Curious how people feels about using the steam function on the Aroma cookers for veggies. Found a method for cooking broccoli using this function so sharing it out here to get people's thought on it. Cut broccoli into smaller pieces, put into steaming tray, add 1 or 2 cup of water to inner pot, hit steam for 5-10 minutes.
Very bare bones recipe but I suppose that's the point of these cookers. Where do people generally fall in terms of the 5 min vs the 10 min setting? 5 minutes seems to be the best for maintaining the crisp-tender texture of the florets. 10 minutes will turn the broccoli into mush unless the florets is quite large. The amount of water seem to not matter too much unless it dries out during the cooking cycle. 1 cup of water should be plenty for a 5 minute cycle but 2 cups would likely be needed for a 10 minute cycle.
Another thing I've noticed and yet to see anyone comment on is whether the Steam setting on the Aroma cookers times the cycle from the moment the water begins to boil versus from the moment the button is pressed to begin the cycle. Does anyone here have a favorite time to steam broccoli given the settings on the Aroma cookers?
Very bare bones recipe but I suppose that's the point of these cookers. Where do people generally fall in terms of the 5 min vs the 10 min setting? 5 minutes seems to be the best for maintaining the crisp-tender texture of the florets. 10 minutes will turn the broccoli into mush unless the florets is quite large. The amount of water seem to not matter too much unless it dries out during the cooking cycle. 1 cup of water should be plenty for a 5 minute cycle but 2 cups would likely be needed for a 10 minute cycle.
Another thing I've noticed and yet to see anyone comment on is whether the Steam setting on the Aroma cookers times the cycle from the moment the water begins to boil versus from the moment the button is pressed to begin the cycle. Does anyone here have a favorite time to steam broccoli given the settings on the Aroma cookers?