| Remember, there's really no trick to using waterless | | | | thermometer on the knob helps you to regulate the |
| cookware. The basic idea of cooking with waterless | | | | cooking temperature quickly and easily. Once the |
| cookware is easy: | | | | desired temperature is reached you can turn the heat |
| | | | to low or off and simmer to finish cooking. |
| 1. Prepare food, with or without added water for | | | | Personally, I prefer knobs with Steam Control Valve, a |
| cooking. | | | | whistle will sound to let you know that the heat can be |
| 2. Start cooking on medium heat. | | | | reduced or turned off completely, this reduces your |
| 3. Wait for natural liquid to begin to turn to steam, | | | | effort of "pot-baby-sitting". |
| preferably with the assistance of advanced knobs | | | | You Can Stack Cook With Waterless Cookware! |
| (see below). | | | | Some waterless cookware set also lends you the |
| 4. Turn the heat to low or off and simmer to finish | | | | handy feature of stack-cook. For example, you can |
| cooking. | | | | cook a roast or chicken with potatoes and carrots in |
| Add or not Add Water? | | | | the bottom and a vegetable in the middle pan and |
| - If you are cooking dry foods like rice or spaghetti, | | | | another one in the top pan. When stack cooking, |
| you'll need a small amount of water, just enough to | | | | remember to always start cooking each individual pan |
| cover the bottom of the pot. | | | | on a burner until natural liquid begins to turn to steam |
| - If you are cooking food like vegetables, you don't | | | | (for cookware with steam valve knob, you hear the |
| generally need to add water. The vegetables will cook | | | | steam valve whistle), then stack to finish cooking. Heat |
| in their natural juices. | | | | is transferred from the bottom pan to the top. This is a |
| When to Turn down/off the Heat? | | | | time saver if you have multiple items to cook. |
| You turn down or off the heat when natural liquid of | | | | However, not all waterless cookware is suitable for |
| the food begin to turn to steam. How do you know? | | | | stacked cooking. Review the production description |
| You can either manually watch it like you do with | | | | carefully if this is desired feature for you. |
| conventional cookware or you can use advanced | | | | Conclusion: |
| knobs coming with some of the Waterless Cookware | | | | This method of waterless cooking takes some getting |
| to assist you. | | | | used to but once you get the hang of it, you will never |
| - Knobs with Stream Control Valve: once the juices | | | | go back to conventional cookware. |
| have sealed the lid and formed enough steam, a | | | | Read the remaining articles in the series: How does |
| steam valve sounds a warning for you to close the | | | | Waterless Cookware work? What are the 7 |
| value and turn the heat to low or off. | | | | Advantages of Waterless Cooking?... |
| - Knobs with Thermo Control: a color coded | | | | |