Food

Quantity/Yield

Steaming Time

Cook’s Notes

Vegetables

 

 

Diagonal cut, 1 to 1-1/2 inches in length

 

 

• Select crisp, slender, bright green

 

 

 

Green Beans,

 

 

 

 

 

1 pound

12

- 15 minutes

beans.

 

 

Diagonal cut

1-1/2 pounds

14

- 16 minutes

• If beans are to be used for a salad,

 

 

(string beans/

steam until bright green; refresh

 

 

wax beans)

2 pounds

14

- 16 minutes

immediately with iced water, then

 

 

 

(use both trays for larger amounts)

 

 

drain completely before dressing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Steamed sweet potatoes are a

 

 

Potatoes,

1 pound, cut in wedges

18

- 22 minutes

delicious alternative to white potatoes

 

 

for side dishes or salads – full of

 

 

Sweet

 

 

 

 

 

vitamins A & C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Peel potatoes and cut in wedges.

 

 

 

1 pound, cut in wedges

18

- 22 minutes

• Waxy potatoes such as new red or

 

 

Potatoes,

white, Yukon gold (or other yellow

 

 

2 pounds, cut in wedges

20

- 25 minutes

potatoes) and purple potatoes are

 

 

White

 

 

most suitable for steaming.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(use both trays for larger amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Scrub well, peel if desired, and cut

 

 

 

 

 

 

into wedges for best results.

 

 

Snow Peas

1 pound (use second steamer tray)

4

- 5 minutes

• Trim tips and tops.

 

 

2 pounds (use both steamer trays)

5

- 7 minutes

• Choose crisp, bright green pea pods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sugar Snap

1 pound (use second steamer tray)

5

- 7 minutes

• Choose plump, crisp, bright green

 

 

Peas (Edible

pea pods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pod Peas)

2 pounds (use both steamer trays)

6

- 9 minutes

• Trim tips, tops and strings if tough.

 

 

Squash,

 

 

 

• Choose firm, narrow, brightly colored

 

 

 

Summer

1 pound

6

- 8 minutes

squash.

 

 

• Trim root and blossom ends – cut in

 

 

(Yellow or

 

 

2 pounds

7 - 10 minutes

half lengthwise, then into 1/2 - 3/4

 

 

Zucchini)

 

 

inch slices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Wash and remove tough stem;

 

 

 

Acorn, cut in wedges, remove seeds

12

- 15 minutes

remove seeds.

 

 

Squash, Winter

• If steaming halved acorn squash,

 

 

 

Butternut, peel, seed and cube

10

- 12 minutes

place in large steamer tray, cut side

 

 

 

down; increase steaming time to

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 - 30 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cuisinart TCS-60 manual Minutes Beans Diagonal cut, Minutes Immediately with iced water, then, Minutes Trim tips and tops

TCS-60 specifications

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