Trudeau Stainless Steel Vegetable Steamer
by Trudeau
Our Price: $9.95
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Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: TrudeauBrand: Trudeau
Model: 099-980
Color: Silver
Product features:
- 11-inch, stainless steel, folding, vegetable steaming tray with extendible handle
- Colander-style vegetable steamer with plastic extender handle
- Handle helps keep hands out of steam; 3 legs lift food above water
- Dishwasher-safe stainless steel; sturdy plastic handle
- Steamer measures 11 inches in diameter by 5-1/2 inches tall; 5-year warranty
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Trudeau Stainless Steel Vegetable Steamer
Customer Review: Cheap. Badly designed. Useless.
Summary: 1 Stars
In just 4 months of light use, three of the four crummy, rubbery (and non-heat-proof) black feet have fallen off. Two of the stainless steel leaves in the basket fell off after 5 uses, so now the basket doesn't collapse down properly without a lot of frustrating arranging of the leaves in a particular order. It's become one of those annoying MENSA puzzles, which I really don't have time for when I'm trying to steam a little broccoli for hungry people. Because of its large base, the steamer's basket fits only one of my saucepans - the one which already happens to have a built-in steamer attachment. This thing has no business in a working kitchen. I bought the Trudeau steamer to replace the last cheap steamer we had, which broke after a year of use. If you pick this one up by the handle, you'll burn yourself as it swings. And if you try using a fork or tongs to remove it by the tiny wire at the top, the whole steamer, heavy with vegetables and water will usually slip right off and plonk hard down into the hot water bath, swaying on its rickety feet and burning you badly. If some of your leaves break off, as mine did, vegetables fall out of the basket as you lift it and into the water below, again, splashing you with boiling water. I have wanted to throw this steamer across my kitchen more times than I can count. As another reviewer noted, the black plastic trunk does not seem at all heat-proof. Not good if you're a person with powerful burners.
I am left asking myself: How did we put a man on moon if we can't even manage a simple stainless steel vegetable steamer? My mother had a similar collapsible-leaf version for at least 3 decades. Growing up, I probably used that steamer several hundred times without incident and without frustration. My goal now is to find a steamer that will a.) work, b.) not cause severe burns, c.) not melt, d.) not break within a few month' time. I'll try the OXO next and will post a review if it's The One. I remain hopeful.
Description of Trudeau Stainless Steel Vegetable Steamer
Vegetable steamer, stainless steel, boxed.Steaming is a high-heat, low-fat method of cooking that ensures great flavor with minimal nutrient loss. A vegetable steamer can also double as a colander; wash vegetables or fruit and set them aside on the steamer to drain during the prep stages of cooking.
The Trudeau stainless steel vegetable steamer has a familiar, blossom-shaped design that folds to look rather like a flying saucer. It sits on three sturdy steel legs that keep the basket out of boiling water during steaming. Most steamer baskets of this type have a small, hard-to-reach handle that makes extricating the steamer from a hot pan difficult. The Trudeau vegetable steamer handle, however, extends up like a plunger providing a broad grip and large oval loop that help keep hands away from scalding steam.
The Trudeau vegetable steamer is made of dishwasher-safe steel and heat-resistant plastic. Allow the tool to dry completely before folding for storage. The steamer is 11 inches across when unfolded, and stands 5-1/2 inches tall with handle fully extended. Trudeau guarantees this product with a five-year warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. --Garland Withers
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