LurfysMa > wrote in
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> 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?

I have a steamer (plastic type) made for the microwave.
Works great! (Timer is on the microwave.) :-)