Food
Red cabbage
Sauerkraut, raw
Savoy (cabbage), halved
Sugar peas
Sweet peppers, sliced
Tomatoes for sauces
Turnips, quartered
Turnips, sliced
White cabbage, halved
Potatoes (whole)
Potatoes (quartered)
Potatoes (sliced)
Sweet potatoes (whole)
Cerals/grains
Only add cerals to boiling water. Stir well before securing cover!
Rice (parboiled)
Rice (risotto)
Rice pudding
Brown rice, soaked
Brown rice, unsoaked
Brown rice, parboiled
Wild rice, soaked
(unsalted water)
Wild rice, unsoaked
Semolina
Corn meal, fine (polenta)
Corn meal, coarse
Cooking time
Cooking
(minutes)
level
10
2
30
2
8
2
3
2
3
2
6
2
12
2
5
2
6
10
2
4
2
2
2
20
2
6
1
5
1
10
1
12
1
18
1
6
1
15
1
25
1
4
1
5
1
12
1
18
Liquid
added
Up to steaming rack – at least
240 ml (1 cup)
Up to steaming rack – at least
240 ml (1 cup)
Up to steaming rack – at least
240 ml (1 cup)
Up to steaming rack – at least
240 ml (1 cup)
Up to steaming rack – at least
240 ml (1 cup)
Up to steaming rack – at least
240 ml (1 cup)
Up to steaming rack – at least
240 ml (1 cup)
Up to steaming rack – at least
240 ml (1 cup)
Up to steaming rack – at least
240 ml (1 cup)
At least 240 ml (1 cup)
At least 240 ml (1 cup)
At least 240 ml (1 cup)
At least 240 ml (1 cup)
1: 1½ (e.g., 1 cup rice to
1½ cups liquid)
1:2
1:3
1:2
1:1½ - 1¾
1:3
1:1½
1:3
1:3
1:3
1:3