Breville BFS600XL manual Variety Cups of Rice Approx Cooking Time Water

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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