On 28 Jul 2004 16:45:11 -0700, (Miori) wrote:

>Hi,
>I'd like to buy a steamer to cook vegetables. What features to look
>for in steamers, what are the options available.
>Thanks & regards for the tips,
>Miori

Hello Miori!
I purchased one of these steamers last year and it works very well!

Double click on the following link to Google's "Froogle" Search Engine
which will find you the cheapest place to buy an Oster 5712 Digital
Food Steamer:

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=...b=wf&scoring=p

Regards,
Bill

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(Miori) wrote:

> Hi,
> I'd like to buy a steamer to cook vegetables. What features to look
> for in steamers, what are the options available.
> Thanks & regards for the tips,
> Miori

I use my pasta pot...
There is plenty of room between the insert and the bottom of the pot for
water. It steams veggies, seafood, anything I want PERFECTLY! And since
it does double duty, it takes up less storage space than a separate
steamer. :-)

K.

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> In article >,
> (Miori) wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I'd like to buy a steamer to cook vegetables. What features
to look
> > for in steamers, what are the options available.
> > Thanks & regards for the tips,
> > Miori
>
> I use my pasta pot...
> There is plenty of room between the insert and the bottom of
the pot for
> water. It steams veggies, seafood, anything I want PERFECTLY!
And since
> it does double duty, it takes up less storage space than a
separate
> steamer. :-)
>

I do exactly the same thing. My pasta pot came with a steamer
insert, which is fine for small amounts. But using the pasta
insert, I can steam more than half a dozen ears of corn easily.

Picked up some sweet bicolor corn at the downtown farmers market
in Indianapolis yesterday. They pick the corn in the morning,
load it onto a pickup, and sell it right off the truck the same
morning. Streamed for 8 minutes, it was perfect! So who else eats
it cold the next day like I do?
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Katra wrote:
> In article >,
> (Miori) wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I'd like to buy a steamer to cook vegetables. What features to look
>> for in steamers, what are the options available.
>> Thanks & regards for the tips,
>> Miori
>
> I use my pasta pot...
> There is plenty of room between the insert and the bottom of the pot
> for
> water. It steams veggies, seafood, anything I want PERFECTLY! And
> since
> it does double duty, it takes up less storage space than a separate
> steamer. :-)
>
> K.

Ditto that. I don't have room for a separate "steamer" appliance in my tiny
kitchen. The insert in the pasta pot works perfectly well for me.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

> Ditto that. I don't have room for a separate "steamer" appliance in my tiny
> kitchen. The insert in the pasta pot works perfectly well for me.

What is up with that? I see this stuff on tv, I think, Does everyone
have a Martha Stewart sized butler's pantry? My kitchen isn't that
small ... but where would I put a salad spinner? How about that odd
hard boiled egg sheller thing. Come on! Makes me laugh. Maybe I'm
just not a gadget person.

nancy

On 29 Jul 2004 05:21:51 -0700, (Miori) wrote:

>Hi Bill,
>Thnx for the v. good tip.
>Does this steamer cook rice too?
>I live in The Netherlands, and I've searched on the
>Internet for this steamer over here in Holland, but it seems it's not available.
>Thnx again,
>Miori


Miori,
Does UPS deliver into the Netherlands? I'm sure they would deliver one
to you!

Bill

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"barry in indy" > wrote:

> "Katra" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > (Miori) wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I'd like to buy a steamer to cook vegetables. What features
> to look
> > > for in steamers, what are the options available.
> > > Thanks & regards for the tips,
> > > Miori
> >
> > I use my pasta pot...
> > There is plenty of room between the insert and the bottom of
> the pot for
> > water. It steams veggies, seafood, anything I want PERFECTLY!
> And since
> > it does double duty, it takes up less storage space than a
> separate
> > steamer. :-)
> >
>
> I do exactly the same thing. My pasta pot came with a steamer
> insert, which is fine for small amounts. But using the pasta
> insert, I can steam more than half a dozen ears of corn easily.

Ain't it grand? :-)
Works for crab legs, and shrimp too, as well as most veggies!

