Presto ProFry - Steaming and Boiling Timetable

Steaming and Boiling Timetable
TYPE OF FOOD
APPROXIMATE
STEAMING AND BOILING TIME
VEGETABLE
*Asparagus
Thin spears 3 to 4 minutes
Thick spears 4 to 5 minutes
*Beans
Whole or 1-inch pieces 7 to 8 minutes
*Broccoli
Spearsororets 5 to 7 minutes
*Brussels Sprouts
1 to 1½-inch diameter 9 to 11 minutes
Cabbage
2-inch wedge 15 to 20 minutes
Carrots
Whole 18 to 22 minutes
¼-inch slices 6 to 7 minutes
Baby cut 11 to 14 minutes
*Cauliower
Whole head 18 to 20 minutes
Florets 7 to 9 minutes
Corn-on-the-cob
10 to 15 minutes
Potatoes (white)
Small, whole (1 to 2 ounces each) 13 to 15 minutes
Medium, quartered 13 to 15 minutes
Potatoes (sweet)
1-inch slices 17 to 19 minutes
*Rutabaga
1½-inch slices 15 to 20 minutes
*Turnips
½-inch cubes 15 to 20 minutes
SHRIMP
Fresh 4 to 5 minutes
Frozen 5 to 7 minutes
CRAB LEGS
Fresh 5 to 7 minutes
Frozen 7 to 9 minutes
*Steaming is recommended to minimize nutrient loss.
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