Steaming food at Home.

Steaming vegetables, meats, fish and buttered herbal dishes.

Writing about steaming Cars and Planes inevitably leads to my happy kitchen, Cooking imbued with grandmother’s recipes techniques and skilful tricks, Learned long ago in her loving kitchen.

Using My Steamer.

Grandmother taught me her steaming technique, Cooked runner beans “See cooking water all that green goodness lost”, “Steaming better and much quicker!”, “Be careful avoid scalding!”.

Grandmother showed me how to size vegetables, Careful cutting so mixed dishes cooked evenly all soft and delicious, Every week use what she taught me, Showed my kids, Passed down grandkids learning.

Enjoyed steaming parcels of selected meat fish and vegetables using herbed butter Parsley sage rosemary and thyme, Family visits made individual parcels with different produce and herbs, Everyone enjoyed talking about them.

Dutch Oven and baking My Sourdough bread.

Started baking sourdough bread ‘90’s part of rebuilding self, Became obvious apartment’s fan forced oven terrible for baking bread.

Falling back to memories of being army cook using Dutch oven on extended manoeuvres, Now use large cast-iron pot backing rack and small steel bowl, Little water in bowl risen bread carefully positioned lid in place even heat, Anxious wait.

Took practice, Adjusted bread cooking times and temperatures, Worth my effort delicious crusty sourdough bread produced consistently thrice weekly for many years, Last loaf sadly 2018.

Steam Ovens.

Steam ovens all the rage, Latest marketing craze.

Never used one and never intend too, Yes great for vegetables but what about browning roasts pork crackling ribs and pork belly?

Consider getting combination oven steam with conventional electrical elements.

Love my steamer, Blessed with fondest memories of grandmother’s kitchen full of love and delicious food, Cooking best with tradition love and passion.

Blessed be.