Day 5 Caring for your cookware
The fact that the food cooks in its own juices keeps the natural vitamins and minerals inside which results in delicious tasting and healthier meals to present to your family.
This chart gives you approximate times for cooking. However times do vary depending on how much you are cooking and the size of the cut vegetables. It also depends whether or not you would soft or crispier vegetables. As with all new things you’ll need to do a little experimenting with your pot and your stove.
| Vegetable | Time In Minutes |
| Asparagus | 13 |
| Broccoli | 25 |
| Brussels Sprouts | 15 |
| Cabbage (shredded) | 12 |
| Cauliflower (whole) | 25 |
| Carrots (medium, cut 1/2″ size) | 22 |
| Corn (off cob) | 11 |
| Corn (on cob) | 15 |
| Greens (spinach, Swiss chard, beet greens) | 12 |
| Green Beans | 20 |
| Lima Beans | 30 |
| Peas | 15 |
| Potatoes (large, quartered) | 23 |
| Potatoes (small, whole) | 35 |
| Squash | 17 |
| Turnips (whole) | 25 |
This week we will be devoting our blog to Kitchen appliances cookware, specifically the stainless steel category and the waterless cooking niche.
What is Waterless Cookware? How is it different to Stainless Steel Cookware? Cooking
Waterless cooking is cooking healthy by using little or no water, cooking at lower heat, and creating a steam seal to cook food in its own juices.
The fact that the food cooks in its own juices keeps the natural vitamins and minerals inside which results in delicious tasting and healthier meals to present to your family. The higher the heat you use to cook your food and the longer it is cooked at a higher temperature the more it destroys the nutritional value of most foods. The waterless cookware method preserves more of the nutrients of the food by cooking at a lower temperature to begin with (usually medium heat) and then very shortly thereafter reducing the heat to low, simmer or off. It cuts the need to cook with fats or grease and allows you to cook more economically on a lower heat setting.
As an added bonus the cookware is easily cleaned and retains its perfect finish for many years. The fast cooking process means less fuel is being used so economically they are a better buy than other cookware and more environmentally friendly. This will save you money on energy because you can turn off the stove while your food finishes cooking.
Waterless cookware comes in different sized sets of pans so once you’ve decided what is most needed in your kitchen it’s worth taking the time to look for the sets that will meet your requirements.
A rice cooker can do a lot more than cook rice. It will be your new favorite electronic appliance in the kitchen! For quick and easy meals, nothing beats the speed and ease of cooking with rice cookers.
There’s heaps of ingredients- but don’t worry! Cooking it all in your rice cooker makes it so easy.
Directions:
Rice Cooker Macaroni and Cheese
Another very easy recipe, quick and an easy clean up- only one pot, quick. Great for a fast snack for kids or as an extra side.
Directions:
Rice cookers are so versatile- you can cook whole meals with ease.
From tomorrow here at www.buyqualitykitchenware.com will be concentrating on our cookware range- how you can use it and some recipe ideas. Until then, have a sparkling day!
Okay we are getting to the end of Rice cooker week, grab a bargain at www.buyqualitykitchenware.com all rice cookers 10% off for this week only!!!!
Day 5 Nutrional values and benefits of rice ~ some great reasons why you should eat more rice.
Rice is
Rice Cooker Week is coming to a close so Hurry to www.buyqualitykitchenware.com for 10% off all rice cookers.
Day 4 Types of rice
There are between 7,000 and 10,000 rice varieties in the world and they can be sub-divided into three types according to their various shapes: long grain, medium grain and short grain rice. The USA is known primarily for exporting long grain rice, but it also cultivates the other rice types.
Rice is classified mostly by the size of the grain.
# Long-grain rice is long and slender and lower in starch than shorter-grained varieties, resulting in a less sticky finished product. It is a good choice for pilaffs, side dishes, or as a bed for sauces and rice salads. This has a subtle flavour that perfectly complements both rich and delicate sauces.
# Medium-grain rice has high starch content. When cooked, the kernels are moist and sticky. Medium grain rice is perfect for croquette, molded dishes and works well in paella and risotto.
# Short-grain rice is almost round with the preferred type in Asia because it is easy to eat with chopsticks. It is also used for risotto, rice pudding and other sweet rice dishes.
# Brown rice is produced by removing the outermost layer, the hull, of the rice kernel and is the least damaging to its nutritional value. For this reason the rice retains more vitamin,
mineral and fibre content than regular rice. Brown rice is simply white rice that has not had the brown-colored bran covering removed. It takes a while to cook but has a sweet nutty taste.
White rice has less fiber that brown rice because brown rice still has the bran intact. One cup of brown rice has 3 1/2 grams of fiber while the same amount of white rice has less than one gram of fiber. We all need from 25 to 38 grams of fiber in our diet every day.
Glutinous rice although the name implies that the rice contains gluten it is actually gluten free, (an added bonus for people who suffer with Celiac disease) “glutinous” in this case being used in the sense of “sticky” in this instance.
Basmati is an aromatic rice native to India and Pakistan. It is great for using is Indian dishes such as Biryani and Pilau. The American rice growers have cultivated a version
that has adapted to the soil conditions and climate of the United States
Jasmine also known as Thai fragrant rice ~ Although another fragrant rice it is more subtle in its character that the Basmati rice. This is another rice that American Rice growers grow and have adapted it to the soil conditions and climate of the United States.
Risotto rice is a medium grain rice use to make Risotto. This dish requires the rice to absorb up to 5 times its weight in liquid and during cooking starch will be released to give it a creamy texture. This rice is not suitable if you need separate fluffy grain rice.
Convenience rice ~ a new type of rice when time is short and you need rice. There are now several convenient options that are quick and easy to prepare. They can reduce cooking time by over 75% compared to cooking rice from scratch. This type of rice is well suited to microwave ovens as well as the stovetop.
Today is Day 3 of Rice Cooker Week. I am so excited about the research for this topic I went out and brought a new rice cooker. I know what is coming up in the next few days and I am already feeling very hungry. Don’t forget that all our Rice Cookers are 10% at www.buyqualitykitchenware.com
Day 3 How to care for your rice cooker
Step 1 – Make sure the cooker is unplugged and wait until it cools down.
Step 2 – Empty pot of all leftover rice or other foodstuff.
Step 3 – Remove the inner pot and wash it in hot soapy water
Step 4 – Also wash all other utensils you have used.
Ste p 5 – Rinse and dry the inner pot
Step 6 – If the cooker has a separate lid wash that at the same time as the utensils. However, if the lid is attached lightly wash the inner surface with warm soapy water and wipe dry.
Step 7 – Leave all equipment out to air dry for approximately 30 minutes.
Step 8 – Using a damp cloth wipe the exterior of the rice cooker.
Step 9 – Insert the pot into the cooker and store it away for your next culinary masterpiece.
Day 2 Basic measurement guidelines
# One cup of uncooked rice will generate roughly one and a half cups of cooked rice.
# The measuring cup that comes with your rice cooker is not the same size as a standard US measuring cup (240 ml or 1 cup). It’s a cup by rice cooker industry standards (180 ml or about 3/4 cup). Unless the recipe calls specifically for rice cooker cup measurements, you’ll need to adjust your measurements accordingly.
#The USA Rice Federation recommends following the directions on the package that the rice came in, or using these guidelines in a pinch: