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U.S. Janet B.

On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 18:44:13 -0500, wrote:

>On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 16:08:08 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 16:13:24 -0500, wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 11:32:03 -0800, "Cheri" >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>>>>> Show of hands, please:
>>>>>
>>>>> How many people here own a steamer basket?
>>>>>
>>>>> How many people here occasionally steam fresh vegetables?
>>>>>
>>>>> Julie Bove keeps referencing my "steaming" vegetables, as if it's some
>>>>> sort of slight. She ignores the fact that I also bake/roast, pan-fry and
>>>>> even grill vegetables.
>>>>>
>>>>> A recent mention of cabbage had me thinking about grilled cabbage wedges.
>>>>> Grilled cabbage is delicious; it carmelizes nicely and tastes great. But
>>>>> I digress...
>>>>>
>>>>> Am I the only person who ever steams veggies? Somehow I doubt this, given
>>>>> the proclivity of all the "steam-in-bag" packaging in the frozen vegetable
>>>>> aisle.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the winter I rely on frozen vegetables. I either steam them or heat
>>>>> them in the microwave with a little water. So what? It's not as if
>>>>> they're bland and boring. I know how to use herbs and spices.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh, and I also think it depends on the particular vegetable.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, to steam or not to steam?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I steam things like asparagus, zucchini, and others. I used to steam
>>>>artichokes, but now I do them in the microwave because of the length it
>>>>takes to steam them, but yes...I do steam at times.
>>>>
>>>>Cheri
>>>
>>>I'm not sure what folks mean by "steaming". It's not possible to
>>>produce steam except in a sealed pressurized container like a pressure
>>>cooker. Cooking veggies in an unsealed container with a bit of liquid
>>>is NOT steaming, that's boiling/stewing. What's seen escaping from a
>>>boiling pot is water vapor, NOT steam... steam is invisible.
>>
>>everyone here, except you, knows what is meant in this conversation.
>>Janet US
>
>You also did not graduate from high school... no way, no how.

Dumkopf! I said we all understood what we were talking about. You
are the one out of the loop. 'Steaming' in this instance is what is
referred to in common parlance as 'steaming.' Please try to keep up.
Steaming as a Cooking method:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steaming
Janet US