I am not a professional cook. Spray steamer basket with a spray oil before using it. When steaming vegetables, simply wash them under running water, peel if needed & remove any bad spots, then cut into small chunks. Add water to the pot to just reach the bottom of the basket. Watch and make sure the water does not dissipate completely. Place the prepared vegetables in the steamer basket taking care not to put so many in that the lid can't be used. Cover with lid, and bring to a boil. Turn heat down to med-low and steam until vegetables are the degree of doneness that you enjoy. Remove from pot & add seasoning.
To cook vegetables by steamimg which leaves more taste.
By following the instructions in the book
Yes you can
vegetables
I will blanch the vegetables in simmering water briefly before I add them to the pan.The face of a tourist would invariably blanch when he encountered a rattlesnake.
It is used for steaming vegetables.
I would definitely say, a vegetable steamer is for vegetables, and a rice steamer is primarily for rice :D
You can, but you have to make sure you have enough,liquid with them, but not too much or they will be mushy. I suggest a steamer instead. I do frozen vegetables in a steamer all the time. They turn out perfect.
Blanching works by quickly cooking the food and then quickly stopping the cooking progress. This is usually stopped using ice water.
The jice maker only does minimal quantities while the steamer can handle higher volumes. The juice steamer can be used for juice, jams and jellies from fruits, berries and vegetables.
to steam vegetable and other stuff like other vegetables.
The electric steamer is most commonly used to steam rice to perfection. You can also use it to steam vegetables as well. It is consider by some to be one of the most versatile tools in the kitchen. It locks in the nutrients of the food in, rather then reducing it to a pile of mush.
Blanch salt pork (or any food) by boiling it for 2-4 minutes and them removing it from heat.
When blanching food, you cook it partially. This insure that vegetables does not go soggy, stay crunchy, food retains it colour (especially green vegetables) and over cooking certain food can make it tough, for instance squid. Restaurants blanch the vegetables before service and then dip it in ice water. The ice water stopping the cooking process. When a portion of vegetables is needed, it is sauteed in a pan, this saves cooking time when the orders need to go out.
The qualities of a good vegetable steamer would be that it can steam vegetables quickly, cooks them throughly, is energy efficient, and cost effective.