Oster 5716 Programmable Digital Food Steamer, Black
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Oster 5716 Programmable Digital Food Steamer, Black
Customer Review: There are a few things you should know...
Summary: 3 Stars
My last steamer was purchased during the Stone Age, so I was excited to obtain this new fancy, double-decker steamer from Oster. And yes, the updated technology is nice. I can program the starting time for cooking and cooking duration. Also, the nifty design of the machine allows for almost instant steaming. Finally, I occasionally find a use for two-tiered cooking when preparing a protein along with vegetables.
But there are a few things that you should know before acquiring this device. It is big...really big (even when maximally arranged for storage). Measure up your cabinet or counter space before you get this thing. My wife never uses the double-decker feature, so the size of this thing drives her completely insane. And unlike other reviewers, I found the cleaning of this thing to be a pain. Everything is fine and good if all you cook are vegetables. However, Oster - in their infinite wisdom - put all of these funky grooves on the cooking surface of the steamer bins, which collect hard to remove fat deposits that result from cooking chicken or fish. Furthermore, unlike the old Stone Age steamer, you have to clean the cooking bins AND the actual cooker. Washing the bins by hand makes me want to put my head through a wall, but I have finally made peace with the steamer by just using the dishwasher for the bins (albeit, using major dishwasher real estate in the process). Finally, despite the quick steaming action of the machine, the cooking times seem a little longer than my old school steamer.
So, if you strive peace and simplicity in your life, then get the old school type of steamer. If bells and whistles appeal to you - and like me - you eat tons of steamed food which justifies the use of the double-decker bins, then order the new fangled thing from Oster. Just know what you're getting into...
Customer Review: i invent things to cook in here
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a vegetarian, here some uses for it. [1] RICE I used to have a rice cooker but the rice always sticks and sorta "crusts" up. Initially I used this to cook rice. I discovered no matter what rice (even japanese rice) 1c water TO 1 cup rice. This is better than a rice cooker since the rice never burns or sticks on the bottom. You can let stuff sit in here and it never burns. [2] PANCAKES if you are trying to go fat free you can actually steam pancake mix in here, throw in some frozen blueberries or fruit and leave the butter n oil behind. [3] POTATOES whole potatoes taste good like "baked potatoes" [4] MASHED POTATOES get a bag of the Frozen breakfast style potatoes (tiny cubed kind) with onions and peppers... steam for an hour and it turns to mashed potatoes. All the brands of breakfast cubed potatoes have no added oil/fat and are cheap eats. [4] SWEET POTATOES steam up sweet potatoes, take off the skins then mash them into a container, put in the fridge overnight. make a shake in the blender: sweet potato, 1 heaping Tbs cinnanmon, and some fresh ginger (freeze it to save $) maybe a tablespoon or less (to taste) of ginger and blend with soymilk/milk, it will be like a pudding loaded with vit A/E, zero fat healty dessert - it will taste just like pumpkin pie. [5] STORE BOUGHT RICE MIXES: dirty rice, cajun style you know the ones, those work great in here.Customer Review: Works well. Cleaning can be a pain...
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased a steamer primarily for steaming frozen fish and frozen chicken breast. I selected this unit because of it's timer function and the two steaming compartments. The steamer works well. I was surprised at how well it steams frozen chicken breasts.
Cleaning by hand can be a hassle because the little groves can get food stuck in them. This unit is dishwasher safe but takes up a lot of room in the DW. The unit also takes up a lot of space on the counter top so think about where you will use and where you will store it.
Customer Review: Worked great while it lasted
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this steamer after reading reviews and needing a new one, after my 15 year old one finally broke, not the steamer itself, but the
plastic backet.(I Wish I could remember which brand that one was) Anyway after not even having it for one year, it will not do anything. It don't turn on or nothing, so I am not going to order another one like this one, but will try another brand and hopefully it lasts a little longer. Call me old fashioned but I think things should last a little longer than less than a year.
Customer Review: great steamer
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this as a replacement for a black and decker I have had since they were the rage one christmas.it still worked but I notice the bowl was cracking here and there. I like the size of the oster it seems to cook more uniformly. I like the digital timer, and the ability to steam two separate things. easy to clean , steams up fast too with that collar.Oster 5716 Programmable Digital Food Steamer, Black