steamed new potatoes

[bluemoon]

We steam everything, including the spuds, and have done for years. Though I saw a TV programme the other night (haven't a clue what it was called or the channel as I just caught the last 20 minutes or so round at my daughter's) and there were people on there who were obsessed with not cooking anything at all...ever. They all had those weird smiles on their faces, you know the ones, as if they'd just found religion and couldn't wait to tell everyone. What's all that about? I always thought that we needed to cook most of our foods as we don't have the enzymes required to breakdown the cellulose cell walls of plant stuffs. Sorry, completely off topic, I'll shut up now.

[Alison]

Think they're the raw food lot - eat a very restricted diet though, have seen them on TV before.

[Nicos]

As I understand it.........cooking of meat by early man in Africa is what lead to larger brains and therefore further evolution of intelligant man ( ..and women of course)
Something to do with getting more nutrition out of cooked meat compared to raw meat.

I bet they didn't steam their new potatoes!!! ...actually spuds were from S America weren't they????

[BarleySugar]

I've found the new pots taste better steamed, and don't fall apart. You can even cut the big ones to make the pieces more even in size. Potatoes go in the bottom, the other veg get added up though the baskets, with the quicker stuff at the top. I've only had the steamer for a year, now it's definitely a 'must have' gadget.