Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6-Quart Food Steamer, White
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6-Quart Food Steamer, White
Customer Review: This Steamer Rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars
I researched on web for days before deciding on The Oster 5712 Food Steamer and it is an excellent machine. The FIRST night we steamed mixed vegetables AND Snow crab. I was able to get about 2 lbs of snow crab in the big basket. I bought it based mostly on reviews on Amazon and they were very accurate. I confess I bought it at Target for $29.95, though I was ready to buy on Amazon if price was close.
The clean-up is very easy and much less mess in the kitchen. No pots no pans. I have no complaints. I am very happy with this product. The kids thinks it is way cool after seeing how easy it was to do the crabs. I most definitely recommend the 5712.
Customer Review: Pretty Good for the Price!
Summary: 4 Stars
This product does its function pretty well, although it takes a while to get to the optimal heating temperature, and as such food being prepared takes a bit longer than anticipated. The thing I like the most is that the product is actually quite large, much larger than it appears in the pictures you see on Amazon. As such, you can fit quite a big feast worth of steamed food, usually ready in less than 30 minutes.
The biggest gripe of this product is that the support manual only provides recommended time setting support for a limited number of foods, and no support at all for East Asian cuisine (which heavily makes use of steaming systems).
Customer Review: You will use it a lot
Summary: 5 Stars
The Oster Food Steamer is one of my favorite appliances. It is easy to use and the vegetables come out perfect every time. This appliance also cooks rice--and I feel it does as good a job as the expensive models. I tried some rice made from a fancy rice cooker at a high-end cooking store--and I could not tell the difference. (Not listed in the instructions is how to cook jasmine rice--I used 1 cup jasmine rice and 1 cup water and steamed for 35 minutes--great for a Thai dinner). I have also made lobster tails, crab legs, and cooked fish filets in the Oster steamer. I would highly recommend the Oster steamer. It is affordable and easy/fun to use.Customer Review: A real shame...
Summary: 2 Stars
I initially was not sure how much use I would get out of a food steamer so I bought this product because it was well-reviewed and affordable. But in the three months or so that I've been using it, I've gotten a lot of use out of it and I credit it with eating healthier overall. So why the low rating? Well because it just died on me for no reason. I didn't drop it or submerge it in water or anything like that but it refuses to turn on nonetheless. Otherwise, it's well-designed and did its job admirably (just not long enough). Since I'm now hooked on food steaming now, I'm sure I'll buy another food steamer, albeit one with a better build quality.Customer Review: Wonderful Product
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this steamer based on the ratings I had read. For my first dish I made quartered red potatoes, sliced yellow baby squash, sliced sausage,fresh broccoli and yellow onion. I added oregano,parsley,celery salt and granulated garlic and a bit of chinese stir fry oil. Next time I will use fresh spices as the dried ones seem to steam away. The food was wonderful. The sausage was perfect. This was a big hit with the kids and I can't wait to try another dish again. I wish the book that comes with Oster steamer had more recipes and I wish the Oster website had more as well. I want to try scrambled eggs in the rice cooker dish next.