Is there a limit on amount of water to add and limit on how high vegetables can be stacked?
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There is a water fill line that you should pay attention to. The vegetables cook better if you can close the lid and not have them compressed between the lid and the tray. This has been my experience. Good luck.
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The container size is the limit, but you only need a small amount of water. You can pile in as many veggies that fit. I use 6 ounces which is a single serving size for 3 minutes.
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I can in half-Pint, Pint & Quart jars. Just adjust water level so it is about an inch or two above the jars you are using.
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It expands quite a bit. Using 3 gal containers you could easily do 12. I used it along with perlite and vermiculite and some Fox Farms Ocean mix, just don't over fertilize because it will burn your plants.
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I didn't add extra water. Double check that the extra level of jars won't add to your cooking time, otherwise just use the same amount as a single level of jars.
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Like the other responses say, you can grow anything in this DWC pot. Quantity depends on the type and size of plant, as many herbs tend to take up less room than vegetables. I cannot think of any vegetable or fruit that I would plant more than 1 in this size pot. Happy growing!
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yes you can use a steamer basket, so long as it isn't so tall that when you put the produce on top the vegetables block the valve on top. I have a silicone basket that I use and it works fine. I let the liquid come to a boil before I put the basket in and you can find charts online that will give you approximate times for different vegetables. Check out hip pressure cooking.com.
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I don't know the maximum amount but I've had five gallons on it in a big pot with no concerns. I feel confident that it could handle much more.
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Whatever weight will keep the vegetables submerged. Some people use a plate with a stone ( 3 yo 5 pounds probably) on top. The vegetables that aren't under the liquid will get mushy.
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So I could give a truthful answer, I actually put seven (7) quarts of water into the pot. Yes, it held the seven (7) quarts but keep in mind that the water reached the very top of the pot. I wouldn't ever fill my pot to that ultimate capacity because of spillovers.
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Very little, but I put more water for some items than others. Herbs, for example, I put more water.
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That really depends on how high you want to (or physically can) stack them. I would limit it to three...it would be too difficult for me to stack any higher than that. If you are tall and strong, you could probably do four.
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Yes you can!! We have stacked them 2 high (2 big squares) but it would be easy to add another . 2 high was just fine for the tomatoes. But I will warn you that the tomatoes do get very tall but it is nice to just reach in with very little bending.
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the water should be above the rice level, may be by half-inches or little more. If you have more rice, add more water, may be one inches above the rice level and remove the upper net basket. try once-twice and you will get to know!!
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Hi. You would put an inch or more of water in the big pan and you would insert the steamer basket and put the vegetables in that. VOILA!
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You may be putting too much in at a time if greens like kale or collards are used. It sometimes helps to mist them slightly and it may help to put less in at a time.
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yes you can. look how he fills it with veggies. any reason why you can't add seaweed instead?!
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You can put as little or as much water that you want. I just adjust the amount of tea I use. I usually make at least half a pot for the basket to reach the water.