Vapor® Cooking with 360 Stainless Steel Cookware

360 Cookware utlizes a cooking method referred to as "Vapor® Cooking." Our cookware is constructed so that the heat cooks the food instead of unnecessary additives such as water, oil or fat. Most foods contain natural moisture and do not require any extra "help." What you get is nutrient-rich foods that taste better than you could ever imagine. Check out these videos to learn more.

Lite and Fresh Recipes for Summertime Fun

As balmy temperatures, sunny skies, and all-around glorious weather conditions entice us outdoors in sandals and shorts, to bask in the extra hours of sunlight, discovering ways to avoid standing at the stove becomes a priority. In addition, relaxing and enjoying the traditional summertime agenda of picnics, festivals and gatherings, is so much easier when combined with healthy recipes.

So if the idea of serving up the same-old, chicken strips and mayonnaise laden salads this year strikes you with dread and revulsion, and threatens to throw a chill over your excitement, try out these fresh and healthy recipes that will accentuate your summertime fun, and beat the heat. 

Healthy Recipes for Shredded Meat Fillings 

Great on fat free tortillas, gluten free rolls, or pita breads when paired with a refreshing homemade salsa, 360 Cookware creates a moist, delicate flavor. For healthy recipes with more kick, add a teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper and a few dashes of Tabasco to the liquid after shredding.

1 ½ pounds beef tenderloin
¼ cup water
3 Tbs red wine vinegar
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp cumin seed
1 tsp coriander seed
½ tsp ground black pepper

Heat your 360 four-quart stockpot over medium temperature until a drop of water dances across the surface, and sear the meat on all sides. Add the remaining ingredients to the pot, and reduce the heat to med-low, then cover to engage the vapor seal. Once the lid spins freely, cook for approx. 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to set for an additional 15 minutes, then carefully remove the tenderloin and shred by hand, using two forks. Strain the liquid to remove the seeds and place the meat and juices back in the 4-quart pot. Simmer, uncovered for another 10-15 min, or until the liquid has almost evaporated.

The same method can be applied for chicken filling, simply omit the Worcestershire sauce and use 1 ½ pounds of skinless chicken breasts. Sear the meat on one side, and then add the spices and liquids, as well as ¼ cup finely diced onion. Cook over medium-low heat for approx. 10-15 minutes. Best of all, these healthy recipes for fillings can be enjoyed hot or cold. 

These fillings can be kept for 2-3 days in the refrigerator, and work great in coolers for sandwiches or wraps, offering no clean up, utensil free meals.

Healthy Recipes for Yummy Mango Salsa, Yogurt Pellets, and Frozen Grapes

1 cup fresh diced mango
1/3 cup diced, sweet bell pepper (red or orange)
¼ cup diced cucumber
3 Tbs finely diced scallions
1 Tbs fresh lime juice
1 Tbs tomato paste
Red pepper flakes

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, and mix with a fork, lightly mashing the mango as you stir. This refreshing salsa is excellent as a dip, or as an accompaniment to the spicy fillings.

To make yummy frozen grapes simply wash and slice grapes in half, lengthwise, then place cut side up on the small cookie sheet, for yogurt, pipe pellets directly on the sheet using a pastry bag or freezer bag with one corner snipped off. Place in the freezer for 1-2 hours until frozen through, then transfer to zip style baggies for a wonderful alternative to sugary popsicles.

Your 360 Cookware is perfect for preparing great, healthy recipes ahead of time, minus the excess cooking fat. Its innovative design and easy clean up make creating awesome summer dishes a breeze, and will have you fixing lite, fresh, healthy recipes all season long. Check out more healthy recipes for summer in our new cookbook, http://www.360cookware.com/360-cookbook

Fun Ideas for Healthy Lunches

We all know that scheduled eating habits offer numerous health benefits. Eating nutritious meals, such as energy rich breakfasts, healthy lunches, and satisfying dinners at the same time every day, can not only keep your body’s defenses in top form, it also helps regulate sleeping patterns, which promote healthy brain functions.

Therefore, discovering new ways to update old favorites, or infuse inventive ideas and creative flavors into lunch, is a great way to maintain your healthy lifestyle and keep your body energized. Whether at home, school, or work, deliciously fun, healthy lunches mean that you and your family are getting the nutrition you need to be your best, and are making choices today that can actively prevent early memory loss.

Healthy Lunches at Home

Your 360 Cookware makes it easy to create yummy, healthy lunches, minus a lot of preparation time and effort, by providing a wonderful way to cook savory meats, without the additional fat and preservatives used in pre-cooked, pre-packaged chicken, beef, or pork.

Whip up scrumptious chicken salads from the leftover chicken in a pot, or warm fabulous, single serve layered dips in the one quart sauce pan to enjoy with gluten free pita chips, or other fresh veggies for creamy, crunchy, fun and healthy lunches.

In addition, the one-quart saucepan is an awesome way to re-heat your perfectly planned dinner casseroles, pastas, and sir-fry selections, while preventing the moisture and vital nutrients from being nuked away in a conventional microwave.

Fun, Alternative Work Lunches

Brown bagging healthy lunches not only saves time and money, it provides a convenient, healthy, mid-day meal option for hard-working individuals. These fun ideas can be prepared beforehand, and grabbed quickly in the morning as you’re rushing out the door.

Try using leftover chicken, sliced tomatoes, and salad greens, along with wheat tortillas for a neat twist on a Greek gyro. Mix equal parts plain yogurt and crumbled feta with minced red onion, and lemon juice to create the first layer, add chicken and veggies, and roll up and refrigerate overnight. Pair with a side of organic olives or fresh green beans for a tasty accompaniment to your healthy lunches. 

