since this is my first time, is it good enough to do green beans, peas, and carrots in?
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No, to can these vegetables you need to use a pressure canner. Water bath canning is only suitable for high-acid foods such as fruits and pickles. Here's a link with more information: http://www.freshpreserving.com/tools/pressure-canning
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Beans would defintiely be too big, but I think the rice might work; you would need quite a bit of rice though.
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The booklet comes with a list of different water amounts for each food, but if you didn't mind draining off any excess water at the end, I don't see why you couldn't. I haven't tried it yet myself, but I wouldn't think twice about giving it a go. I am assuming that you'll blend them all together - if you wanted to steam both apples and green beans for different dishes at the same time, that wouldn't really work.
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My husband said yes. It shows on the box how you can do that he said. Great garden and more than enough output for a family just starting a garden. We did lots of tomatoes, wax peppers, cucumbers, 4 different herbs, green beans and small onions.
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Yes. It's not great for carrots unless they are some really big carrots. It's awesome for onions and bigger veggies like zucchini or cucumber.
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With correct spacing, I had wonderful harvests of green onions, carrots, lettuce and green beans. My zucchini and squash were probably too crowded but I still got a pretty good harvest from the zucchini, not so much the squash. I planted corn and I did get maybe 1/2 dozen ears but they were undersized. I also managed to get two pumpkins as well. I am doubling the size of the garden this year.
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I have never done cooked ground beef but I have done cooked veggies, so you should have no problem, just make sure you fill it up only below the half way mark, better doing it in several batches than all filled up, all of course depends on the quantity you intend to make finer.... It is quite a strong machine.Edith
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Yes, mostly ranging from 1.5 - 3 minutes with instructions for half or full bag. I personally prefer to cook for slightly less than instructed. Also note that for many food you want to add a small amount of water (1 tbsp) to steam better. Lemon and garlic are also very good additions for most veggies.
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I haven't tried veggies. However, I think that based on the way it handles meats that is should do fine with onions, potatoes, celery, beets, etc. Carrots may be a little too hard and tomatoes could be messy.
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This is just a great little hut for starting everything earlier in the spring. I'm no edibles expert but I've started tomatos, broccoli and an assortment of herbs far before ideal outdoor conditions. It's not the biggest starter hut but it will definitely hold enough youngsters to fill your garden.
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I would say yes but this a very good machine great to great carrots potatoes any hard veggies
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I can not answer that question. I have used the machine to shell purple hull peas with great success. White peas did not work as well. There were a lot of peas that got mashed. older peas shelled better than younger peas.
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Yes. These are amazing things to grow veggies in. I used two like this last summer and yielded plenty in each. Just be sure to fill them all the way to the top as the soil will settle. Plants need all the depth they can get. I grew long carrots in my bag they turned out fine. Also grew round ones. Im going to stick to the full length carrots as it yields more per sq ft. I also got some smaller bags and grew potatoes with good results. Im buying more this year. During winter I piled them high with leaves and compost. They look as good as new and I have had them almost a year.
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Yes it is. I used the single layered one for herbs and cucumbers and used the 3 layered ones for tomato plants, green beans, green peppers, beets, sweet peas and hot peppers.
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Well, I have a microwave that has a fresh veggie setting and also a frozen veggie setting so I use them. I have found that for green beens or broccoli or carrots it takes about 5 minutes depending on whether you like them crunchy or softer. We like them softer. For peas and corn it is about 3 minutes. So you just have to try it to see. I usually put about a half inch of water on the veggies but green beans tend to dry out more easily so I add a bit more water to them. I love the cooker though. I missed having it so much when my other one finally cracked after probably 10 years. You just have to try it to find out what your microwave does. Ours is a 1200 watt so that makes a difference too. Good luck.
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Absolutely! We have cooked broccoli, zucchini, squash, corn on the cob...just cook it in shorter intervals (and test it to see if it's done enough for you) and it's amazing! The moisture just stays with the veggies!
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We use it for 12oz of green beans, broccoli, asparagus, etc. often; and we have put up to a pound of veggies in it, which just requires that you stir them half way through so that they all cook evenly. We are a family of four who eat a protein, veggie, and starch for each meal, and this steamer is perfect for our family for veggies every night. When we have guests and have to make 2 separate batches, each batch only takes 10-12 minutes and so it isn't a problem for us.