15-03-2008, 09:36
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Food Steamer
Morning,
Anybody got a food steamer - are they any good?
Quick and easy to use?
Can you chuck anything in them?
Cheers
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15-03-2008, 09:43
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Re: Food Steamer
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Originally Posted by LSainsbury
Morning,
Anybody got a food steamer - are they any good?
Quick and easy to use?
Can you chuck anything in them?
Cheers
Lee
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I got one last year, I've used it once. I do my veg in the microwave. The steamers take to long to cook.
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15-03-2008, 09:46
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Re: Food Steamer
We got a half decent one a couple of months ago and we're always using it. Very easy to use, and takes quite a lot of hassle out of cooking veg etc. (chicken breasts are much better steamed too).
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15-03-2008, 09:56
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Re: Food Steamer
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I got one last year, I've used it once. I do my veg in the microwave. The steamers take to long to cook.
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i'm with you there , i have cupboards full of gadgets and the steamer is just one of them it takes ages, iput veg between two cereal bowls with a bit of water in the bottom and nuke it
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15-03-2008, 10:13
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Re: Food Steamer
Trust me to me opposite, we've got a microwave and it's thats what gathering the dust the most.
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15-03-2008, 10:30
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Re: Food Steamer
I use a steamer that sits on top of a pan. Its fantastic when doing a roast dinner as you can whack your spuds in the pan then add your veg in layers above it in the steamer so you don't over cook it. Normally carrots on first then broccolli which i like to only have a quick blast. Uses only the 1 ring so its using a 3rd less leccy to cook as well as been healthy.
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15-03-2008, 10:35
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Re: Food Steamer
We've had a steamer for about a year or so, and the food cooked in it tastes fantastic! you can buy steam bags for the microwave, but you'll save money buying a cheap steamer for a tenner.
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15-03-2008, 10:45
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Re: Food Steamer
Well - some conflict of opinion there! I suppose what you need is one with a delay timer, so it's ready when you get home from work - or there abouts!
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15-03-2008, 10:55
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Re: Food Steamer
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15-03-2008, 11:08
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Re: Food Steamer
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Trust me to me opposite, we've got a microwave and it's thats what gathering the dust the most.
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Our microwave is in the cupboard, has been for about a year and a half!
We have got a slow cooker which we tend to use a lot. I've looked at steamers tbh i've run out of space to put one when it isn't being used.
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15-03-2008, 11:39
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Re: Food Steamer
We use it from time to time.
It's a great way of cooking as you don't use any fat or oil.
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15-03-2008, 19:25
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Re: Food Steamer
 Food steamers are great! imho it all tastes better, being a veggie and cooking most of my foods using a steamer i really couldn't live without one 
Then again i seem to hate the taste of nuked foods 
As handyman said "Its fantastic when doing a roast dinner" i couldn't agree more Bamboo Steamers Ftw! 
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16-03-2008, 03:31
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Re: Food Steamer
I've got one, i've used it about 6 times in the last 4 years
But i do recall the veg being tastier in it, i just hated cleaning it afterwards so stuck with chucking everything in a pan of water in my laziness 
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16-03-2008, 09:09
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Re: Food Steamer
i have one , tefal steam cuisine , love my veg though and it tastes soooo much better if you steam it imo , it also has a resevoir at the bottom to collect the condensate which is a great stock to add to your gravy if your doing a roast , a lot of people i know are under the impression if you steam veg it is too crunchy , not the case just needs steaming for longer.
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