Should You Steam Your Food?
Health experts claim that steaming food is far healthier than conventional cooking methods. Steaming uses boiling water, which gives off steam and cooks the food. There are definitely benefits to steaming. You are going to want to throw away your frying pan and baking tray and have a healthy lifestyle
NO OIL
When you steam your food there is no need for oil. The means that there is immediately a lower fat content than food that has been cooked in oil or butter.
OVER-COOKING and BURNING are AVOIDED
When food is fried, boiled, grilled or oven cooked the chance is greater that it will burned or overcooked. Steamers usually allow you to set a timer so the food doeskin overcook.
NO CROSS FLAVORS
Several types of food can be steam at the same time. This also reduces time and the amount of pot and pans used.
LESS VITAMINS LOST IN THE PROCESS
When vitamins come in contact with boiling water they are damaged. Several studies have shown that steaming leaves your food with a higher vitamin content.
CANCER FIGHTERS ARE LEFT TO FIGHT!
Many foods have glucosinolates, a component that fights cancer. Glucosinolates are destroyed when he food is over cooked. Boiling your food damages 60% of the nutrients and glocosinolates. Your food now has hardly any nutritional value.
4 TIPS TO FOR PROPERLY STEAMING YOUR FOOD
* Place food so there is space around each item so the steam can circulate effectively.
If you overload or stack food it will not evenly cook.
* You only need a small amount of water in the base of the steamer, you dont want it to
close to your food.
* Close the lid tightly and do not open once the process has started, opening lid will
hinder process.
* Parboil all grains first before finishing off the cooking process by steaming.
THIS TUPPERWARE SMART MULTI-COOKER IS GREAT FOR STEAMING
PRODUCT DETAILS
One space-saving design does it all: steam, cook pasta, potatoes, rice and other grains or multi-cook up to three foods at once. Multi-cook a full meal by cooking pasta, potatoes or other veggies in water inside the base, while foods in the shielded and shallow colanders stacked above are cooked with the rising steam. Prepare up to eight cups of cooked rice and up to six cups of pasta, depending on shape.
- Includes Shielded Cover, Grains Seal, Grains Insert, Shallow Colander, Shielded Colander and Base/Water Reservoir
- In Indigo/Snow White/Tokyo Blue
- Dishwasher safe
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
HERE IS A VIDEO SHOWING HOW TO STEAM IN THE MICROWAVE
(I would add seasoning to the food) I have this cooker and it does steam food to perfection)
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