Steaming

Some speculate that steaming is the oldest cooking technique, carried out over hot springs, and although there's no way to know if this theory is true, steaming has been around for a very long time: Some of the oldest cookware for steaming, stoneware found in the Yunnan province in China, dates from 3000 B.C. And every culture has its own longstanding steamed delicacies: French dishes en papillote, North African couscous, Hawaiian poi, New England clambakes.

But what can you steam? Well, pretty much any vegetable-asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower and so on. Try lean proteins like chicken breasts, fish, shrimp, mussels or lobster. Or use steam to create the fluffiest rice and couscous you've ever tasted. To be fair, steaming does have its limitations. We don't recommend it for cooking bacon, french fries, cupcakes or casseroles of any variety.

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One of the simplest ways to prepare fresh or even frozen vegetables is to steam them over simmering water.

Steaming presents a time-tested method of cooking healthy, nutritious foods.

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Steaming is a very gentle cooking method, making it ideal for delicate items like seafood.

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A food steamer or steam cooker is a small kitchen appliance used to cook or prepare various foods with steam heat.

Steaming is a method of cooking using steam. This is often done with a food steamer, a kitchen appliance made specifically to cook food with steam, but food can also be steamed in a wok.