What to do if there is no gauze for steaming buns

We all know that steaming steamed buns requires a lot of skills. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. The more you steam buns, the better your skills will be. Generally, the steamed buns made by experienced chefs are big, soft and delicious. In order to make steaming buns easier and make them look good, many chefs will put a layer of gauze underneath when steaming buns. But what should you do if there is no gauze?

You can wet a piece of cloth and place it on the cage grate, or you can put some oil on the cage grate to prevent it from sticking to the pan.

When steaming buns or other foods, a layer of cloth placed in the steamer is also called a steamer cloth. It not only prevents the steamed food from sticking to the steaming plate, but also keeps the food beautiful.

How to prevent the cage cloth from sticking:

1. Don't rush to remove the steamed buns from the steamer after they are cooked. First remove the lid of the steamer and continue steaming for 3-5 minutes. When the steamed buns on the top of the basket have quickly dried up, remove the basket, turn it over on the chopping board, and take off the basket cloth. In this way, the steamed buns will not stick to the cage cloth or the chopping board. Wait for 1 minute before unloading the second cage, once all the cages have been unloaded.

2. Wash the cage cloth after use, leaving no crumbs, and soak it with water before use.

3. If you use an aluminum steaming rack, you don’t need a cage cloth. You can first wash and dry the cage, apply a little cooking oil, put the steamed buns on it, and it will be easy to take out after it is cooked.

Housewives are often troubled by steamed buns and dumplings sticking to the tray or the tray cloth. If you apply a thin layer of soybean oil or animal oil on the aluminum tray first, the steamed buns and dumplings will be intact after steaming and will not stick at all. The aluminum tray is also easy to clean. This method can also be used with lunch boxes, rice cookers, pressure cookers and other cooking utensils with good results.