Steams rice, vegetables, fish, meats, poultry, eggs and more; produces steam in as little as 1 minute. Water reservoir holds 1.1 litres/quarts of water for more than 60 minutes of steaming time. Rice and steaming bowls stack inside each other for compact storage; includes 1 rice bowl and 3 transparent steaming bowls with 3-4/5, 3-3/5 and 3-2/5 litre/quart capacity. Timer with auto shut-off and audible signal; indicator light remains on while in use. Easy to use. Easy to clean prepare a complete meal all at once; steaming bowls have removable partitions to cook large items; add water without removing trays if; additional steaming time is required.
- Food steamer and rice cooker with 1.1-liter water reservoir
- 8 programmable settings; easy-to-read LCD display
- 1- to 60-minute timer with auto shut-off; instant-steam function
- Rice bowl and 3 transparent steaming bowls with removable partitions
- Measures approximately 8 by 9 by 15 inches
2010-01-28
By thebozo (Oklahoma City, OK USA)
Have never written a review on Amazon but use them regularly... Used a manual Oster Steamer for years but the wife wanted a new "digital one"...Seemed to be a nice steamer at first....stopped working after 5 days...Bought an Oster Digital Steamer from Target...hope it does well or we will be back to the old "manual timer" steamer...
2009-09-20
By bb (TX)
We had out-grown our old steamer and were looking for a larger one for our family. This more than exceeded my expectations. It is large. A single level is almost as big as the old steamer. I thought I would have to use all three to exceed my previous capacity. Another plus is the shape. The circular design of some steamers is limiting. Putting in fillets or things like asparagus is easier to arrange now. I think the asparagus actually turns out better since it's in the center of the dish and not around the edges conforming to the shape of a circular container. Also, the oblong shape allows more efficient use of space to arrange items like fillets, thus more fits. There is also more surface area on the bottom. While the volume of some steamers may be large, a lot of this volume is consumed vertically. The design of this tray has more surface area along the bottom and is not as deep compared to other steamer trays boasting the same capacity. Steamed foods turn out fine in the automatic modes as well as manual. I find myself sticking mainly to manual, since there are lots of variables the preset programs can't account for like personal preference on 'doneness', quantity - which can affect circulation, type of food which a handful of presets cannot possibly prepare to everyone's personal preference, etc.
PROS: Lots of steam- fast. Easy to read display. Easy to use functions. Nice to have a water refill port that can be accessed while in use as well as easy to clean after use. Nesting feature of the trays is a great space-saver.
CONS: One major drawback, the manual setting cannot be used with a delay. The presets are cute, but unnecessary. Event the manual itself recommends varying times from the recommended preset times to conform to your preferences. I'd trade all of those presets to be able to use the delay feature with button eight - the manual mode. Did it take extra effort to not allow a delay feature with one out of the eight modes? Seriously.
Great product with one key item for improvement. If you want more capacity than your typical steamer, this has it and is up to the task of steaming all those levels.
