Mark Thorson wrote:
> Anyone have advice on choosing a tamalera? This is
> the big pot used to steam tamales. The simplest
> type have a perforated plate held a few inches above
> the bottom. More complex ones seem to have a set
> of sections, so that multiple layers can be steamed
> at once. Also, I've seen a type that has an insert
> which divides the space into three radial sections,
> to help hold the tamales standing upright. I probably
> want the largest size that will fit over my one
> remaining functional burner on my gas stovetop.


1. Buy a new stove. You may want to cook more than one thing
at a time in the future.

2. Use a (vegetable?)steamer rack in a kettle you already have, and lay
the tamales in a layer a half inch or so apart, then another layer at a
90 degree angle to the first, keep layering with enough space for steam
to rise through the layers.

gloria p