Steamer (discussion of models, tips and feedback)

And I think that the large amount of steam coming out of the steamer is a great advantage of this device over others. Because this is additional air humidification, especially in our heated apartments. Yes, you cannot put a double boiler under the cabinets, and the wallpaper bubbles a little with each use (however, after several years of such a test, it still did not come off), BUT flowers, and human organisms, in my opinion, too, are high. When I cooked in a double boiler every day, the number of colds and viral diseases in our family dropped dramatically.

What a health-improving effect the steamer has !!! In a double boiler, I really like to cook vegetables for salads - they have a completely different taste!

There is a whistle on the kettle. But in general, you can still put it under the hood ?? No girl, a lot of steam is not ice.
I do not like this. Moisturizing in another way.
But the food prepared in any steamer is of course very tasty! Especially fish and vegetables !!!

I didn’t notice that there was a lot of steam. Maybe because when I cook, I open the window - it's getting very hot in the kitchen.

Yes, I always turn on the hood when cooking, the kitchen of that 6 meters. The batteries are constantly off - there is enough cooking.

And I also make stuffed carp in my double boiler, how tasty and juicy it turns out, yum yum.

But is it possible in more detail? And probably a separate topic ... here https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&board=120.0

But what morphy richards sells in Australia
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Does anyone know what is the temperature in the steamer (in the bowls)? I'm wondering if you can use silicone molds instead of a rice bowl. Silicone up to 230 degrees is only used.
What other dishes do you use? This cup is not enough for me at all ... And it often sticks ...

[Arishka]

Arishka, silicone is quite possible to use. For the steam temperature to be above 200 degrees, a very high pressure is needed, and the water would evaporate almost instantly.

[Arishka]

Arishka
Instead of a bowl for rice, I use plastic containers on which it is written that they are suitable for the microwave. Everything works out great.

Plastic, which is for micro; glass (luminarkovsky salad bowls); small teflon mold; foil in two layers, rolled up in a trough of the desired size. There is simply no suitable silicone on the farm)))

Good evening! So I took out my electric cooker, it was not in demand for three years, and now my husband was prescribed a strict diet. I am looking for recipes. I would very much like to see a list of all the recipes on the first page, so that you can quickly navigate in the choice of dish.
I have such a double boiler


STEWED MEAT PUDDING
250g boiled meat, already salted
4 pcs quail eggs
1 tbsp. l semolina with soaked water
Curd Pudding
200 g homemade cottage cheese
1 chicken egg
25 g sugar
1 tbsp. l semolina
Mix everything with an immersion blender, I put my puddings in silicone molds, covered with foil and sent to the double boiler. The only thing I don't know is how long it takes to expose, I exhibited it for 60 minutes. I will expose the photo later.

Here's what happened in the silicone molds. after cooking.

Excuse me. I can't insert a photo

[Tashi!]

Tashi! Judging by the number of posts. you are with us recently and are not yet familiar with the forum. The table of contents is at the beginning of the section "Steamers" Please HERE!!!!

[Aunt Basie]

Aunt Basie, sorry, I sent, and then I saw the recipes, I really have not been on the site for a long time, please clean up after me

[Tashi,]

Tashi, It's okay !!!!
There is nothing to clean up here, but we will single out the recipe for your Pudding in a separate topic and include it in the general table of contents. since we have a rule on the forum "one recipe-one topic", for the future if you post recipes, immediately open a new temka for it, stir the recipe itself, a photo, there you will be asked by those curious about the details If something is not clear, write in a personal, I'm always ready to help

Can anyone see live (or even own) a Daewoo DI-9163?

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I also thought about Kenwood FS-560 as an option

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But there this strange theme with a through pipe for better steam penetration will interfere with placing large forms, and it will no longer be possible to cover it with foil.

