few years ago but never got round to using it as I had no instructions or recipes

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 07 6:55 pm Post subject:
You're talking about an electric one aren't you. Not the ones that I have - bamboo or metal flower type of thingy

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 07 8:16 pm Post subject:
I never cook veggies without one now - they have a different taste to being bolied (better in my opinion), I also cook a lot of fish in mine - whether it is an electric one or a stove top one the principle is the same - as others have said, water in the bottom and pile the tiers up in order of how long things need to cook with the longest cooking time being nearest the water

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35057
Location: Devon

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 07 8:44 pm Post subject:
Steamed treacle pudding mmmm!

ksia

Joined: 17 May 2006
Posts: 2320
Location: Mayenne, France

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 07 12:00 pm Post subject:
Yes electric! Ok thanks - I'll experiment.

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 07 1:29 pm Post subject:
can anyone give me any ideas of cooking times?

Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 15922
Location: Earth

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 07 1:42 pm Post subject:

2steps wrote:

can anyone give me any ideas of cooking times?

For veg, depends how you like it I guess. I tend to only do most veg that can be eaten raw for somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes I guess, but we do like our veg with a bit of bite left to it.

I can't remember exactly how long I do potatoes for, I think it's about 15 minutes, but I tend to check them for cookedness and go with the flow

I do a cabbage-wrapped chicken fillet thing in the steamer too, but I tend to do that for about 30 mins, then I'm a bit paranoid about chicken.

For asparagus, I only tend to steam it for 3 or 4 minutes.

thos

Joined: 08 Mar 2005
Posts: 1139
Location: Jauche, Duchy of Brabant (Bourgogne-ci) and Charolles, Duchy of Burgundy (Bourgogne-�a)

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 07 2:16 pm Post subject:
We do most of our veg that way. We generally set it for 30m and put things like peas in half way through. I would start at 15m and if the vegs aren't done to your taste keep them on longer. Be careful with carrots. They will stain the plastic. Ours (Braun) has a black insert for carrots, and the stain has never come out of one of our white trays since Terri forgot the insert once.

Caz

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 22
Location: Mendips Somerset

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 07 2:59 pm Post subject:
I regually use my electric steamer, to steam veggies for my baby daughter, as it keeps all the nutrients in the food. I wouldnt be without mine now. I dont very often use our to steam our veggies though - should do really, i'm just to lazy as its an extra thing to wash up! Washing up is evil!

Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 15922
Location: Earth

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 07 3:20 pm Post subject:

Caz wrote:

Washing up is evil!

That's what husband's are for, Caz

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 07 5:32 pm Post subject:
thanks fee and thos roughly is great, I just didn't wanna end up with cooked meat and raw spuds

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