Also, where can I find sites that contain healthy recipes done using steamers?
2007-01-11 19:41:00 · 6 answers · asked by ana 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Steamer....
Consists of an upper pot with a mesh or perforated bottom that fits into a larger pot, which holds water or other liquid. Stackable bamboo or metal steamers that hold two or three layers of food can be placed over a skillet or saucepan.
For small amounts of food, use a metal, collapsible steamer that fits inside a large or medium saucepan.
Plastic, collapsible steamers are available for use in a microwave oven.
Hope this info can help you......_;-)
Good luck!
2007-01-11 20:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by W0615 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
metal would be the safest. plastic and bamboo steamers both harbor bacteria.
not tasty! search foodnetwork.com.
use lemonade instead of water if using frozen food it will make them taste fresh.
2007-01-12 03:57:10 · answer #2 · answered by trevelan7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely the metal would be safer than plastic, we have enough of that plastic seeping into our bodies as it is. Best of all, I think, would be the bamboo baskets the orientals sometimes use. Search sites such as allrecipes.com for recipes.
2007-01-11 19:46:00 · answer #3 · answered by sick-ovit-all 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Metal is always the safest. For recipes, google steam food
2007-01-11 19:48:05 · answer #4 · answered by trykindness 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm about to toss my plastic one because it has too many areas for germs to breed in and is not dishwasher safe... I'm going with metal for sanitation reasons.
2007-01-11 20:04:17 · answer #5 · answered by macho007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no difference,unless you are somehow melting the plastic.
chinese and japanese and others have great bamboo steamers.
2007-01-11 20:00:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