I am slowly looking for a replacement for my dying old tefalka.
Since the weakest points turned out to be a mechanical timer (it began to glitch after a year) and unsuccessful plastic bottoms of baskets (cracked and crumbled out of bounds in less than two years, and the fastening "ears" fell off in the first year), then I am looking for electronic control and removable bottoms made of stainless steel (well, or made of proven unkillable plastic).
Ideally - two tiers, but I'm looking at something that they all do on three. And my second one does not get up often.

Ernimel, and you don't want to look at Brown with very high-quality plastic, I have had it for 3 years now and I am happy as an elephant, I use it often, it’s true mechanics, but I don’t really trust electronics.

Are you talking about fs20? Nooo. I didn't want her two years ago, and I still don't want her. Brown's plastic is really not bad (judging by the blender and some other everyday life). But the model is as old as death - it is 20 years old, in my opinion. The bowls are narrow - the normal shape will not fit there, the topic with separate trays for condensate is completely unnecessary, according to many - the speed of steam injection into the second bowl is very braking. Outwardly - greetings from the 80s, although design is not in my first place. And this branded ancient happiness costs almost like something fully electronic with a heating function, a delay, etc.

For me, the main quality of plastic, and outwardly, in my opinion, is normal, in plain sight I don't need it, and I don't need heating and a delay. When you go to buy a new one, be sure to smell the plastic. Not long ago, I saw a Kenwood 350 in a live bread maker in M ​​video and decided to touch it, because its plastic smelled very disgusting.

For me, the main quality of plastic, and outwardly, in my opinion, is normal, in plain sight I don't need it, and I don't need heating and a delay.

Well, I have her so and so to stand in plain sight - I use it three times a day.
And it would be okay with a heating timer - one could survive, since this artifact does not even have water topping up! And the normal explicit display of how much water is left in it - too. Thank you at least set the timer ... In general, for me two years ago it was a mystery - why they are so taken apart and praised on the forums.

Does anyone use the Kenwood FS 370 steamer? otherwise I was offered to buy ... I think ...

Does anyone use the Kenwood FS 370 steamer? otherwise I was offered to buy ... I think ...

I saw her in the media market, along with several other Kenwoods. Seemed sooo bulky and not very ergonomic (for example, a square bowl for rice is more difficult to successfully fit into a small dishwasher than a regular "bowl-like" one). In terms of the quality of the plastic, the Kenwoods are not very scary to the touch and smell. I still have a 560 or 620 model as one of the candidates to replace the old tefalque. But in general, I would advise you to immediately take it with digital control - the normal life of the timer spring with constant use is about a year. But if suddenly they give it away very cheaply and really, really need it, you can take it.

Hello hostesses! A couple of days ago I was presented with a Tefal VC-4003 (4008?) Steamer, three-tier. Already made rice in it. So tell me - I won't regret it? Is it okay that there are plastic baskets in it? I really want everything to work out. Maybe someone already has one? Thank you.

I have a Tefal VC 1017 steamer.I love her, I chose between her and Brown, but Tefalevskaya stainless steel won

I then began to think about a double boiler. Although we don't eat boiled food, sometimes we need a lot of everything and at the same time for a salad or so on trifles. In general, I like to be distracted from one thing to another (that is, to do everything at once), so I just need an automatic shutdown.
In general, I still have some questions.
1. Is it possible to cook pasta in PV (my homemade pasta can not be found without them)?
2. If there are 3 tiers, can I put and use only one (as I understand it, yes)?
3. The issue of storage. If you take all 3 tiers and fold them one into one? Or does it depend on the model?

1. Is it possible to cook pasta in PV (my homemade pasta can not be found without them)?

No pasta. more precisely, it is possible, but with great perversions - not effective. It will be the same saucepan, only steam will heat the water instead of the stove. Alas, it will not work just to put macaros in the basket.

2. If there are 3 tiers, can I put and use only one (as I understand it, yes)?

Of course! Moreover - at the same time more than 2 tiers are in use, this is something from the realm of fantasy, IMHO. I have 2 and then rarely, rarely. (despite the fact that I regularly cook something).

