Black & Decker Divided Food Steamer
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Black & Decker Divided Food Steamer
Customer Review: great product... though the flavor scentor is (IMHO) useless
Summary: 4 Stars
Honestly, I love this steamer. I use it at work in my cube. It's very easy to use; just fill with water, drop in your veggies and go. I have found, however that most of the time I want to do rice and veggies at the same time. I take a separate disposable plastic bowl (like the Ziplock ones) and put the water and rice in that. I let it work for 30+ minutes and then throw in my veggies around it. Works every time. I've tried to use the flavor scenter several times and have found that the herbs tend to get sticky and clump up as the steam is passing through, oftentimes causing the steam to not make it to the veggie container. So I typically will season afterwards.
On other thing of note... be careful taking the lid off, I ended up with burns three days in a row because of escaping steam. =(
Customer Review: Lemon I think
Summary: 1 Stars
It seems the seal that keeps the water in the bottom of my steamer is defective. I thought I had it fixed by pushing it in a little, but last night came home to water all over the counter and floor after setting it out for several hours to be ready to turn on when we got home. Despite being a mess to clean up, it seems dangerous to have electrical appliances sitting around in pools of water. Save your box and receipt, so you can return it if needed. I was disappointed to discover that you cannot cook rice and veggies at same time (unless you put the veggies IN with the rice. So I am upgrading to a steamer which allows me to do this. This was a good purchase, I think, to figure out whether I would use it and what I really wanted in a rice cooker/steamer. I just wish I had my $30 back.Customer Review: My favorite kitchen appliance.
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't say enough positive things about this steamer. It works great, and is easy to clean. I use it daily to cook for our family and used it more than ever this year to steam fruits and veggies for our new baby.
I never use ANY of the extra baskets or attachments and recommend getting whichever model offers the fewest as the large steamer basket is really all you need.
My favorite thing about using this electric steamer is that you can prep your veggies way in advance, and just turn it on 10 minutes or so before the rest of the meal is ready. It has a built in timer that turns the machine off so if you forget it, it turns itself off and your veggies are waiting for you later, perfectly steamed.
Love it, love it, love it.
Customer Review: The only thing I use.
Summary: 5 Stars
This steamer is literally the most used small appliance in my kitchen. My favorite steamer recipe: steamed red potatoes and carrots tossed with 2T parsley, 1/2t rosemary, and 1/2t thyme sauteed in 2T butter. I use it for asparagus, broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, and all sorts of stuff. When I'm cooking vegetables, I just don't enjoy results as consistent as the steamer when I'm using the microwave or the stovetop.Although I can do as good a job with rice by other means, I still prefer using the steamer. It frees up the microwave to reheat something, and the cleanup is a breeze since there is only one bowl that really gets dirty. However, the timer on my steamer does run a tad slow. I have to shorten the booklet's cooking times by 10% or so.
Customer Review: Great Steamer
Summary: 5 Stars
I have owned a number of steamers and this is by far the best steamer I've used. I have been using it for quite a few months. (It makes excellent hard boiled eggs.) I've made steamed rice and keep it in the frig. Then when I am ready to steam a meal, I put some of the rice into a pyrex cup, veggies, and shrimp in the steamer at the same time. I add fresh or dried herbs to the herb receptacle. I put butter and seasoning in a small pyrex dish on top of the steamer to melt while the food steams. In about twenty minutes I have a fine, healthy meal. That is only one of many options for using the steamer. I would highly recommend it for its versatility. A healthy way to go - and the food is delicious!