Wood will expand and contract across the grain, and a wide panel made of solid wood could change width by a half of an inch, warping the door frame. By allowing the wood panel to float, it can expand and contract without damaging the door.
Put trimmed and cleaned green beans in the steamer basket, set over the boiling water, cover, and steam until tender to the bite, 3 to 5 minutes (depending, again, on how crisp or tender you like your green beans).
I am using a rice cooker/steamer. The recipe says to steam the zucchini until its tender. I've never dealt with zucchini squash before, so I have no idea how much water to use or if it will take 20 minutes or two hours.Update: This is embarrassing. It never occurred to me to look in my rice cooker booklet.he recipe says to steam the zucchini until its tender. I've never dealt with zucchini squash before, so I have no idea how much water to use or if it will take 20 minutes or two hours.