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

APPROX COOKING TIME

 

 

WATER

 

 

 

 

 

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,

1 cup

1¼cups

25 minutes

Basmati, Jasmine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White: medium grain

1 cup

1¼ cups

25-30 minutes

 

 

 

 

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Breville BFS600XL manual Variety Cups of Rice Approx Cooking Time Water

BFS600XL specifications

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