Breville FOOD STEAMER / CUISEUR VAPEUR BFS600XL Instruction Booklet page 18

STEAMING GUIDES
VEGETABLE TYpE
Peas, shelled
Potatoes, peeled, quartered
Potatoes, whole
Pumpkin, peeled chunks
Snow Peas
Spinach, English
Spinach
Squash, whole baby
Sweet Potatoes,1.5cm slices
Turnips, quartered
Zucchini, thickly sliced
All frozen vegetables
RICE
To cook rice in the food steamer, follow
these simple suggestions:
1. Wash rice in a fine sieve under cold
running water until rice water runs clear.
Drain well.
2. Place measured rice and water quantities
into the rice/sauce cooking bowl.
3. Place the rice/sauce cooking bowl into a
steamer basket.
VARIETY
Brown: medium grain
Brown: long grain
Wild Rice
White: long grain,
Basmati, Jasmine
White: medium grain
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WEIGHT/MEASUREMENT
1lb/500g (8.5oz/250g shelled)
2lbs (1kg)
2lbs (1kg)
1lb (500g)
8.5oz (250g)
8.5oz (250g)
8.5oz (250g)
1lb (500g)
1lb (500g)
1lb (500g)
1lb (500g)
1lb (500g)
CUpS OF RICE CUpS OF
WATER
½ cup 1 cup
1 cup 2 cups
½ cup 1 cup
1 cup 1¼cups
1 cup 1¼ cups
TIME TO COOK
AppROXIMATELY
4-5 minutes
20-25 minutes
30-35 minutes
22-25 minutes
4-5 minutes
5-6 minutes
7-8 minutes
10-12 minutes
12-15 minutes
20-25 minutes
5-6 minutes
7-9 minutes
4. Cover with the lid and set the steamer to
the required steaming time.
5. To produce firmer rice, slightly decrease
the water specified in the rice
cooking chart.
6. For softer rice slightly increase water
quantity and cook a little longer
7. Rice may be seasoned with salt, pepper
or butter after steaming.
AppROX COOKING TIME
55-60 minutes
60 minutes
55-60 minutes
25 minutes
25-30 minutes