Questions tagged [steaming]
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Does poaching or steaming oily fish cause it to loose most of its oils like boiling?
I imagine something like boiling causes most of the oil in oily fish to be released into water.
What about steaming and poaching? I would imagine it is the same because by the time the entire fish is ...
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Are high-starch potatoes hard (low-starch soft)?
As the season progresses a potato changes e.g. an Ilam Hardy early in the season (October) is quite waxy. A mid season Ilam Hardy is a good general purpose potato, while towards the end of the season ...
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How high do you stack mussels in the pot, and how much liquid if any?
I sometimes make clams for appetisers, but they are hard to find where I live, while blue mussels are easier to find and very cheap. The only problem is they are only sold in 1kg quantities, and last ...
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Does the dum cooking process truly impact taste and texture, or is it merely a longstanding tradition?
While making biryani I find a lot of hype surrounding the "dum" cooking process. This involves:
Pre-cooking the meat and rice separately.
Mixing them together at the last minute into a ...
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Can I steam Kao Fu in a steam oven?
I recently made kao fu from this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwFhvy3ug3M. From what I can tell it's just seitan with added yeast for the rise
I steamed it in the largest sauce pan I have, ...
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Is it possible to find an above-pot steamer that's as efficient as an inside-pot steamer?
My experience with steaming vegetables is that a no-name
insert, such as the one in the left of the image, inside a nice-brand covered pot steams vegetables very quickly (carrots in 5 min, green beans ...
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How to properly season or marinate steamed potatoes?
When boiling potatoes, most guidance is to heavily salt the water which in turn internally seasons the potatoes.
When it comes to steamed potatoes, I’ve achieved fine results salting after they’ve ...
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La Classico Stainless Steel Stock Pot and Multi purpose steamer
Has anyone seen steamer without holes on the bottom but the holes are the side instead of the steam trays? The side of the trays is double layer to accommodate for the steam holes. I’m looking for ...
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How do I make boiled or steamed veggies and meat taste good – without fatty condiments?
Oil and frying naturally brings out the flavor. I'm so used to it! But now I can't fry for health reasons and I can't to begin to imagine how to get satisfying results with boiling, stewing and ...
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Can the dumming step of biryani be skipped by pressure cooking biryani rice and chicken separately and mixing them after cooling?
Although I figured out the right amount of water and salt for making biryani, at times, it still gets messed up if the amount of water in the cooked chicken is too high or if the rice cooking duration ...
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How does the idli or dosa preparation process help in ensuring it is cooked and the bacteria+yeast are killed?
Background:
If I use two or three cups of rice to prepare rice in a pressure cooker, I have to add plenty of water, pressure-cook it until one whistle and wait for around 1.5 hours until I open the ...
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Can you steam a potato for too long?
There are several questions which cover overboiling a potato, where you would excessively hydrate it. However when it's being steamed this seems to not occur, and in other overcooking settings you are ...
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Can you steam eggs with other food? Is this healthy? [duplicate]
I cooked eggs on top of potatoes and I was wondering if this was a wrong thing to do.
Edit: it isn't duplicate, it is about steaming not boiling.
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double boiler (temp?)
It seems that almost everywhere, I see the advice to keep the top of a double boiler away from the water in the bottom--with the explanation that the top will get too hot if it touches or is semi-...
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Does blanching cause loss of mass/weight in the vegetable?
Let's say I am water-blanching 100g of green beans. After the blanching process will the resulting weight be less than 100g?
I aim to dehydrate the blanched 100 g of green beans. Will dehydrating ...
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Is it safe to continue using a pot that has steamed dry?
I was making steamed chicken soup in a clay pot, and think I may have steamed/simmered the larger stock pot dry. My arrangement was like so: I had a large stock pot with a few cups of water in it (an ...
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Does food steamer require ventilation
I am considering getting a food steamer but I don't have access to a kitchen. I have a microwave in my room but I think I could use a steamer as well to cook vegetables. I've never used a steamer ...
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Why does cooking fewer eggs require more water/steam?
I have purchased a Nutri-Q 34360 Healthy Eating Egg Boiler:
How does it work? - The eggs are cooked through hot steam. The instructions will guide you on the amount of water that is required ...
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What are the safety and warranty implications of steaming bread in a domestic oven?
There are lots of recipes online that suggest mimicking commercial bread ovens by using a water bath and or ice cubes to create a hot, steamy baking environment. I have always been very wary of doing ...
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Does the inside of a lid used to cook rice or steam vegetables have anything besides water on it?
After cooking rice or steaming vegetables the inside of the lid used to cover the pot has water droplets on it - is it just water or do elements of the food make the lid "dirty" and require ...
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How to prevent scorching and sticking when boil soy milk
So long story short, I really like making tofu at home and I have done it a lot of times. I am pretty happy with my end results, but the boiling soy milk part always bothers me.
No matter how much I ...
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Is steaming causing food to lose more flavor than baking?
I made two banana nugget with two different method. For those who have never heard one, that basically a thin (3 cm thick in a pan of 5x5 cm) banana cake with a lot more banana than flour.
One is ...
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Stove-steamed rice gets burnt on bottom
I've followed one of those countless videos on YouTube about steam-cooking rice on stove, particularly this one: How to Cook Rice Perfectly Every Time | Stovetop Method | Easy Asian Cooking
But three ...
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Why did my salmon turn brown when I steamed it?
A few months ago I took out a wild salmon fillet I had in the freezer and left it to thaw for about 15 minutes in water. After it had partially thawed to the point where it wasn't hard, I filled my ...
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Steaming while boiling food
Can you use the steam from boiling one thing to cook something else?
