"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> "KevinS" > wrote
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>> On Aug 13, 6:40?pm, Nancy Young wrote:
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>>> How do you accomplish that? [steam vegetables].
>>
>> I have an old, small Farberware pot with a lid and a
>> perforated insert. Think of a pasta pot with a strainer
>> insert only much smaller. I've had the Farberware
>> pot for a long time but don't remember buying it.
>
> Thanks for all the answers, everyone. Very interesting. I'm
> thinking of picking up something, perhaps I'll get the collapsable
> thing. Normally I use the microwave. I have a double boiler
> insert, I always wished it was a steamer insert.
>
> nancy
>

The collapsible things are sometimes a pain to clean. The edges snag the
sponge etc etc blah blah blah. Here's what you want:

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B0000CFPBX

or:

http://tinyurl.com/2fomk3

See the stepped ridges on the bottom? The steamer nests into any of 3
Farberware pot sizes (3 quart, 2 quart and a smaller one whose size I don't
recall). All edges are smooth, so it's easy to clean. Really nice piece of
equipment.