On the other hand, if your office or workplace offers a burner top, it’s easy to transfer part of your delicious evening meal to the one-quart saucepan for an incredibly yummy, compact lunch for the following day. 

These types of healthy lunches offer a safe and convenient alternative to frozen “healthy lunches” by providing you with meals that you know contain only the best cuts of meat, a minimum of fat, and are free from chemical preservatives. Moreover, there’s no guesswork involved, you know you like it.

Designing fun, healthy lunches for yourself and your family starts with perfectly cooked dinners, a little invention, and your 360 Cookware, which provides the tools to create pleasing, culinary treats that will have them begging for more. 

Why Choose Made in America?

With our current economy still struggling, many Americans feel compelled to take action, to help generate the country’s economical growth and bring prosperity back to our nation, but feel powerless to make a substantial impact. However, believe it or not, you do have the ability positively affect the economy every time you spend your hard-earned income on products made in America. 

The reasons for choosing products made in America to achieve these goals are often overlooked, or seem insignificant. Concerned citizens misinterpret the inherent advantages to themselves, their neighbors, or our nation’s well-being, by purchasing American made products. 

However, making a conscience effort to buy products made in America can not only boost the economy, but also help the global environment, and provide peace of mind through a quality investment. 

Boosting the Economy 

You may believe that years of outsourcing has effectively reduced the number of products made in America, but actually, there are still plenty of companies, industries, and emerging small business entrepreneurs who produce American made goods. You just have to know where to look. 

For example, Broil King manufactures tabletop appliances in the USA, and Fiestaware has been producing dinnerware in West Virginia since the late 1800’s. Roy Toy has been making toy wooden building sets since 1930, and the craft community of Gatlinburg, TN offers hundreds of products made in America from incredible skin care items to decorative pottery and ironwork. 

By choosing products made in America, such as your Americraft 360 Cookware, you support companies that pay taxes (lots!), wages and salaries in the United States. You’re investing in our nation’s growth and prosperity every time, generating increased sales, which lead to higher production, more jobs, etc. 

Protect the Environment 

The United States is a leader in green manufacturing, and businesses that operate on our soil are subject to stringent federal guidelines and inspections. Established rules, concerning the disposal of harmful contaminates and the prohibition of certain materials help protect our citizens, and our natural resources.

Wide ranges of industries produce and manufacture goods in the United States, from electronics and appliances, to clothing and food, and everything in between. All of these goods are manufactured according to the world’s most narrow regulations for pollution control. 

Finest Quality 

American ingenuity is our birthright, and we are blessed with access to the latest and best inventions. Our ability to imagine, and then create products made in America that are better, faster, and stronger, has made our country great, and in some things we maintain superiority. 

For over 100 years, America has been the world’s leader in producing the finest steel. Innovations in its production have been refined, producing safer methods of manufacturing, which along with EPA, and other compliance regulations, combine to produce the highest quality. 

Buying American makes sense in many ways, therefore, instead of looking for an economical solution at the hand of bureaucracy; why not use your own buying power to initiate real growth, by purchasing products made in America? 

Great Meals Start with Vapor Cookware

During this time of year, trudging out to work and school each day, covered in layers of clothing, only to encounter gray skies, treacherous icy walkways, and freezing winds, requires fortitude. Even if you live in parts of the country that seldom see temperatures drop below the freezing mark, winter still brings with it the desire to hibernate with an epic novel, snuggle up for a great movie, or enjoy your favorite indoor pastime.

However, your commitment to providing healthy, delicious meals for your family, especially during sniffle season, doesn’t stop just because it’s cold outside. In fact, waterless cookware can actually make it easier to prepare great meals every day, minus the unwanted fat and artificial preservatives present in frozen, canned, or pre-packaged dinners.

All Day Flavor

Although comfort foods, simmered for hours in a slow cooker are the perfect way to exorcize the chill of winter, who has the time to add 15-20 minutes of prep work to their already hectic, morning routine?

Which is why Vapor cookware, imparting all-day flavor in a fraction of the time is so awesome. You can cook fresh vegetables, spices, and lean meats in the same pot, letting the natural juices infuse flavor throughout the dish, effortlessly.

With its innovative design, high quality construction, and technological superiority, waterless cookware perfectly distributes temperatures, surrounding your food in even heat, and generating a vapor seal that re-directs the natural moisture back into the food. Creating perfectly cooked vegetables and succulent meats, permeated with delicious flavors, in a fraction of the time required by slow-cookers.

Superior Nutrition

Preparing fresh or frozen vegetables via the traditional methods, of either steaming or boiling, allows precious vitamins and minerals to escape out of your food. Waterless cookware locks in beneficial nutrients by trapping the enriched vapor, and sending it back into the cooking process. The result of which is, a quickly cooked dish, with the maximum amount of nutritional value.   

Additionally, your waterless cookware doesn’t require oil or butter to prevent sticking. So you can confidently prepare any high protein, lean meat, without adding unwanted calories and fat.

Time Saving Technology

Offering your family a wholesome, home-cooked meal each day can be a challenge, but just because you have limited time, doesn’t mean you have to forgo a great meal. One of the amazing benefits of waterless cookware is its quality construction, which enables you to cook faster, using less energy.

The layered steel design provides incredible heat conductivity, which is maintained for an extended period. This permits you to create a fabulous one-pot meal in a flash. Hearty soups and casseroles, delicious fish or chicken pastas, or rich and creamy beef creations can all be prepared, cooked, and served in under 45 minutes, some in less than 20.     

Waterless cookware imparts richly infused flavor and maximum nutrition, swiftly and effortlessly, making it a breeze for you to create great meals everyday, with your 360 Cookware.