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29 of 29 humans found the following review helpful.
Nice and Roomy!
By R. Epstein
This steamer fits utterly on Cuisinart’s 4 Qt saucepan. The lid seals in each bit of steam. I used to always have to add more water when steaming batches of corn-on-the-cob, but since no steam escapes here, I may make various batches non-stop. I also like the fact that the steamer is wide; that means that the feed will cook evenly (instead of other steamers where the stuff at the bottom gets overcooked and the stuff at the very top gets undercooked). I’ve only used the steamer five or six times but so far, there’s practically no sign of dullness or staining – perchance just a little sign of dullness, but I’m more fascinated in function than appearance. Washing it without delay will keep it stain-free. Overall, an unbelievable deal for $20.00!
23 of 23 humans found the following review helpful.
Perfect addition for the Chef’s Classic
By A. Moorehead
This steamer insert is the perfective addition for the Chef’s Classic cookware. I love this line by Cuisinart – I purchased the 10 piece set and was so happy with it that I have purchased 5 further and added pieces to handle closely all my cooking needs. This steamer insert has been getting a large total of use in our house. We use it almost each night!
It fits the 3 and 4 quart sauce pans nicely and the lid fits well, not tight physically, but create a good seal like all the Chef’s Classic line and does not leak steam! I have six dissimilar methods of steaming available to me in my kitchen (including a big counter top steamer), but this is the one I find myself using most oftentimes because it has such a big capacity and the cleanup is so easy. My counter top steamer has closely the same capacity as the Cuisinart insert, but it has 3 constituents that need to be washed PLUS the steamer base which cannot be submerged and is a bit of a hassle to clean. With the Cuisinart steamer and saucepan, it’s as easy as if you had just boiled water – a couple of quick wipes, rinse and you’re done!
I couldn’t be happier!!
38 of 41 persons found the following review helpful.
To fill in the missing information……
By Jolly Gourmand
This 20 ‘cm’ steamer fits the 2 qt., 3 qt., and 4 qt. Chef’s Classic pots. I don’t have the 4 qt. yet so I can’t say how this steamer would fit. It fits very nicely into the 3 qt. pot. (I cannot genuinely imagine steaming anything in a 2 qt. pot.)
The lid to the steamer seems to slide around a bit. As a result, it is hard for me to picture it sealing ‘tightly’. However, when I used it to steam frozen veggies, little of the steam escaped.
All-in-all, this is a niche item, expecially since a microwave oven does such an magnificent occupation of steaming. I purchased this as a ‘completer’. You may find the beautiful price draws you to add this to your cookware collection as well.
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