Advantages: Easy to use and clean Disadvantages: Not yet found
...Another step into the unknown, another step towards healthy eating. The Hinari two
tier steamer. Yes it does improve the taste of food and no it does not fill your kitchen
with steam.
The Hinari electric steamer consists of a base unit with a 900cc capacity, (that is one
and a half pints), a steamer bowl, and, divided by a seating rim, a second steamer bowl.
In addition there is also a rice bowl which is made to sit inside either bowl and is used
for, you guessed, it rice. In fact this bowl is meant to be used for any small foods such
as rice and sweetcorn and also any foods being cooked in there own sauce. The whole
thing stands 330mm high and the diameter is around 230mm. The timer goes up to 20
minutes in single increments and continues up to 1 hour in 5 minute increments. When
the selected time is expired it attracts your...
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Advantages: Generous compartments Disadvantages: Cleaning can be tricky
...As we all strive to be a bit more healthy especially when feeding the kids , steaming food is a simple step to help retain the goodness of the food and what could be easier than investing in a steamer.
The Hinari two-tier steam supreme has two very generous compartments which easily hold enough veg to feed a family of four and can also be used independantly.
It also comes with a rice steaming dish which easily inserts into any of the compartments.
It's not just useful for steaming veg and rice, it can also be used for steaming meat, poultry or fish and one of the compartments is moulded at the bottom to easily hold eggs.
I was impressed with the handy little recipe book that was included in the purchase - lots of inspiration for my new kitchen 'toy' also easy to read water level gauge with an external spout for topping up water...
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Advantages: Steamed food is healthy Disadvantages: poor design
...a money back guarantee.
This steamer consists of:
• a lid with 4 little steam vents
• rice bowl
• 3 stackable steaming baskets
• drip tray with flavour scenter screen
• steam diffuser
• water basin
• start/stop button
• digital timer control button
• backlit LCD display
It comes with a little black and white instruction booklet and an A5 full colour recipe book.
HOW TO USE IT
Put the steamer on a stable surface away from cupboards or other objects that can be damaged by the steam.
Pour at least a jug full of pure water into the water basin (the base). Do not put any oil or seasonings into the water basin!
Place the drip tray over the water basin. In the middle of the drip tray there is a round hole with a kind of mesh disc suspended in it. This is the Flavour Scenter Screen. If you want to you can put herbs...
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