Spec me a food steamer

Yas786 · 27 Jun 2011 at 17:25

Ok first time ive asked for something to be specced out lol...im after a decent food steamer...something i can steam fish and veggies in.

Not looking for something stupidly expensive...something around £50 or nearabouts...just after one thats steams decently and does it well and also one that cleans pretty easily ie doesnt take half a day to clean etc lol.

I take it Tefal ones are pretty good??....had a look at argos range and theres a few there but any recommendations would be most helpful.

TIA

monkeyspank · 28 Jun 2011 at 09:33

I got a tesco value one a few years back. It works fine! (all it does it hold food over a heating element in a bowl), but the lids don't stack.

joffy · 28 Jun 2011 at 09:48

I recently shopped online for a steamer. I found out it's best to avoid the electric type. They take ages, can scale up etc. So I went for the stove top saucepan style and they work well. The 18 cm Stainless Steel Three Tier Steamer by Clearview to be exact.

monkeyspank · 28 Jun 2011 at 10:01

Mine starts up pretty much instantly if you put hot water in it

vicisthebest · 28 Jun 2011 at 10:23

I got rid of our electric steamer, it was such a ball ache and took up so much space.

We got a set of 3 stacking pan ones from Ikea - don't have to wait for them to warm up, stack away easily - so much better.

aceface57 · 28 Jun 2011 at 12:41

I just use a few bamboo tier steamers, about a £1.00 from a asian supermarket.

blueboy2001 · 30 Jun 2011 at 18:55

I've had a Tefal steamer for years. It's fine - not one of the fancy ones, but it does have a keep warm function where it gives a shot of steam every couple of minutes after the main cooking time is over without cooking the veggies any further.

It's this one: http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...HPJMW1hAebgs3nDQ&ved=0CLMBEPMCMAc#scoring=tps. I didn't give £40 for it though, it cost me about £25 in Costco.

OCdude · 13 Jul 2011 at 07:24

I've got one of these, can't really fault it: http://www.morphyrichards.co.uk/Intellisteam.aspx

Bung everything in, set the timers, then it cooks everything at the same time and keeps it warm (up to 40 mins) afterwards. Very handy for when you can't really be bothered when you get home from work!

For some odd reason, the older model is more expensive than the newer one, so make sure if you're Googling (especially if you're looking on a certain rainforest site) that you use the model number 48781 (should be about £65)

EDIT: Odd, the main Morphy Richards site actually shows you pics of the older model, so if you want to see the newer one, check the rainforest site

K.C. Leblanc · 13 Jul 2011 at 07:44

I tend to just balance a colander or a sieve on top of a pan and then use a side plate as a lid.

bsoltan · 13 Jul 2011 at 09:06

We use a saucepan with a steamer insert too, works perfectly. Plus it doubles up as a normal saucepan too.