3. The issue of storage. If you take all 3 tiers and fold them one into one? Or does it depend on the model?

Many normal steamers include a "compact storage" feature. it all depends on the models. One way or another, they add up to each other. But Philips' 2 unused baskets + a container for rice hang very well on the wall above the steamer on a J-shaped hook. Conveniently.

Thank you. There is nowhere to hang on the wall. I'm already threatening my husband. I say if I don't find a place in the kitchen, I will put it in the room. So in this case, compact folding is relevant for me.
And 2 tiers (and not 3 are put) because of the need for 2 tiers, or because of the inconvenience of cooking in the 3rd?

2 tiers (and not 3 tiers) because of the need for 2 tiers, or because of the inconvenience of cooking in the 3rd?

To be honest, I didn't quite understand the question. Cooking is the same in 1 and 3, the question of the demand for volume. For example, I need my child to make heels of meatballs and cauliflower for lunch - everything fits perfectly in one basket. It was necessary to make a large portion of steam rolls - I put two tiers. I have a three-story building quite recently, and so far I can’t even think of what such needs will make me put all 3 at once. Even a large portion of cutlets fits into two floors at most (and then the second half-empty). But maybe if you regularly need a lot of vegetables (for salads, for example), then all three will be in use. Or if you sterilize large 3L bottles for conservation - I'm not sure that it will fit in 2, maybe. will have to deliver the third.

Another question is why manufacturers stopped making normal 1-tier steamers ... well, apparently, to take extra money for a basket that will be needed every six months.

Thank you, I just thought that if you take 2 tiers, it won't reach the 3rd pairs. Now everything is clear. In general, I will need 3 tiers mainly for the holidays, when a lot of things are cooked at the same time.

I thought that if 2 tiers were occupied, it would not reach the 3rd pairs

Well, it depends on how you borrow. The design is provided to get it.

But if you put several tiers at once, then it always makes sense 1. down to put what takes longer to cook 2. do not put in the bottom baskets "to the eyeballs", leaving room for steam circulation.

When I changed my old dying tefalka, I was looking for something decent 2-storey for a long time. But all the models that I liked in terms of parameters were 3x.

From experience I can say that mechanical control can become a weak point (on the tefalk the timer ticked intermittently after about a year of regular use) and look carefully at the plastic of the baskets. On the same tefalk, after half a year, the "ears" of fastening the bottoms to the baskets began to fall off. By the time of her death, she also melted from the lid.
Electronic bells and whistles are not needed at all (but, as a rule, you can't get away from them).

Cooking programs with buttons - simply set a specific time with one touch. Heating is a strange animal, I personally would not need it at all, but it does not turn off. After readiness, it does not turn off, but goes into heating. It keeps the temperature for only 20 minutes (you can't go for a walk), heating cold on it is not convenient, it's easier to just set a few minutes.
And, yes, I did not say - I ended up with philips HD9140. In general, I am satisfied, but I would have found something easier and cheaper - I would have taken it.

Here I sit and think - what does the ability of the basket to understand? In the sense of a removable bottom.

[Alisa_t]

Alisa_t , in my opinion, just to make it easier to wash later. The bottoms of my previous Tefalka were removed, but she accidentally died (they dropped a heavy thing on her), so they quickly bought a cheap Scarlett, her bottom does not come off. Wash is definitely worse.

I will apparently be taking the inexpensive one. I've already bought so many things, my husband is quietly muttering, but I still have little and little equipment ... While I looked after Vitek VT-1551. At first I wanted 1 tier, then I figured out - let there be 3 + bowl for cereals. After all, several times a year for the holidays will come in handy and that's it. But I'm now waiting for a coffee maker, so without a steamer I'll also wait. Or maybe if a penny appears on it and I can't resist. At first I thought of taking Phillips, financially if desired it would be possible, but I decided that I would do with this one too. Well, wash somehow will have to adapt.

