Lowest Used Price: USD $36.99
Lowest New Price: USD $38.99
Features :
- Electronic double-decker 7-quart-capacity food steamer
- Built-in flavor-scenter screen spices up fish, chicken, and vegetables
- 75-minute timer with signal bell and automatic shut-off provides added safety
- 2 3-1/2-quart cooking bowls, plus 7-cup rice-cooker bowl included
- Measures approximately 9 by 9 by 15 inches; 1-year limited warranty
The Black & Decker Handy Steamer Deluxe provides 7 quart total cooking capacity with rice cooking, flavor scenting capacity , a 75 minute timer with auto off signal bell. You can steam your food and flavor scent vegetables at the same time.
Customer Reviews
best steamer for 40$ (2010-04-14)
I purchased this unit a month ago ,and so far ferry happy work great the quallity on the plastic parts & evereting else is very high!!!! I love the result of steaming all veggies are much more delicious I do all of them plus sweet potato,rice,eggs !!!!!!!!I have to tell you never befor ever have been using steaming mashin and never been making any steaming food at home but now I can not live without steam food it is so so delicious and so so much helthear!!!Thank you amazon you always got everyting the best products on the best price your one of my favorite sites ever
This Steamer Is The Bomb!!! (2010-03-11)
This steamer is the bomb... I am so glad that I read the reviews... Cleanup is easy, avoid dishwasher and just use paper towels or a towel to cleanup and prolong the life of the plastic. One big plus on this unit is the water reserve tray (the most important part of the sell), which is below the steamer trays and can be easily drained and dried out with a towel... no worring about mold building up there!!!
Regarding the cooking times... The manual for this product does not include cooking times (there's a sticker on the back of the product that does). But if you want to print out something like I did, I found a manual for the scentless Black & Decker Model that does include more cooking times then the sticker. Here are the links, the model number is HS11501050 you can select and print yourself at:
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Or you can go directly to the PDF using this link:
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I just bought my mom one as a gift right before I wrote this review... And will probably be buying these as Christmas gifts this year or for someone's birthday... A healthier way of living, and tastier too!!!
Enjoy!!! :) :) :)
Works, but Beware of Learning a New Cooking Style (2010-02-09)
This B&D double steamer has never failed to operate. Easy to clean by hand or dishwasher.
However, I learned that using a steamer to cook requires the cook to learn a new way of cooking. No two food items have the same cook time. It requires babysitting, juggling, guess work, strategizing how to get your foods cooked ending at the same time, without putting any vegetables to mush. With a steamer, there is NO such thing as set it and forget it.
I like the steamer for RICE! Again, you will need to experiment with the rice recipe, tweaking your type of rice:water:time ratio.
The flavor scenter did nothing for my vegetables/foods when cooking.
Use only bottled water unless you don't mind mineral build up on your unit.
This is a large appliance in my small kitchen, and the appliance cooks only rice for my purposes.
a little initiative (2010-01-17)
I agree the use and care guide should have included directions on cooking rice. That one can't do by trial and error -- but it was not that tough to locate a users guide (including detailed instructions for cooking rice) by googling. To steam other foods -- do your pans come with directions on how long to saute onions? Really. There are guides on the back of the appliance that can't get drowned or misplaced in a drawer. The bottom line is it does EXACTLY what it's supposed to do, with no fuss and minimal cleanup.
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