Blodgett SC-10E, SC-7E manual Cooking Hints, Preparation, Frozen Food Items

COOKING HINTS

Your steamer efficiently cooks vegetables or other foods for immediate serving. Steam cooking should be carefully time controlled. Keep hot food holding-time to a minimum to produce the most appetizing results. Prepare small batches, cook only enough to start serving, then cook additional amounts to meet demand.

Preparation

Prepare vegetables, fruits, meats, seafood, and poultry normally by cleaning, separating, cutting, removing stems, etc. Cook root vegetables in a perforated pan. Other vegetables may be cooked in a perforated pan unless juices are being saved. Liquids can be collected in a solid pan placed under a perforated pan.

Perforated pans are used for frankfurters, wieners, and similar items when juices do not need to be preserved. Solid pans are good for cooking puddings, rice and hot breakfast cereals. Vegetables and fruits are cooked in solid pans in their own juice. Meats and poultry are cooked in solid pans to preserve their juice or return broth.

Canned foods can be heated in their opened cans (cans placed in solid pans), or the contents may be poured into solid pans. DO NOT place unopened cans in the steamer.

Frozen Food Items

Separate frozen foods into smaller pieces to allow more efficient cooking.

Use a pan cover for precooked frozen dishes that cannot be cooked in the covered containers in which they are packed if they require more than 15 minutes of cooking time. When a cover is used, approximately one-third additional cooking time is necessary. Cooking time for frozen foods depends on the amount of defrosting required. If time permits, allow frozen foods to partially thaw overnight in a refrigerator. This will reduce their cooking time.

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