Tefal AQUA Timer

Advantages: easy to use and a lot easier to wash than saucepans
Disadvantages: the steam when you take the lid off

i cant believe how good this is for cooking a dinner when i get home from work at night. i can now get home put the water in the well my chicken breasts in the bottom my vegs on top go for a shower and forty minutes later have a perfectly cooked meal, plus after youve finished its just so easy to clean. i had been thinking about buying one for such a long time i dont know why it took me so long i would advise anyone to buy one . my partner and i ... Read review

Advantages: easy to use and food is healthly cooked retaining natural goodness
Disadvantages: gets very hot and steam may escape dampening walls

...When moving house recently to my surprise a close friend gave me the Tefal steamer aqua timer as a house-warming gift. I personally would have been happy with a bottle of wine, id never used a steamer before and wasn’t sure how nice steamed food really sounded. But I thought what the hell ill give it a go! The steamer comes with two steam bowls and a rice bowl. It is easy to put together with easy to follow pictured aided instructions. Then all you have to do is start cooking. First you pour in the amount off water you need depending on the cooking time. Then put your vegetables in the bowls and turn on, and that’s it it’s that easy! When cooking time is up a bell rings and steaming is automatically stopped so you wont end up with limp soggy vegetables. A variety off foods can be cooked in the steamer in under... Read review

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Advantages: healthier food, less mess
Disadvantages: staining of juice collector

...I was bought a tefal 2 tier aqua timer steamer last year, and it has since become an integral part of my daily cooking. The steamer consists of: -a lid with vent holes -a rice bowl -2 x 3l bowls -juice collector -a turbo ring! -base containg heating elements, indicator lights and water level indicator. To start steaming all you need to do is put the 'turbo ring' around the elemnt, fill with water as required(There is a gauge on the side so you can see how much water is left)You then just pop the trays on the steamer, put in your veg and switch on. There is a buzzer which sounds when the water reservoir is empty. I find steaming much easier than regular cooking, all I need to do is peel and chop the vegetables and plonk them in the steaming trays and it does the rest itself! Magic. There is no need to keep an eye on pans to stop them... Read review

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Advantages: Can cook my entire lunch/dinner, healthy, quick, almost effortless, doesn't need watching
Disadvantages: Doesn't cook rice well, not ideal for cooking food at varying lengths of times

...to hire a cook. However, I remembered that my dad used to steam most of our dinners, using an extraordinarily large metal bowl part filled with water, with a separator thing keeping a dish of meat and vegetables above the water while it boiled. Well I wasn't about to buy the same thing - I'm too likely to accidentally knock the whole bowl with boiling water over, or scalding myself while trying to lift food out. But I thought of another possibility... an electric steamer. Turning to my trusty Argos catalogue, I picked out the cheapest steamer I could find from a brand I trusted: Tefal's Steamer Aqua Timer for £24.50. ---- Physical details ---- The steamer consists of a white base to which a non-detachable electrical cord and plug is attached. This is where you fill up water, and there are both internal and external water level indicators so... Read review

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