Perhaps you have heard of the idea of waterless cooking , but have never tried it. You may not even know just what it means. Here’s a quick look at waterless cooking and the advantages of this cooking style.

 What is Waterless Cooking?

Waterless cooking is just what it sounds like, cooking without having to add water to the items being cooked. It takes a special kind of cookware to do this style of cooking. Since almost all foods, including vegetables, have water in them, as long as you have the right cookware you can use the water within the foods to do the cooking without adding anything extra.

 Advantages of Waterless Cooking

 There are a number of benefits to waterless cooking, including:    

Preserving the Feel of Food – When you put fresh veggies and other foods in water to cook, the texture of those foods can change. Instead of being crisp and fresh tasting, vegetables can become limp and gooey. Waterless cooking preserves the food’s natural texture.

Preserving the Flavor – By cooking food in their own juices instead of in a bowl of water, waterless cooking allows the flavor of foods to stay strong. When you cook with a lot of water, you can dilute the flavor of foods.

Preserving the Nutrition – When you cook vegetables and other foods in water you are not just losing the texture and flavor of those foods, but also some of the nutrients. This is especially the case in vegetables where the boiling process can remove some of the minerals and vitamins in the vegetables, which instead of going into your body will be tossed out with the water.

Protection from Leaching – Good waterless cookware is made of high-grade stainless steel. This is vital to keeping your food safe. Unfortunately many other pots and pans that are made of aluminum may do more than cooking your food. They may also be leeching metal into the food. This will not happen with high quality stainless steel.