E.g. Boiling potatoes and steam broccoli in the same pot at the same time.
Thank you!
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How does water behave in Dutch oven baking?
Recently I made a research about how steam works in baking. I found four main functions:
Steam condenses and keeps the dough surface cool, preventing the crust to form too soon, what could hinder the ...
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Steaming and steam temperature
With a boiling pot of water with lid on, can I get different steam temperature? This is without the use of a pressure cooker.
I understand the phase change process of water to steam and that steam ...
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How can I bake muffins without an oven?
In the Big Man's Blog, there's a recipe for Banana Bread Muffins, which I'd love to make. The problem is the very first item below, since I have no oven. I have a microwave and an induction stove (and ...
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Why my Biriyani gets mushy when I cook for 30/35 mins (suggested by lot of chefs)
I am trying to make some Kachhe Biriyani (Cooked with raw meat and half cooked rice).
For that I am using following ingredients.
600 gm, Lamb
4 tbsp, Ghee
160 gm, Onion
70.00 gm, Raw Papaya
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How to soft boil eggs with a countertop egg steamer?
Having misplaced the custom measuring cup for an "egg steamer" device, not quite sure how to steam eggs. Desired result:
so that:
The perfect soft-boiled egg should have firm, custard-like whites ...
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Does adding baking soda to steam sweet potatoes in a pressure cooker help with caramelization?
I recently discovered that adding baking soda to increase Ph in a pressure cooker promotes the Maillard reaction (see article, and this answer), and I want to try this with steamed sweet potatoes.
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What is the proper cooking time for steaming whole stone crabs? Is there any reason to avoid them?
In several pages of Google results, I found no information at all on cooking time, average market prices, recipes, etc. for whole stone crabs. I made my own estimation for cooking time last time I ...
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Electric Steam Cooker
I'm planning to purchase an Electric steam cooker, however, I'm concerned that the plastic surface which comes in contact with the food will eventually leach into the food.
Is it just better to use ...
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Why does water always boil over when steaming shrimp?
Normally, with some typical amount of water, when steaming vegetables my steamer never boils over.
However, when I steam shrimp, it seems like no matter how low I keep the heat or how little water I ...
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How to tell if a vegetable steamer contains titanium
How do I find out why steamers sometimes have titanium, and which ones, if so? Also, why is it there in the first place?
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No Knead Bread comes out a tad gummy only in the center
I’m using 200g Bread flour, 50g Whole Wheat flour , 50g All-purpose flour, and 60g Rye. I add 2.25tsp of yeast, 2tsp sea salt, and 1.5cups filtered tap water.
I let it rise overnight or at least ...
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How is starch content of some vegetables reduced by cooking?
How is starch content reduced by cooking vegetables? Are the starch molecules simply broken apart?
For example, this study showed a reduction in starch in sweet potato by cooking.
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Can a cast-iron casserole be used for steaming?
I just got my first cast-iron cookware -- a 2.5qt casserole (similar to the Le Creuset ones, but a fair bit cheaper). I understand that cast-iron cookware has some caveats regarding cleaning and ...
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Is a blowtorch suitable for browning/caramelising steamed food?
I have started using a microwave steamer to quickly cook the bulk of meals, including mushrooms, gem squash, sausages, steak. These specific examples are extra tasty when browned or caramelised (that ...
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Imparting flavor to steamed vegetables
What flavors, when added to the steaming water can impart its flavor to vegetables being steamed? I know ginger has some water soluble compounds. What else is similar?
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Water came out cloudy after steaming chicken, is it cosidered a broth?
I was surprised since the chicken never touched the water but I guess it dropped some of its juices in it, I was doing a small batch and I tried to taste it but after adding some salt it just tasted ...
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Rigging equipment for steaming large amounts at once
I am making steamed BBQ pork buns for a work potluck. I have some steamer equipment, but small scale. I'm looking at making 60+ buns, and would really like to cook them as quickly as possible the ...
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Steaming with oil instead of water
Can you cook some foods just placing them in a metal frame above hot oil? In the same way as steaming vegetables, but with oil. Is that a thing?
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Xmas Pudding put in microwave by mistake for 5 minutes
I put the wrong bowl in the microwave and cooked my raw xmas pudding mix for 4 mins. It was meant to be steamed for 8 hours tomorrow. It’s now pale and semi cooked. What shall I do?
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Preparing large cherrystone clams
I was tempted last week-end by Cherrystone clams.
They were large and with heavy shells.
Reading about them, there were supposed to eaten raw; I tried to open one of them with an oyster knife, and ...
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Water collects around cooked idlis in my steamer
I am running into a problem where water collects around my cooked idlis. I have used the steamer for about 7 years with no issues. All of a sudden, I am seeing that the top most idly tier is fine ...
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Microwave steaming - venting/holes optional?
I see a lot of cooking videos where vegetables like carrots are steamed in the microwave, and the bowl is covered with what looks like a pretty tight lid without any vents/holes. For instance this one....
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How to infuse flavors into steamed vegetables? [duplicate]
Tried to put 5 smashed garlic cloves in boiling water in a hope to get the spanich flavoured but failed. Spanich was being steamed in that vessel.
I intend to steam cook mushrooms, spanich, green ...
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Steamed chicken soup [closed]
I just made some steamed chicken breasts in a multicooker. Naturally, I still have water used for steaming in the bowl. It smells like and even looks like chicken soup. I'm not sure if it's good to ...
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Is it sensible to add steamed vegetables to a vegetable curry to reduce cooking time?
The objective is to make an Indian mixed vegetable curry like this one. However, the last time I tried it, I had used more vegetables than what the recipe specifies, and needed to cook it for around ...
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