Dee Dee wrote:
> "John Kane" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>> On Aug 13, 9:40 pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>> I've been meaning to ask this for some time now. I'm curious.
>>>
>>> How do you accomplish that? Do you use a special pot? Or
>>> those little collapsable things? Just put a little water into a
>>> container and microwave them?
>>>
>>> Or what.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>> Bamboo steamer basket and a wok.
>> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
>
> Steamers come in all assortments. I do have two collapsible
> thingies, but they don't get used anymore.
>
> Usually a medium sized rice cooker has a steamer rack with it. I
> have one that has one rack, and a larger one that has two racks. I
> have a steamer rack top that sets inside a stainless pan that is
> normal-sized; that gets used the most often. I recently bought a
> Zojirishi rice cooker and I believe it might have a steamer of some
> sort in it.
> For large sized things like Chinese buns, etc. I have a huge 3 tier
> aluminum steamer. It should be used outside, it is so large.
>
> I have just given away two bamboo steamers. I never felt comfortable
> with them; other more qualified cooks speak highly of them.
>
> What I'd like to have is a good medium-sized double boiler. I'm sick
> of this setting a pan on top of boiling water. I have a Portuguese
> copper/ceramic one, that is too clumsy to use. Any suggestions?

Dee Dee, you can just sit one smaller pan inside a bigger one