How To Use An Electric Steamer For Cooking

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How to use an electric steamer for cooking.

Steamed recipes credited as being one of the healthiest cooking techniques the best part is that the process of steaming is easy convenient and quick you don t have to sweat it out in the kitchen to make your plate of perfectly steamed veggies or a fillet of butter garlic fish. Only use electric steamers indoors and on a stable surface like a kitchen counter. Use caution when opening the steamer. Advertisement often steamers are bought for health reasons on the grounds that steaming preserves more vitamins and nutrients than boiling.

An electric steamer can help free up hob space especially when cooking for a lot of people for example at christmas. Steam cooking is a healthy alternative in preparing foods. This 5 1 2 quart electric steamer has two tiers that stack for cooking then nest for more compact storage so it s both large and small. See more ideas about recipes steamer recipes cooking.

Running a steamer dry may overheat the steamer which can damage the equipment and may cause a fire. The benefits are not just of the food retaining its natural smell and color but it also conserves its natural microelements and vitamins. Only use the steamer while water is in the reservoir. You can use just one tier for cooking when you don t have as much food to cook or use both tiers when you re cooking for a crowd the tiers have a removable center divider so you can keep the broccoli from frolicking with the carrots or remove the.

You add the water and the vegetables you plan on steaming close and lock the lid and then select the appropriate setting available on your appliance. When fish is steamed it retains its valuable vitamins and omega 3 fish oils.