Basket Combinations; Helpful Hints - Wolfgang Puck Rapid Food Steamer Use And Care Manual

Basket Combinations

One Steaming Basket:
Use one steaming basket to cook one type of
food. Distribute food evenly to avoid blocking
up the holes at the bottom of the basket. When
using one basket ensure that it is the bottom
basket as shown on the Know Your Rapid
Steamer Page.
Two Steaming Baskets:
Food with larger quantities and/or requiring
longer cooking time should be cooked in the
lower basket. Soup and sauces will drip from the
upper basket; make sure they do not affect the
flavors of food in the lower basket. When using
two baskets ensure that it is the bottom basket
and middle basket as shown on the Know Your
Rapid Steamer Page.
Three Steaming Baskets:
To cook different kinds of food at the same time,
always place the largest pieces of food requiring
the longest cooking time in the bottom basket.
The top basket takes a longer time to reach the
cooking temperature. When you cook beef/fish/
poultry and vegetables together, always put the
meat in the lower baskets. This way the raw or
half-cooked meat juice would not drip onto other
food. When using three baskets ensure that they
are in the proper order as shown on the Know
Your Rapid Steamer Page.
Adding Water:
Check whether the remaining water in the water tank is enough to
continue steaming by referring to the markings on the water tank. If
additional water is needed pour into the tank through the Water Refill Flap.
DO NOT remove the water tank from the housing while the steamer is on.
Steaming Rice:
As a general guideline use 1 cup (8 oz) of rice to 1 1/2 cups of water.
When cooking brown rice add an additional 1/4 of water. Adjust to suit
your own personal taste. White rice takes approximately 30 minutes to
cook whereas brown rice will take 45 minutes. The cooking times are
based on placing the rice tray in the bottom basket. We recommend
cooking 1 cup of raw rice (8 oz) at a time in the rice tray.
1)
Put rice and water in the Rice Container.
2)
Place the Rice Container into the Steaming Basket.
3)
Set cooking time according to the Cook Time Reference.
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Helpful Hints

•
Always place meat in the lowest basket.
•
A single layer (basket) of food steams faster than several layers. For
high-altitude cooking and larger quantity of food, longer cooking time
is needed.
• For better results, prepare food pieces in even size. When food pieces
vary in size, layering is recommended (place smaller pieces in the top
basket).
• Do not overcrowd food in the Steaming Baskets. Arrange the food
with space between pieces to allow maximum steam flow.
• Never steam meat, poultry or seafood from a frozen state. Always
thaw completely first.
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