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Cath9 Tue 08-Oct-24 19:27:43

Can anyone recommend a good steamer?
I often used mine which is now broken

AreWeThereYet Tue 08-Oct-24 19:30:21

I bought my 3 tier stainless steel steamer with glass lid from Sainsbury about 5 years ago. They still sell them, £18 I believe.

They may be on the small side for a family - they are brilliant for 2 of us.

AreWeThereYet Tue 08-Oct-24 19:30:41

Or do you mean a steam cleaner???

Cath9 Tue 08-Oct-24 21:47:10

Thanks you were correct a steamer for cooking. I will have a look in Sainsbury when next in town. We do have a small one here but they only sell food although they do have an Argos

Redhead56 Wed 09-Oct-24 09:34:59

Asda three tier pans with glass lid about £13.00 but not certain I bought one last year.

LadyGracie Wed 09-Oct-24 09:54:20

I bought mine in Asda, I had a small one that cost about £8, it wasn’t big enough, then I bought a bigger one at less than £15. The pans and lid fit nicely together.

MaizieD Wed 09-Oct-24 10:10:44

Is the OP talking about a steamer, as in a saucepan with 2 steaming pans used on a stove, or an electric one?

Because of a kitchen mishap (burnt the bottom out of the base pan☹) I've now got a set with three steamer pans. I can cook all vegetables for a meal on one ring, or do steamed salmon, potatoes and two veg...

Electric steamers always seem a bit unnecessary to me..

rosie1959 Wed 09-Oct-24 10:34:43

I have had an electric steamer for years and we certainly wouldn’t want to be without it. The bottom section can double as an electric frying pan and the top two sections are stainless steel with a glass lid. It cost well over £100 but this was years ago. It steams vegetables ect very quickly and is much better than the plastic options.