Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6-Quart Food Steamer
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6-Quart Food Steamer
Customer Review: The best kitchen appliance EVER!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay so maybe that is a bit dramatic, but your way of cooking may change dramatically w/ this mean little machine. Do you have one of those metal flying saucer steamers? THROW IT OUT. This is the crock pot for healthy people. I can cook just about ANYTHING without using butter or oil and the food remains moist and tasty. We always avoided cooking seafood, feeling that it was too much of a hassle. Last summer we ate seafood steamers once or twice a week. To eat that in a restaurant would have depleted the bank account. You can even make BANANA BREAD, and it is good. Poached eggs, steamed fish, and the PERFECT rice come out of this contraption.
Clean up you ask? Since you are not using butter or oil that creates a glue to the pan(imagine, that is in your body), clean up is a cinch.
I will use this steamer until one of us dies, and if it goes first I will go out and replace my dear Oster.
Customer Review: 23 reviews so far, and all 5 stars! This is a great product!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a single 47 year old guy. I'm not a great cook. I've lost 25# (am now down to 168) and am trying to eat better. This makes it easy! No more nuking junk food, or frying food covered in fat, just steam it. No more worries about burning things (the smoke detector used to be my warning that dinner was done). I bought the Oster 5712 last week. I've cooked boiled eggs, frozen chicken breast, Contessa stir fry frozen oriental dinners and frozen fish in it so far. It rocks! Tonight I'm going to cook diced chicken breast and wild rice with seasonings in it and I'm 99.9% sure it will turn out great even though I've never tried it before. This baby makes cooking easy. Cleaning it is also easy. No burnt food on it, just hot water. For cleaning it's almost like is has already been soaking in hot dishwater. Just a bit of soap and spray it off. As far as price vs functionality this thing is a steal! - JoeCustomer Review: YOU NEED THIS!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this item mainly because I was tired of cleaning a pot after boiling rice in it. This guy not only makes perfect rice every time, but has revolutionized the way I make dinner. Except for my grill, this is the most valuable cooking tool I own. I make everything in this steamer because it's convenient to use, makes perfectly cooked, healthy food, and is very easy to clean and maintain. I've owned this same machine for three years and have had no problems. Includes a small book with cooking times for many different items, but anything you normally sauté or bake can pretty much be steamed, just use your imagination. Has a timer feature so you can set rice up in the morning, and have it cooked and ready to go when you get home. Also has a `keep warm' feature so if the steamed goods finish before your other dishes, they stay hot until you are ready to serve. I very highly recommend this model!Customer Review: Steam those "Microwave" Quick Meals... hmmm...
Summary: 5 Stars
Go to the supermarket and buy some of those Healthy Choice "Steam Fresh" meals - look at the instructions, they tell you to zap them in a microwave?!?!
Well, here's the scoop... You can steam them in this steamer (first take off the protective film) and boy do they taste great! Much tastier and far more healthy than zapped food. You simply put the whole dish in the steamer for 20-25 mins and it's ready!
The food comes out hot, steamy, fresh and juicy - (steamer adds a little water into the mix) - throw in a dash of wine... mix it up and whalla! Delicious! Gourmet food every time! I use this steamer about 3 times a day now.
Another idea - try steaming a whole apple for desert - it takes about 25 minutes too - tastes wonderful!
Make sure you get the one with the digital LCD timer readout.
SERIOUSLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! AAA+++
Customer Review: OUTSTANDING! But it can be purchased new much cheaper...read on
Summary: 5 Stars
Outstanding...that is the one word to describe this product, it's reliability, and performance. You'll be cooking everything and anything in this just to try it out. Steaming is IT for the wholesome taste, vitamins, and nutrients foods provide unless you just eat it raw.
Not sure why they include a recipe book...nothing to do with the steamer. They just want you to get the cravings (and the pocket book open) to buy the Bread Maker, the Juicer, the blender, and the entire line of Oster appliances.
Not to be knocking Amazon or any of its merchants, but we have seen (and bought ours) at Target for $29.99 and Lowe's hardware had them for the same price. These are not sale items, this was just their standard price points.
So save yourself $20.00, order it online, no tax, no waiting in line, sometimes they offer free shipping.