>
> Picked up some sweet bicolor corn at the downtown farmers market
> in Indianapolis yesterday. They pick the corn in the morning,
> load it onto a pickup, and sell it right off the truck the same
> morning. Streamed for 8 minutes, it was perfect! So who else eats
> it cold the next day like I do?

<lol> (raises hand) I often cook a couple of extra ears of corn, but I
still MW them in the husk. I'll leave them in the husk in the refrig'
and peel them right before eating. Cold, no butter or salt.

Yum!

K.

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In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Katra wrote:
> > In article >,
> > (Miori) wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> I'd like to buy a steamer to cook vegetables. What features to look
> >> for in steamers, what are the options available.
> >> Thanks & regards for the tips,
> >> Miori
> >
> > I use my pasta pot...
> > There is plenty of room between the insert and the bottom of the pot
> > for
> > water. It steams veggies, seafood, anything I want PERFECTLY! And
> > since
> > it does double duty, it takes up less storage space than a separate
> > steamer. :-)
> >
> > K.
>
> Ditto that. I don't have room for a separate "steamer" appliance in my tiny
> kitchen. The insert in the pasta pot works perfectly well for me.
>
> Jill
>
>

Anyone ever tried steaming yams in one?
Dad has decided lately that he wants more yams in our diet for the
vitamin A. <G> They ARE good, but I usually peel them then braise them
in the skillet until soft. I'd like an easier way to cook them.

Views? And no, I don't want to empty or turn on the oven in the mornings
when I'm cooking lunch!

K.

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Katra wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Katra wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> (Miori) wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I'd like to buy a steamer to cook vegetables. What features to look
>>>> for in steamers, what are the options available.
>>>> Thanks & regards for the tips,
>>>> Miori
>>>
>>> I use my pasta pot...
>>> There is plenty of room between the insert and the bottom of the pot
>>> for
>>> water. It steams veggies, seafood, anything I want PERFECTLY! And
>>> since
>>> it does double duty, it takes up less storage space than a separate
>>> steamer. :-)
>>>
>>> K.
>>
>> Ditto that. I don't have room for a separate "steamer" appliance in
>> my tiny kitchen. The insert in the pasta pot works perfectly well
>> for me.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
> Anyone ever tried steaming yams in one?
> Dad has decided lately that he wants more yams in our diet for the
> vitamin A. <G> They ARE good, but I usually peel them then braise them
> in the skillet until soft. I'd like an easier way to cook them.
>
> Views? And no, I don't want to empty or turn on the oven in the
> mornings
> when I'm cooking lunch!
>
> K.
>
I haven't tried this. But I don't see why steaming those would be any
different than steaming any other vegetable. Just cut them into chunks like
you would potatoes and steam them until they are tender.

Jill

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:48:06 -0400, Nancy Young >
wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Ditto that. I don't have room for a separate "steamer" appliance in my tiny
>> kitchen. The insert in the pasta pot works perfectly well for me.
>
>What is up with that? I see this stuff on tv, I think, Does everyone
>have a Martha Stewart sized butler's pantry? My kitchen isn't that
>small ... but where would I put a salad spinner? How about that odd
>hard boiled egg sheller thing. Come on! Makes me laugh. Maybe I'm
>just not a gadget person.
>

I came thisclose to buying one of those egg sheller things at a mall
kiosk. But they wanted over $10 for it. No thanks! I don't even
know if it would really work.

I am a gadget person, but the size of my kitchen reins me in :>

However, recently my sister spent a week cleaning and organizing my
garage and basement. She made a lovely pantry/work area in my
basement. It was like having "Mission:Organization" come to my house!

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:48:06 -0400, Nancy Young >
wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Ditto that. I don't have room for a separate "steamer" appliance in my tiny
>> kitchen. The insert in the pasta pot works perfectly well for me.
>
>What is up with that? I see this stuff on tv, I think, Does everyone
>have a Martha Stewart sized butler's pantry? My kitchen isn't that
>small ... but where would I put a salad spinner?

On top of the fridge, of course.

Parkinson's Law, modified, reads "Stuff expands to fill the space
available." I've made a rule that no appliance or utensil can come
into the kitchen until one of similar size has been moved out. And I
*still* can't find room for the box of saltines I bought yesterday.