"John Kane" > wrote in message
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> 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

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

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...

>> 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


Thanks, Ophelia. That is what I've been doing, but I want a 'proper' one.
I'd probably have to buy 2 or 3 sizes to fit my requreiments --
picky, picky, Dee Dee

Dee Dee wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>> 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
>
>
> Thanks, Ophelia. That is what I've been doing, but I want a 'proper'
> one. I'd probably have to buy 2 or 3 sizes to fit my requreiments --
> picky, picky, Dee Dee

and why not)))

"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
...

> used the most often. I recently bought a Zojirishi rice cooker and I
> believe it might have a steamer of some sort in it.

Do you like your Zojirishi rice cooker? Which one do you have?

I need a new rice cooker (got my Hitachi nearly 20 years ago when I lived in
Japan, and the nonstick coating on the basket is finally starting to flake
off), but I'm reading reviews of various rice cookers I can get here in the
US, and it seems there are a lot of people dissatisfied with their rice
cookers. (I don't steam vegetables in my rice cooker -- I just use it to
make rice, although if I get one that happens to be a really good steamer,
too, I might give it a shot.)

--
Echo