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Food steamer recommendations

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I'm looking for a good food steamer to buy..but there are a few to choose from!
can anyone recommend a good one?
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  • sugaJen
    sugaJen Posts: 475 Forumite
    I think a steamer is a steamer. I need a new one and think im gonna get this one
    http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4223278.htm

    Mainly because its 3 tiered and all the bowls fit inside each other for storage.
    Good enough club member number 14
  • shoperholicnot
    shoperholicnot Posts: 1,535 Forumite
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    yes you are right a steamer is a steamer- but now there seem to be all these vitamin plus ones etc, i had a cheap one but destroyed it by melting it on the cooker!- dont ask :) on my old one rice took ages , thought that the vit plus ones might speed that up a bit
  • Swan_2
    Swan_2 Posts: 7,060 Forumite
    I'm looking for a steamer too, but I'm going to get one of those Chinese bamboo ones, they're dirt cheap from Asda or a Chinese supermarket. they do a great job, & are easy to stow away instead of having another big electrical appliance to take up worktop space or lug out of a cupboard

    also I think they look really nice :)
  • shoperholicnot
    shoperholicnot Posts: 1,535 Forumite
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    that does look agood one actually - am now torn between your choice and this one:
    http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4226763.htm
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
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    The 3 tier Cookworks one in Argos is very similar to the one I have which is perfect for us and it only costs £11.97
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

    F U Fund currently at £250
  • frosty
    frosty Posts: 1,169 Forumite
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    I got my steamer from the morphy richards web site, 3 tier for £10.00 and free p&p, it was on the grabbit board a few weeks ago.I think they have put the prices up now to £14.54,which is still a good price, https://www.morphyrichards.co.uk look under special offers.
  • sugaJen
    sugaJen Posts: 475 Forumite
    that does look agood one actually - am now torn between your choice and this one:
    http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4226763.htm

    Dont know if you noticed but that one hasnt got a rice bowl with it (you mentioned cooking rice)

    Ive used 3 different steamers in the past and they all took ages to cook rice too.
    Good enough club member number 14
  • janeawej
    janeawej Posts: 808 Forumite
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    Car boot sales can be a realy good place to pick up a cheap steamer! I got a realy good one for myself for a fiver (retail price £98)!!!! and a cheaper one for a friend for £2!! both excellent
    Member 1145 Sealed Pot Challenge No4 ;)
    NSD challenge not to spend anything till 2011!:rotfl:
  • shoperholicnot
    shoperholicnot Posts: 1,535 Forumite
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    Sugajen
    sorry went out before seeing your post

    I did not notice that it says no rice bowl..ordered it at argos, SA then said about there being no rice bowl, but to be honest I thought this was strange as surely they all come with rice bowls -especially as it was orig meant to be £49.99! anyway got it and got SA to open it for me to check and it DID have a rice bowl! - however the steamers lid was different to the one in the cat and online - it is an older model which they are passing off as the newer 49.99 one!!!I actually saw the two tier model in currys for £20 so there is no way the 3 tier was orig £50.
    so I returned it and got the vitamin plus one -more expensive but at least I know what model I am getting and i have read some good reviews on it-it's mean to be very fast at cooking so will give it a go. I hate ARgos - whenever i buy anything there is always something wrong with it
  • shoperholicnot
    shoperholicnot Posts: 1,535 Forumite
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    janeawej wrote:
    Car boot sales can be a realy good place to pick up a cheap steamer! I got a realy good one for myself for a fiver (retail price £98)!!!! and a cheaper one for a friend for £2!! both excellent


    What a great Bargain!!
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