Methods of Cooking
Steaming Steaming is a method of cooking food in steam from boiling water. The food may either be in direct contact with the steam, e.g., when wrapped and placed on a platform in a pot or when the food is steamed in a colander; or it may be in indirect touch or contact with the steam. Methods of Steaming 1) In a steamer-This has a bottom saucepan to hold the water and two or three pans which fit one into the other and into the bottom pan. The food is placed in the pans and the water is kept boiling in the bottom pan. In some steamers, the top pans are perforated to let in the steam. 2) In colander- The water is put in a saucepan and the colander is fitted into the saucepan. The water does not touch the colander which is tightly covered when the food is placed inside. Potatoes, spinach, etc. may be steamed by this method. 3) Between two plates which are placed over a saucepan of boiling water. This is suitable for fillets of fish and other thin pieces of food. 4) In a basin plac