Does the top pot have holes for steaming? I don't see any.
1282514
No this is a double boiler used for tempering chocolate and cooking various other items. It is not made for steaming. The top pot also has a rounded bottom it does not sit flat.
1224574
Mine is about two years old, after I read the second resposne from someone who said there were filtering holes - I went back and double checked - again, in mine at least - there are no filtering holes of any sort. the only thing you can see is ceramic work where the spout is attached to the kettle that perhaps someone mistook for holes.
2280614
No, there is no hole in the top of the cover. The dish design is intended to keep the steam in the dish thus allowing the food to remain moist. Not sure where it is manufactured by I suspect France because Le Creuset is a French cookware company.
1696173
No, they don't have holes, unfortunately! I find that so few of these ceramic pots do... I wish they would come pre-drilled.
1216453
Glad to help...there is no hole. The table top is a small mesh...really nice.
2273776
The hole is there to let some steam escape. It is a precaution to keep you from getting a steam burn when you take the lid off.
1719593
There is no hole in the bottom. However, there is a built-in grate to help with water run off.
2169263
I don't know what you are asking about. My item has no a red hole on the top. There is a red pressure control valve attached to the lid.
2050167
No, the inner pot has a band near the bottom which allows it to sit well above the water. This is a steamer, I use it every day to steam brocholi ant it works very well.
2026029
No. Does have a metal band around the top of each steamer, but one could remove it. The segments or top slide over that part anyway.
946469
There is a sort of inner lid that fits inside the main lid (to control steam), but basically, no, it only has one top.
1225630
Apparently holes, perforations on the tiers are the right size. These steamers have been around for a long time. I am referring to the Taiwan-made ones, not the ones from Thailand which we do not carry. Taiwan makes large holes and small holes and some steamers have one tier with large and the other with small. They will steam. Restaurants use them too. We are in Chinatown SF with thousands of Chinese and they all use this steam, including myself.
1142170
The one I own does have holes on the bottom. Between some of the holes are vertical and horizontal spaces. On the one I own, there are diagonal spaces between some of the holes on the top. I did purchase mine from Amazon.com. It does not match exactly the picture on Amazon.com.
1163497
Yes it sits on top of the 3-quart saucepan. I've cooked yummy meals with the steamer before, don't worry about it so much, just cook with it and you'll see. I do wish that the steamer had side holes, though, as the bottom-only holes can get clogged up quickly.
574171
No holes or slits in the bottom. You can soak the wood directly in the box. It is GREAT!
418223
Looking on the bottom of my lid. There are no holes at all. Zero. See no inkling of anything that should leak.
1038531
There is no hole. Steam comes out the edges of the lid.Parenthetically, having a steam vent is not the cause of sputtering. That would be overfilling and/or a dirty pot and/or unwashed rice.