Recipe: Rice Cooker Time and Temperature Chart for Steaming Vegetables

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STEAMING IN A RICE COOKER

1. Clean and prepare your food or vegetables.

2. Place the INNER POT into the RICE COOKER HEATING UNIT. The length of steaming time is subject to your own personal tastes: depending if you prefer al dente (crunchy) or more well done steamed vegetables.

3. Find the vegetable on the steaming chart on the following page. Measure the water needed according to the time vegetables are required to cook. Add water accordingly to the INNER POT.

4 ounces of water = 7 - 9 minutes
8 ounces of water = 15 - 17 minutes

4. Place the STEAMING BASKET on the rim of the inner pot.

5. Add vegetables and put the LID onto the appliance. Switch to COOK position for the appropriate time as shown in the chart.

6. Please unplug this appliance after use.

NOTE: The rice cooker doesn't automatically turn to warm setting when steaming is done, watch time and manually stop cooking cycle.

STEAMING TIME AND TEMPERATURE

The steaming times in this chart are a guide and should be adjusted to suit the different quantities or thickness of food and to suit your own taste.

Asparagus: 8 - 10 minutes
Bean Sprouts: 3 - 4 minutes
Beans: Green, Wax, French cut: 8 - 10 minutes
Broccoli: 11 - 13 minutes
Brussel Sprouts: 11 - 13 minutes
Cabbage, shredded: 6 - 8 minutes
Cabbage, wedges: 14 - 16 minutes
Carrots: 8 - 10 minutes
Cauliflower :11 - 13 minutes
Celery: 8 -12 minutes
Collared Greens, Spinach: 6 - 11 minutes
Mushrooms (fresh, sliced): 3 - 4 minutes
Pea Pods: 4 - 6 minutes
(1) Potato: 10 - 12 minutes
(3) Potatoes: 19 - 22 minutes
Squash (Acorn, Butternut): 13 -16 minutes
Zucchini: 10 -12 minutes

*Altitude affects the temperature at which water boils and thus the cooking time. It's especially true at high altitudes where longer cooking times are necessary. We have outlined a general guide to follow. Test for desired consistency when cooking times indicated have been reached. As you cook with this appliance, adapt times and measurements to your own personal tastes.

Source: GE Rice Cooker/Steamer Manual