On 26 Apr 2007 11:45:30 GMT, sandi > wrote:

>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.) :-)

You mean something like http://tinyurl.com/2djj6h or
http://tinyurl.com/yt4aam?

I have one of those, too. I don't like it at all. The broccoli gets
fried by the microwaves in addition to getting steamed. I find it very
difficult to get it done al dente.

I used to have a steamer, B&D, I think. It was great. Broccoli came
out bright green and perfectly cooked every time. No burning or
wilting.

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