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Deb Kennedy, PhD - Beyond Recipes
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Question:

Is it appropriate when steaming beets, to conveniently include some cut potatoes and veggies in the same steaming basket, or does each require different cooking times?
— Mark Rappaport
Answer:
Yes, they're all, when I went through the density of the, and the texture, right, um, you can leave them in the steaming basket for the same amount of time. You wouldn't put something that is, uh, softer in there. 'cause then that would overcook. So you wanna make sure that the density of all your vegetables and they're cut the same size so they cook, cook at the same time.
