Re: Vegetable Steamer/Rice Cooker

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> Hi,
>
> Can't resist popping back in to mention this.
>
> At Dollar General (dollar store), we bought a Black and
> Decker food steamer/rice cooker for $15.  This is a double
> decker one:  it has two levels of steaming.  It's oval.
> Each steaming bowl hold 3.5 quarts of food.
>
> It also has a rice bowl (this is how I cook brown rice,
> btw).  You can cook rice and steam a vegetable, or steam two
> different vegetables at once, or chicken plus a veggie:
> whatever.
>
> I've had a single-layer one for ages and have used it very,
> very heavily.  I have been looking longingly at the
> double-deckers online for a while, but all the ones I saw
> online were $40 and up.  This one probably isn't as good as
> the top-of-the-line models, but it's nice, I like it.
>
> So I just wanted to mention this as Christmas is coming up,
> and, to me, this seems like a really good deal on a nice
> Christmas gift.
>
> Pat

I have had a double decker steamer for years.  Great for doing rice.  Watch
out for the tender veggies - they tend to overcook and become mushy.

JonquilJan

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