I’ve been meaning to write a blog post with varoma tips for a few years now and I must confess when my lovely hubby last night cooked dinner and cooked marinated chicken in the varoma with NO baking paper I decided it is definitely time to do a post!  The varoma was such a pain to clean that I almost wanted to get my water blaster on to it!  lol!  
So this is what hubby should have done!  
KEEPING VAROMA TRAY CLEAN!

Wet and squeeze a sheet of baking paper.  Line the upper layer of the varoma tray.  Twist the corners of the paper  to make a shallow ‘bowl’ shape and pour the meat and marinade onto the baking paper ?bowl?.  Be sure to keep the side vents exposed so steam can circulate freely.

STEAMING VEGETABLES
Cut denser vegetables (eg. potato, carrot) into smaller pieces and place in the varoma dish.  Place softer vegetables (eg. broccoli, snow peas) in larger pieces on to the varoma tray.
BAMBOO STEAMERS
This is an awesome tip from one of my lovely ThermoFun members Tania Lee, that she shared with us a few years ago in our closed members Facebook group.
The bamboo steamer baskets sit on the inside of the Thermomix lid lip.  They can be used without the varoma as well.  The 15cm diameter basket fits well.

It’s a fabulous idea if cooking for a crowd as you can layer bamboo baskets under the varoma.  Give it a go with my Steam Pork Dumplings.

KEEPING FOOD HOT
If your vegetables or meat are cooked and you are wanting them to keep ...