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Norpro Stainless-Steel Expandable Vegetable Steamer
It's less what it includes than what it lacks that makes this Norpro vegetable steamer a cut above your average steamer insert. Without a bothersome center post, there is plenty of unobstructed room to steam entire heads of broccoli or cauliflower or full-length cobs of corn--and finished vegetables are easier to remove with a spoon or a spatula as denser veggies keep steaming. No need to slice carrots or pole beans beforehand--just plop them whole into the basket, which expands from 7 to 10 inches, depending on the size of the pot you set it in. The three-pronged base provides stability equal to models with center posts, but instead of one central handle there are two ring-style side handles. This is another improvement, as you don't need to reach into the middle of the steaming-hot food to remove the basket, and using the side handles supports the basket's shape rather than allowing its "petals" to pop open flat upon lifting. The heavy-duty waffled segments hold tightly together during use and fold inward for compact storage. --Carol Gnojewski
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Norpro Stainless-Steel Expandable Vegetable Steamer Reviews
Recommend. Works as designed and that works for me. I specifically bought this to use in my 4 qt pressure cooker.
Will be throwing in the trash as soon as I find a new one. Have only used a few times, and a couple of the pieces have already fallen off.
I had to use it in my bigger pot which seems rather awkward. Nice quality, and the lack of the center post is actually nice not to have. It's large capacity, but it won't fit in a standard-size cooking pot.
We wanted to buy a steamer so that we could incorporate more fresh vegetable into our meals. We put it in the bottom of a 4 quart sauce pan, add about a cup of water and the veggies, turn to med high, put on a lid and steam until our desired doneness. It's a great price (even better if it's still part of the 4-for-3 deal), it holds enough veggies for our family meals and it's easy to clean. We looked at several options: electric, bamboo, basket and we kept coming back to this one.
It was just what I expected and wanted.I am very pleased with how it steams vegetables I am very happy with the steamer and with the delivery which was very fast.
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