I want to buy a food steamer. On Amazon and elsewhere I see products
by Oster, Black & Decker, Richard Simmons, Salton, Toastmaster, Deni
(stainless steel), Rival, and others.

Are they all more or less the same or are there certain features that
I should include or avoid?

The Oster 5712 (http://tinyurl.com/yo38pf) seems like a good choice
and gets good reviews on Amazon.

My purpose (at least to start with) is to cook veggies for two, so I
was inclined to get a smaller unit. But I guess the larger ones can
easily cook smaller amounts with about the same energy.

I keep reading that steaming is better than some other methods. I
thought about buying a steam cooking cookbook and maybe I would get
into more than veggies. Is steaming a good way to cook fish (salmon)?

Any suggestions for cookbooks?

Can these steamers cook rice as well as the rice cookers that are
designed just for that purpose?

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