[Alisa_t]

Alisa_t removable bottoms are convenient in that you wash regularly and thoroughly only the bottoms. And the baskets - when they really get dirty. Plus the ability to shove something large by combining two tiers.

If you want a budget, then look at the Kenwoods. I somehow have no trust at all to any Vitek-scarlet. Phillips, IMHO, is greatly overrated due to promotion. You can have a look at the moulinex too. Tefali - I'm not happy with mine. Wear very quickly in many ways. Smilies and Units - how lucky. Chinese lottery.

Thank you, a rational approach Then I will try to find such a Kenwood FS-470.

I'm still thinking about the integrity of the basket. Maybe if the grates are removable, they are more likely to crack than if the baskets are solid? I generally like to miss something. I managed to break the tendril on the chopper cover almost immediately after buying - now I have to insert a plug into the groove

Maybe if the grates are removable, they are more likely to crack than if the baskets are solid?

It all depends on the quality of the plastic, IMHO. And the bottom can crack and the basket can break. Well, the budget tefal turned out to be so-so (broken off ears quickly and at the end corny crumble wherever possible). But how to determine in advance? Feel and look only and hope for the best. But if the bottom is cracked, then you can change it to another (in any case, the tefal had the same grill size on both tiers). But if the basket or lid cracks ...

If you wash it with a dishwasher and a large dishwasher, then in general it is still collapsible in this regard or not (except, perhaps, building on the tiers).
By the way, the bottom basket of the same Philips, so beloved in the network, turned out to be solid, and the bottoms are removed only by 2 and 3.

I don’t have a dishwasher, in general, let's see if we may have to be guided by the price, but if the price is the same, then it's easier

Everything, the choice is made. Took Moulinex MV1007. It turned out with solid bowls, but somehow it is more convenient. Already set to cook the beets. I'm waiting, it seems the design is convenient to use. And fit into the kitchen cabinet.

Everything, the choice is made. Took Moulinex MV1007.

Congratulations! I have MV1000, three or four years already. The plastic is a bit lost, but otherwise it works great. Once only for some reason the timer started ticking in the middle of the night

I hope Mulya will be better than Vitka, otherwise my husband was counting on a little different amount

I read you here and took out my double boiler, which had been gathering dust in the bins for 3 years. I was very surprised when I saw that I have it from Scarlett. But so far she only makes me happy.All the necessary functions are present: fast steam, delayed start, adding water at any time, heating after cooking.
In the photo with one bowl, there are three of them.
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Immediately I made an awesomely delicious biscuit and was so impressed that I tried to cook charlotte with the same makar. In general, nothing, but in the oven it is certainly better. It's good that the day before yesterday my husband finally bought a bread maker (a new toy), otherwise I wouldn't know if I still decided to steam it.
And the question arose, can you tell me how to clean the heating element from scale?
Recently, at my own peril and risk, I boiled water with citric acid. Most of the scale fell off and went away. But there is still work to do. Is there a better and safer way for a steamer? Vinegar is something quite scary.
Who cleans how?

[Buka]

And the question arose, can you tell me how to clean the heating element from scale?

Buka
I clean with vinegar, as I have written in the instructions for the steamer. True, I dilute with water about half of the required volume. I pour it overnight (I don't boil it!), Cover it with a newspaper so that the smell of vinegar does not spread too much, wash it thoroughly in the morning. If not lazy, then I run the steamer once empty, drain the water from the tank and then the steamer is ready for further cooking. Cleans up well

In general, on the forum of the "city of masters", where repairmen and simply smart guys are hanging out, they wrote that it is best to use specially designed media. Because acetic acid is merciless to plastic and gaskets, as well as citric acid in its pure form. And the instruction to use pure vinegar and boil with it is the cost of translation instructions. Now I will not throw the link for sure and look too lazy.

