Breville FOOD STEAMER / CUISEUR VAPEUR BFS600XL, Instruction Booklet

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STEAMING GUIDES
VEGETABLE TYpE WEIGHT/MEASUREMENT
TIME TO COOK
AppROXIMATELY
Peas, shelled 1lb/500g (8.5oz/250g shelled) 4-5 minutes
Potatoes, peeled, quartered 2lbs (1kg) 20-25 minutes
Potatoes, whole 2lbs (1kg) 30-35 minutes
Pumpkin, peeled chunks 1lb (500g) 22-25 minutes
Snow Peas 8.5oz (250g) 4-5 minutes
Spinach, English 8.5oz (250g) 5-6 minutes
Spinach 8.5oz (250g) 7-8 minutes
Squash, whole baby 1lb (500g) 10-12 minutes
Sweet Potatoes,1.5cm slices 1lb (500g) 12-15 minutes
Turnips, quartered 1lb (500g) 20-25 minutes
Zucchini, thickly sliced 1lb (500g) 5-6 minutes
All frozen vegetables 1lb (500g) 7-9 minutes
RICE
To cook rice in the food steamer, follow
these simple suggestions:
1. Wash rice in a fine sieve under cold
running water until rice water runs clear.
Drain well.
2. Place measured rice and water quantities
into the rice/sauce cooking bowl.
3. Place the rice/sauce cooking bowl into a
steamer basket.
4. Cover with the lid and set the steamer to
the required steaming time.
5. To produce firmer rice, slightly decrease
the water specified in the rice
cooking chart.
6. For softer rice slightly increase water
quantity and cook a little longer
7. Rice may be seasoned with salt, pepper
or butter after steaming.
VARIETY CUpS OF RICE CUpS OF
WATER
AppROX COOKING TIME
Brown: medium grain ½ cup 1 cup 55-60 minutes
Brown: long grain 1 cup 2 cups 60 minutes
Wild Rice ½ cup 1 cup 55-60 minutes
White: long grain,
Basmati, Jasmine
1 cup 1¼cups 25 minutes
White: medium grain 1 cup 1¼ cups 25-30 minutes