Asparagrass Steamer - Special Cookware You Need
The Stellar and Judge asparagus cooker is perfect for softly steaming asparagus and other vegetables. Its lengthened form permits the piece to be positioned standing throughout the steaming process, guaranteeing consistent cooking. The asparagus cooker has a refined finish equally inside and out and fluted stainless steel knobs. Stainless steel asparagus cooker arrives with a raise up holder and incorporates a gigantic support vessel. It has detachable insert and glass cover that vents and it can go in the dishwasher.
Stellar and Judge Cookware is the selection of the professional and as such is made to the highest and uppermost standards. They are manufactured from premium grade 18/10 Stainless Steel (18% chrome and 10% nickel) for optimum hardness and stain resistance.
When you bring your new cookware home, peel off the labels, wash them in hot sudsy water, then rinse and dry. You should also pre-condition appliances with non-stick surfaces by coating them with cooking oil and wiping dry. Copper pans need special care, as they are coated in the factory with a substance to prevent tarnish - to remove the coating, boil water in the pan. As it heats up, the coating will evaporate away. Your copper pans will then be ready for normal use and require no more special care. Using a product like Stellar Copper Cleaner can keep your copper pans looking like new.
One always cooks asparagus before eating it. It is generally cooked by boiling or steaming, although it is excellent as an ingredient in Chinese stir-fry recipes. Try it with butter and a squeeze of lemon, or tossed with Parmesan cheese, or with a pasta in cream sauce. Eat it alone with a marinade or, heated or not, as part of a salad. It complements both meats and fowl wonderfully.
The hard, pulpy ends of the asparagus are easily broken off by hand, although some cooks like to preserve them and simply pare the outer layer away from the bottoms. If you do have trimmings, you can place them briefly in boiling water and put them in the freezer for future use in making cream soup or stock. If you want your asparagus to be truly flavorful, cook it for a maximum of ten minutes, just until it is tender enough to be punctured by the tines of a fork.
Overcooked asparagus becomes flavorless and turns a dull shade of green. It also loses important nutritional elements. Use an iron-free pan for boiling, with just enough salted liquid to cover the stalks. To heat them more evenly and make them easier to lift from the liquid, tie them into a bundle.
If you love asparagus, you can't do without a special asparagus steamer. Look for them in the Stellar and Judge Specialty cookware collection, which features among other things, fish poachers and spaghetti cookers. An asparagus steamer allows you to steam the tips of the asparagus while allowing the tough bottoms to cook thoroughly in the boiling water. The steamers are tall and narrow with a basket insert that allows the asparagus to stand in the basket with the tips above water. The asparagus steamer is a must for the asparagus lover.
Do you cook asparagus a lot? If you do, you'll want to invest in a specialty Asparagrass Steamer. These steamers are tall and thin with a basket-type insert. With the ability to put the asparagus upright in the basket with the tips out of the water, you can soften the tough stem in the water while the delicate tips are only softened by the steam. Other specialty cookware of interest include Fish poachers and Spaghetti cookers. When you bring your new cookware home, peel off the labels, wash them in hot sudsy water, then rinse and dry.
- Robin Holland-Smith