In any case, I would not even soak with vinegar, let alone boil - two young children do not need to breathe in vinegar vapor. I use liquid Domal for teapots, coffee makers, etc. - the consumption is small and there is no smell at all, it is made on the basis of lemon, and I always pour almost half the dose indicated on the bottle - everything is perfectly cleaned - both the kettle, and the children's food warmer, and the double boiler. I take in Auchan. I also tried various other means, including our simple cheap "decalcifiers". In principle, the same in effect, but it seemed to me the most convenient with the domal.

Congratulate me on the purchase of a steamer.

At first, I wanted Tefal 7001/4001, and was already on my way to buy, but at the last moment I looked for reviews on the Internet and was horrified. The people swear so much at these models and, in general, at the Tefal steamers, I was even upset. Well, I think I'll look then for reviews about Brown - I liked him too, because it resembles a double boiler from my slow cooker. I was surprised that this model of a steamer has been produced for 15 years, like - a perfect engineering solution, period.

We flew after Brown. All weekend I cooked in it, even baked a cupcake (or what to call it?). Satisfied immensely! And quickly how he cooks, and several dishes at once. This is a device for the very lazy.

I was glad that the smells do not mix. I cooked both meat in seasonings (below) and a cake (above), during cooking it smelled of meat very much, we thought that the cake would have a meaty aroma, but no - the cake smells like cake.

I kept pondering whether I needed to buy a double boiler or not, but it’s a pity for a very multi-pot pan, and there’s a very small double boiler there, stuffed fish or some roll you can’t stuff.

By the way, I was very pleased with the process of washing the baskets from the stuck meat juice.

I dropped one basket on the floor yesterday, and was glad that it was not Tefalev's transparent plastic, otherwise it would not be pleasant.

How we used to be without a big steamer ... I don't even know.
To be honest, now we are rediscovering the taste of many products.

[Qween]

Qween
Congratulations! Yeah, I never saw a negative response on this brown.
and tefal - it is also nothing. the parents are Tefalevskaya (I don't remember the model! simple, the body is black) - she is alive and well and working.
Don't forget to share with us the recipes for the new toy

To be honest, we are now rediscovering the taste of many products.

Aha, that's the truth! Steamed vegetables are a fairy tale. I was greatly amazed at the difference between boiled cauliflower and steamed cauliflower. And all kinds of steam cutlets of all stripes and shades! And stuffed peppers ... (although I didn't have a multi then, but I still can't decide which ones I like better - they turn out to be simply different, but tasty both there and there). But I took the device in the original exclusively for the child to steam and mash complementary foods, so as not to buy cans ..

Happy experiments! And share your findings. And then something new has not been invented lately for it. I fantasize under the cartoon ..

[lina]

lina , Thank you !
I can't express my opinion about tefalks, I just accidentally decided to look for reviews, and in order not to get into the list of disappointed ones, we decided to change the course.
Although Tefalka have Pinky Mom's friend also has, and they are happy.

I was greatly amazed at the difference between boiled cauliflower and steamed cauliflower.

It's straight to the point! I, kgda bought a multicooker, so steamed cauliflower, so the whole family was stunned by the difference in taste, and not just me.
In principle, I have been steaming for a long time, only there was no big double boiler.
For example, I made sweet pastries in a double boiler for the first time only in Brown.

I can say that the cupcake turns out very well, we like it even more than from the multi and the oven, and even more from the microwave. Something knocked me to somehow bake a cake in the microwave. The first time I was severely disappointed with the taste of my pastries, in general, it is impossible to eat such a "cake".
I was still standing near this microwave while cooking (I looked through the window), so then the remainder of my thyroid gland hurt so much for two days, I was already scared.

Oh, girls, you know what else you really liked about the steamer? Loved the broth from the pallets after cooking. How delicious it is. It turns out that after cooking the boiled pork, a whole large cup of rich broth remains. We can say that with bread - lunch for one person. I liked the fish one too, and from the seafood. In short, waste-free production.
So far I cook only in a double boiler. There were no recipes for it, so I cook what I come up with. I downloaded a couple of books already, but there is no time to read yet.