KitchenCraft Food Steamer Basket for Saucepans with Collapsible Design, Stainless Steel, Silver, 23 cm

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Steam your favourite vegetables to perfection, maintaining their crispness and colour, with this space-saving and easy-to-use tool. It does best with small pieces of food (like chopped vegetables) that can be piled inside the “bowl” of the steamer, as the walls do not easily fold down to accommodate items that need more space (like dumplings). Resuscitate hard sourdoughs by steaming for a few minutes, reducing waste and making a great base to an open-top sandwich. She has spent most of her career in test kitchens, where she’s developed recipes for home cooks as well as a national breakfast brand. This funky steamer, made by Handy Kitchen, is ideal for your home providing you with both an attractive and practical kitchen piece, perfect for all your steaming needs.

She has interned at America’s Test Kitchen, innovated consumer products and restaurant menus for national brands, and developed hundreds of recipes for home cooks. To turn your stainless steel saucepans or casserole pots into a steamer simply pour a little water into the pan or pot, place the steamer in the bottom of the pot or rest on top opening it out so it fits comfortably.Some of the handles had holes built-in, perfect for slipping the tines of a fork into and lifting that way; others just provided a knob at the top to grasp with oven mitts or tongs. The water level in the pan should be lower than the base of the steamer, otherwise the food will boil instead of steam. It also made it less likely that the food would shift while moving the steamer into the pot or during cooking, which could result in sticking or tearing of the outer layer on delicate items like dumplings. Without a sturdy structure, the silicone folds into a sling when lifted—which could lead to food shifting or falling out from the open sides.

The perforations allow the circulation of steam, while the clever collapsible mechanism helps to save space in your cupboards.Some models like the KitchenAid had petals that expanded down into a flatter layer, which made it easier to cook more food at once.

Whether you're a health-conscious home cook or simply want to add more variety to your meals, the Collapsible Vegetable Steamer Insert in Stainless Steel is a convenient way to prepare nutritious dishes.Our outstanding quality cookware, kitchenware and tableware is up to 50% off other similar products from leading brands in a similar retail environment market. We also liked how large and flexible it was, making it great for steaming larger vegetables or even whole fish. ProCook is dedicated to supporting our long-term charity partner's mission to inspire action to reduce single use plastics. We recommend steaming seafood, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, asparagus and using it as a colander to wash vegetables in before use. Martha Stewart Stainless Steel Folding Steamer Insert: This model was the most durable of all the ones we tested: the thick stainless steel barely dented when repeatedly dropped.