Waterless Cooking Demystified - Part 5 - How to Cook With Waterless Cookware

Remember, there's really no trick to using waterless cookware. The basic idea of cooking with waterless cookware is easy:

Prepare food, with or without added water for cooking. Start cooking on medium heat. Wait for natural liquid to begin to turn to steam, preferably with the assistance of advanced knobs (see below). Turn the heat to low or off and simmer to finish cooking.
Add or not Add Water?

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If you are cooking dry foods like rice or spaghetti, you'll need a small amount of water, just enough to cover the bottom of the pot. If you are cooking food like vegetables, you don't generally need to add water. The vegetables will cook in their natural juices.
When to Turn down/off the Heat?

Waterless Cooking Demystified - Part 5 - How to Cook With Waterless Cookware

You turn down or off the heat when natural liquid of the food begin to turn to steam. How do you know? You can either manually watch it like you do with conventional cookware or you can use advanced knobs coming with some of the Waterless Cookware to assist you.

Knobs with Stream Control Valve: once the juices have sealed the lid and formed enough steam, a steam valve sounds a warning for you to close the value and turn the heat to low or off. Knobs with Thermo Control: a color coded thermometer on the knob helps you to regulate the cooking temperature quickly and easily. Once the desired temperature is reached you can turn the heat to low or off and simmer to finish cooking.
Personally, I prefer knobs with Steam Control Valve, a whistle will sound to let you know that the heat can be reduced or turned off completely, this reduces your effort of "pot-baby-sitting".

You Can Stack Cook With Waterless Cookware!

Some waterless cookware set also lends you the handy feature of stack-cook. For example, you can cook a roast or chicken with potatoes and carrots in the bottom and a vegetable in the middle pan and another one in the top pan. When stack cooking, remember to always start cooking each individual pan on a burner until natural liquid begins to turn to steam (for cookware with steam valve knob, you hear the steam valve whistle), then stack to finish cooking. Heat is transferred from the bottom pan to the top. This is a time saver if you have multiple items to cook. However, not all waterless cookware is suitable for stacked cooking. Review the production description carefully if this is desired feature for you.

Conclusion:

This method of waterless cooking takes some getting used to but once you get the hang of it, you will never go back to conventional cookware.

Read the remaining articles in the series: How does Waterless Cookware work? What are the 7 Advantages of Waterless Cooking?...

Waterless Cooking Demystified - Part 5 - How to Cook With Waterless Cookware

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West Bend Waterless Cookware - Cooking Without Added Water, Fat Or Oil

What is waterless cooking?

Waterless cooking was introduced in the 1920's as a healthier, more efficient and faster way to cook food without adding water. It was considered healthier because the alternative of cooking foods and vegetables in water will sap essential nutrients from the food. Not only is water not required, one does not need to add additional fats and oils to the food being cooked. It is more efficient and faster because the stove does not need to remain on for the entire cooking process and because food is essentially cooked in a vacuum, it will cook faster than foods cooked where steam is allowed to escape.

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The secret to this kind of cooking is the special lid. As the heat increases during cooking, the lid will seal tight with the pot. Once the steam valve on the top of lid starts to whistle, the stove can be turned off and the natural food juices and heat within the pot will continue to cook the food.

West Bend Waterless Cookware - Cooking Without Added Water, Fat Or Oil

Normally, this type of cookware is made of high-grade stainless steel or surgical-grade stainless steel and is considered easier to clean than other types of cookware.

The original waterless cooker was marketed as being able to cook one entire meal in one hour with only one main pot. The original design had additional pans within the main pot and a lid that utilized clamps to prevent steam from escaping. The flat bottom of the design allowed heat to be evenly distributed. It is no longer being manufactured in its original design, but can be purchased in newer designs.

It is highly reputed that the success of the West Bend waterless cooker, among other inventions, not only allowed the company to remain open during the great depression, but also to remain profitable.

The West Bend waterless cookware is dishwasher safe, but can also be cleaned with soap and water.

Consumer Reviews
Most consumers who have used the West Bend waterless cooker and those who lived in homes where this cookware was used rave about the efficiency and healthiness of this cookware. However, new consumers are more difficult to sell to, primarily because the cookware is more on the expensive side and the product is not sold in the retail market.

Where to purchase
Although West Bend waterless cookers can be purchased online, West Bend touts itself as a direct sales industry. In most cases, in order to purchase this cookware, one must contact an authorized dealer who will then invite the prospective consumer to a home party. At the home party, consumers will receive instructions on proper use and maintenance of the cookware as well as be able to cook sample dinners and snacks.

West Bend Waterless Cookware - Cooking Without Added Water, Fat Or Oil

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