Vasconia 32-Quart Aluminum Steamer with Lid
by Vasconia
Product Summary
Manufacturer: VasconiaBrand: Vasconia
Model: 5031546
Product features:
- Vasconia extra-large steamer is great for preparing tamales, corn and seafood.
- Includes a steamer rack.
- Also, use as an over-sized stock pot for stews, soups and more.
- Stay cool handles and lid knob.
- Dishwasher safe; hand wash recommended
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Vasconia 32-Quart Aluminum Steamer with Lid
Customer Review: Ideal Low-Cost Crab Pot
Summary: 5 Stars
This all-aluminum pot is an ideal, inexpensive crab pot for Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic, or Gulf of Mexico Blue Crabs.
The bottom is 13 3/4" in diameter and fits nicely over one burner on the typical gas or electric range. Wider ones I've checked draw the comment: "...doesn't fit right." It's 12 3/4" high so it easily fits under the exhaust hood.
If you watch the "Equipment Corner" segment of "America's Test Kitchen," you know that the preferred handles for handling large pots are the ones solidly attached to the side, near the top, and protruding up and away from the pot. This pot has them with each handle protruding 2 1/4" away from the pot, attached with four solid rivets, and with a rubberized grip coating each one as opposed to the bare metal ones shown in the picture above.
The steamer insert sits horizontally on a ridge in the pot 2 1/4" above the bottom. I has two near-center 11/16" holes so you can handle it with the fingers of one hand and numerous 7/16" holes.
That leaves about 26 quarts of capacity above the steamer insert. Note that 32 quarts = 1 bushel. So you can easily get 3-4 dozen medium Blue Crabs in the pot.
The lid on the on I got has an easy-to-grip large plastic knob in the center instead of the metal handle shown in the picture above.
The only disadvantage over other crab pots I can see is that some others have steamer baskets that allow the steam to come in from the side as well as the bottom. But since the area above the steamer insert is only a little over 10"high, it's not going to take long for the steam to get to the top crabs. If you've ever held a lid down on a crab pot until the crabs stop struggling to escape, you know the heat reaches and overwhelms them fairly quickly anyway!
Description of Vasconia 32-Quart Aluminum Steamer with Lid
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