Steaming Food With Rice
MAXIMUM
TYPE OF
AMOUNT
FOOD
OF FOOD*
Asparagus,
2 cups
cut in
(473 ml)
3-inch
spears
Broccoli,
2 cups
florets
(473 ml)
Corn-on-
2 small
the-Cob
ears
Potatoes,
2 cups
cut in
(473 ml)
2-inch
chunks
*Measured in 1-cup U.S. measure
**All times are for long grain white rice
MAXIMUM
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
AMOUNT
OF RICE
OF WATER
1 cup
fill to 1
line
1 cup
fill to 1
line
1 cup
fill to 1
line
1 cup
fill to 1
line
13
APPROX.
YIELD
COOKING
OF
TIME**
RICE*
12–14 min
2 cups
10–12 min
2 cups
16–18 min
2 cups
16–18 min
2 cups
NOTES
Crisp-
Tender
Crisp-
Tender
Let stand
for 5–10
min on
warm.
Crisp-
Tender
Let stand
for 5–10
min on
warm.
Tender