On Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 4:13:29 PM UTC-5, Sheldon 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.

Steam:

1 : a vapor arising from a heated substance
2 a : the invisible vapor into which water is converted when heated to the boiling point
b : the mist formed by the condensation on cooling of water vapor



<https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam>

Cindy Hamilton