Does this work with a vegetable steamer or does all the steam come out?
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I haven't used it as a steamer but it should work well. The center insert is light but seals well on the silicone. It acts like a lid and only when liquid hits it does it lift up to allow the liquid to bubble up into the boil over part.
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It's not a steamer in the conventional sense. 2 pcs (lid & bowl) made of silicone. Water only used for rice, quinoa, grits & etc where the seed or grain requires water to cook -- mixed as you would in a saucepan. Veggies (broccoli, corn, carrots) require no water. Oil/butter if u like. Comes with cookbook to lead u through. Mastrad has a website that has recipes & techniques, but amazon.com had better prices. We love ours.
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I put everything together. The only thing you have to make sure of is the time needed to steam each veggie. You might want to steam some separately and then put everything together. Enjoy !
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Steamer. I use it all the time. It fits only the Cuisinart sauce pans. I have not found any other sauce pans it will work with. They could exist.
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Separately no but they show recipes with veggies in rice during cooking. Steaming is so simple you could do that in pot with basket. This rice cooker excels at rice but will steam many ways too just not separately.
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This steamer works well for steaming a variety of foods such as vegetables and meats. This particular steamer is not designed for cooking rice.
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I've used the pan for years to easily peel my peaches and tomatoes. I've never used it to steam any vegetables. There is some space for water before the inside pan touches the water.
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I have not used a steamer but the pad and cleaner which came with the stove worked great. Even some dried food spillage came off and the stove top looks like brand new.
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There is no rack just the liner pot so you would not be able to steam veggies as well as meat for example . You would have to cook separately . You don't really need a rack for cooking veggies, I just use about 1/2 inch of water for veggie cooking. I have used this for cooking many recipies and you can cook things like dried beans without soaking in less than an hour. I hope this helps.
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We bought this to replace an old bamboo steamer for potstickers. With short grain rice some might slip through the small holes but since I have a rice maker I have not tried rice in the steamer. It does great with steaming veggies as well.
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I steam vegetables, fish,farro, rice...anything that taste best steam...I also reheat leftovers with steam, so they do not get dried up.
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Hi, Yes, it doubles as a steamer. It will hold approximately 3 cups of water, below the insert.Great for steaming vegetables. Like the other owner stated it depends on what you want to steam.This is a nice set.
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The Lekue does veggies any way you like them. My model has a red tray into which I pour olive oil and water. The steaming of vegetables depends on how long you microwave them. I think it takes some experimentation ~ depending on the power of your microwave
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It's a Steam Canner, if you use it with can, yes you can steam can your vegetables. It's super easy Steam Canner.
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Sorry, I do not know about steaming dim-sums. I steam veggies in mine such as asparagus, broccoli, and green beans.It works wonderfully for those foods. Hopefully, it will work for dim-sums, too.
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I have never tried, but I would think you could just put the veggies in the top part, water in the bottom part and it should steam them very well. I used mine for meat mostly. I also put a little seasoning in the water.
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While I have not used it for this purpose a rice steamer came inside the unit. The instruction manual also talked about steaming vegetables in this unit.