Sales Rank: 152


Features:

Electric steaming unit cooks food without added fat

Includes oblong steam bowl with screen for herbs and a 7-cup rice bowl

Automatic timer (up to 75 minutes)

Bowl, cover, and drip tray are dishwasher-safe

Two-year warranty

Average Rating:
Rating: - A Must-Have for a complete kitchen
I love this steamer! I have used it for vegetables, rice, hard-boiled eggs, and making my own babyfood! I started out keeping it in a cabinet, but I found I use it so often, I moved it out onto my countertop. I have already recommended this product to several friends, and now I am buying one for someone as a gift. It makes perfect rice everytime. I love the timer. It comes with a wonderful guide for ideas and recommended cook-times. The herb/spice flavor scenter is an added bonus. This is the best purchase I have made for my kitchen in a long time, and my family is eating healthier now because of it.

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Rating: - This product has passed the test of time
I have owned my Black and Decker steamer for almost three years and I can say that I have been happy with it for that entire time. I have been most pleased with the quality of the machine itself (mine has never had a problem or malfunction), but there are several other features I appreciate too.

1. The manual that came with mine has a very extensive chart of various foods and how long each needs to cook in the steamer (this is most helpful!). I primarily use my steamer for vegetables such as asparagus, brussels sprouts, green beans, carrots, red potatoes, and corn on the cob. Although B&D boasts it as a possibility, I have never used my steamer for rice because I do not see how piles of rice would/could cook evenly! I have also never felt the need to try the fish recipe included in the manual because I didn't want my kitchen, or the plastic parts of this appliance to retain a "fishy" smell.

2. I also agree with the previous reviewer who states that this appliance is a snap to clean. In most cases all it needs is a thorough rinsing under very hot water and then a wipe down. When I first purchased this steamer I lived in the country and had fairly hard water (high mineral content) which caused a bit of a lime build up on the heating element of the steamer. My worries about this have proven to be needless as I have now owned it many years and these occasional mineral buildups on the heating element do eventually fall away as you wash it after use.

3. The model I have is the same in every way as the one being sold with the exception that mine comes with a stacking ring and another steamer basket so that you can actually steam two different foods at the same time. I paid nearly twice the price that Amazon is currently offering for a single basket steamer though, and if I were doing it all over again, I would opt for just the single basket model.

I highly recommend this purchase as a quality product at a great price with the added benefit of enabling you to eat more healthy foods.

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Rating: - Excellent and easy to use. My single favorite appliance.
This little steamer looks so simple and harmless, it's hard to believe that it has become my single favorite kitchen appliance. But it has. I use it 50 to 100 times a year. When a friend took my first one, I immediately bought another to replace it.

My hat is off to the people at Black & Decker (or their design consultant) who made this steamer so simple. Easy to use, easy to clean, reliable, does a great job, looks good, and doesn't cost too much. Makes pretty good rice (effortlessly) and excellent steamed foods such as veggies, dumplings, or Chinese-style steamed buns. If you are into healthy cooking and/or Asian cooking, you won't go wrong with this steamer.