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Always place the Bowl Divider in the Steaming Bowl prior
to the start of steaming (even if empty and food is to be
added later.)
If steaming foods with different water levels, always use the
higher water level of the 2 foods. Refer to Steaming Guide for
water levels to use for each food.
Prepare foods as recommended in the Steaming Guide, but
generally quantities should be reduced to:
3 cups or less in Steaming Bowl
2 cups or less in Bowl Divider - largest position
1 1/4 cups or less in Bowl Divider - smallest position
Position larger amount of food in the Steaming Bowl. Reserve
smaller food amount for Bowl Divider.
Foods can be started at the same time, or 1 food started in the
Steaming Bowl, or Bowl Divider, and the second one added 5
or 10 minutes later.
Stir vegetables every 10-15 minutes; after 7-8 minutes for
vegetables that cook in 15 minutes or less. This promotes
more even cooking.
Check doneness of vegetables often. Generally they will take
a little longer than when the Bowl Divider is not used, but
not always. Time will depend upon the amount and size of the
food pieces.
GUIDELINES:
Few foods steam in the same amount of
time so it will be necessary to plan the
steaming time for each food. You can
add a second food after the first one
has steamed for a while; you can also
remove the Bowl Divider before food in
the Steaming Bowl is done. Here are
some basic guidelines for using the
Bowl Divider feature.
