{"id":40,"date":"2015-08-22T16:31:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T16:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surepaleo.com\/?p=40"},"modified":"2017-01-12T00:08:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T00:08:17","slug":"is-steaming-paleo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.surepaleo.com\/is-steaming-paleo\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Steaming Paleo?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Short Answer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yes, Steaming is Paleo!
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Steaming: How Does It Work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Steaming is the gentlest cooking method<\/a> around and one of the best techniques for maximizing food taste and color. This way of cooking has been used for thousands of years. It has been thought to date back before the discovery of fire when people cooked food over hot springs or stones. \u00a0It uses hot steam to cook the food. It is a healthy cooking technique that can be used for many kinds of food as it retains most foods\u2019 nutritional contents.<\/p>\n

Steaming is best for vegetables and seafood. It works by boiling<\/a> water continuously causing it to vaporize into the steam. Water becomes steam when it is heated past the 212\u00b0F mark. The steam then carries the heat to the food, thus cooking it. The food is kept separately from the boiling water without direct contact to steam. This results to moist texture of food. With most steamers, a tight lid is available that allows the steam to cook through food. Normally, a food steamer is used for steaming but it can also be done in microwave or in a stove top using a pot or compartment steaming.<\/p>\n

Benefits of Steaming<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Steaming is Paleo and comes with several benefits:<\/p>\n