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Most of us learned to cook from our mothers, grandmothers, or maybe from a cookbook. The traditional way of cooking most foods is to put it in a stainless steel pot and pan with water and boil or simmer the food. But studies have shown, the best way to maintain the nutritional value of the food as well as the natural flavor is by waterless cooking in special stainless steel cookware which allows the food to be cooked in its own juices. So, what are the other advantages to waterless cooking?
Most cooks will look at the same issues when cooking:
- Ease of cooking
- Time to cook
- Clean-up time
- Amount of fat and oil in the food
- Taste
- Nutritional value
Waterless cooking is easy and can take less time than conventional cooking. Heat is evenly distributed, and with no burning or sticking, the pots and pans are much easier to clean. What's even better, oil is not needed to prevent sticking making your favorite dish lower in fat and calories. The food cooks in its natural juices, which enhances flavor and preserves nutritional value.
The principles of waterless cooking are relatively simple and straightforward. High grade stainless steel cookware protects the food. Aluminum cookware does heat faster but studies have shown that some Aluminum gets into the food, which may not be good for your health. Waterless cookware is made of high grade stainless steel,and does not allow tastes from the metal to leach into the food.
Stainless steel pots and pans are also easier to clean and does not require Teflon coating, which also may get into the food. Surgical stainless steel is the highest grade but that is more about marketing than cooking.
The bottom of the stainless steel cookware is machined flat. This ensures that as much surface as possible comes into contact with the coils of an electric stove or the grates of your gas stove. An aluminum or copper plate distributes the heat evenly along the bottom of the pots and pans which prevents hot spots that can burn the food and provides heat to the bottom in all directions.
The special lid forms a seal, locking in the natural moisture that steams from the food during the cooking process. This allows food to cook in its own natural juices, and allows flavor, vitamins and minerals to be retained. Much of the nutritional value of vegetables cooks out of boiled vegetables and is poured away with the cooking water. With waterless cooking, there is no need to add water since vegetables contain a large quantity of water. Water that is released from the vegetables upon cooking turns into steam and is contained by the lid and the vegetables actually steam in their own juice.
A whistle or steam valve notifies the cook when the natural juices create sufficient steam, and the cook can then turn off the heat, saving energy and preventing overcooking. The food cooks at a constant temperature due to the pots and pans heat retention capabilities and the heat of the steam inside the pot. Stainless steel cookware does not radiate much energy, and the iron core or plate maintains a constant temperature for continued cooking even with the heat turned off. That translates into energy savings and that is a huge advantage in today's slow economy. The food also cooks quicker, at lower temperatures, and in their own juice making it is tastier and better for you.
Where can you buy this Stainless Steel cookware for waterless cooking?
Most waterless stainless steel cookware is sold through "cooking parties" in people's homes. The price on the cookware pots and pans is expensive. You can also buy less-expensive, similar cookware in department stores, but the quality is not as high.
At a typical Cookware party a salesman (who gets a cut)usually demonstrates how to make a meal with their product,and the guests get to watch the process and try the food. The host or hostess usually gets a free pan as a reward for having the party(adding more cost to the product).
I have attended cooking parties in the past and have found the flavor of the food cooked with waterless cookware stainless steel is excellent-tender and flavorful without using oil. The added benefit was that the food went from raw to the table in about 10 minutes. The food did not stick to the stainless steel pots and pans so clean-up was a breeze. The broccoli was simply delicious and very flavorful. The potatoes were good, and the chicken was evenly done and tasty.
This really got me interested in waterless cooking. I love to cook and am alway interested in new ideas and recipes. Unfortunately, the waterless stainless steel cookware sold at cookware parties is extemely expensive. A set of pots and pans from this manufacturer ranged from $2000 to over $5000! Because of its construction, waterless cookware is a higher grade and costs more to manufacture. There are several websites that carry this type of cookware at very reasonable prices. They also have the same quality as the cookware sold at cookware parties.
If your are ready to try waterless cooking then I will tell you that my Mert Pots and Pans Set is fabulous! It was very affordable and it works just as good that the very expensive sets sold at home parties!
How To Pot Orchids
Bear one thing in mind when potting orchids: Don't use glazed or painted earthenware pots! Though decorative, they are damaging to plant growth. They keep the compost overwatered and underaired - both fatal to orchids. Otherwise, potting orchids - except for the trick of packing osmunda - is no different from potting azaleas or begonias.
Select a clean pot several inches wider than the broadest basal width of a terrestrial orchid. Soak it for a few minutes in tepid water, then drain. Place coarse gravel, small rocks, or crocks (bits of broken pots) in the bottom third of the pot.
Add several large handfuls of compost and shape to a cone, the top of which is on a level with the lower rim of the pot. Spread the roots of the terrestrial orchid carefully and evenly around the cone, and fill with additional compost. Firm the compost lightly to settle it - never pack it - and water thoroughly. Later, water sparingly until growth is established.
Some deciduous orchids, as Calanthe vestita, lose their roots. Push their pseudobulbs into the compost just far enough to hold them erect. Other terrestrials, those without pseudobulbs such as Oncidium cavendishianum, may have to be wired or staked to the top of the compost since their leaves would rot if covered.
The first time you attempt to pot a tree orchid in osmunda you will find yourself using the least desirable words in your vocabulary. There is a definite trick in handling osmunda. Old-time growers regarded potting as the most distasteful part of orchid culture.
It was once believed that osmunda had to be packed into pots with great pressure, using special sticks as levers. If, when you lifted an orchid by its foliage, the osmunda came free from the pot your education in orchid culture was considered highly dubious
POTTING EPIPHYTES IN OSMUNDA
It is now believed that such extreme measures are not advisable. As long as osmunda stays securely in place, holding its shape when knocked out of the pot, orchids will do satisfactorily. The trick in potting with osmunda is to handle it while it is slightly damp. It is pliable then and packs more easily. When it dries out it stiffens enough to firm itself in the pot.
Here is how you go about potting epiphytes. Take enough pieces of osmunda, sometimes called "orchid peat," to fill several pots. Soak the osmunda overnight in a pail of water. The following morning leave the pieces in a cool, dry, shady place. In the evening when you come home they should be just right for potting. They will feel soft, pliable, and somewhat damp - not wet - to your touch.
Take a clean pot at least two inches wider in diameter than the base of the orchid, soak it in tepid water for a few moments, then dry it out a bit. Soaking is not always necessary, but it helps the osmunda slide down the clay sides of the pot. Set the pot on its base and add enough gravel or crocks to fill it one-third.
Take the orchid in your left hand, the base (rhizome) resting on top of your thumb and forefinger. Smooth the roots over the back of your hand. Select a piece of osmunda as nearly conical in shape as possible. Put it beneath the base of the orchid, touching the rhizome.
Spread the roots around it. With other pieces of osmunda - slightly less in length than two-thirds the depth of the pot - cover the roots. Work outward, in a circle, until the osmunda covering the roots is a little larger in diameter than the top of the pot. Squeeze the osmunda with both hands, pressing it into the pot with a sliding motion.
Further packing is accomplished by inserting the fingers of your left hand between the osmunda and the side of the pot. In the gap so formed slip another small piece of osmunda. Turn the pot slightly and repeat the process. Keep turning, squeezing, and adding osmunda until you have to exert some pressure; then stop.
Now you can pot your orchids knowing exactly how you should go about it.
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