Elite Gourmet EST250 2.5 Quart Electric Compact Mini Food Vegetable Steamer, 400W with BPA-Free Tray, Auto Shut-off 60-min Timer, Veggies, Seafood, Chicken, Egg Cooker and more

Great steamer! Good value so far...wasn't sure how much I'd like the basket (but it is BPA free) as the lid doesn't actually fit (it isn't supposed to), but it steams like a champ and the cooking times listed are accurate. Basket is nice and large, will steam enough veggies for 3-4 adults.

Love this steamer it cooks it right up and perfect the way I like my vegetables I’m surprise I got it so cheap glad I did no complaints

Perfect size for me. Works well.

This steams food very well. Easy to use. On the smaller side for large items like baking potatoes. I give it 4 stars because there’s no bell or anything to let you know time is up. So I have to set a timer along with it. Otherwise a good product.

Compact, easy to use! Great way to eat healthy by steaming vegetables. They taste delicious!

Love it, portable, easy to clean and great for steaming just about anything.

BEWARE; So this is a updated review; so 5 weeks after I bought this steamer, after maybe only used it for 6 times, the heating element is already rusted, ( see pic ), which means theirs a food safety concern now, originally I wanted this steamer for making more healthy meals for my family, now that this thing is rusted, I really have to find a way to get rip off the rust before use it again, I rally post updated review; but just wanted you guys to beware of this issue. So bought this because I wanted to make more healthy dishes ( compared to fry food or BBQ before ) if I had Knew how convenience this is I would have bought 4 tier instead of 3 tier. So one of the tier now I put pasta or Spaghetti, noodles, rice or what ever, the other would be meat fish etc then the last would be vegetables and shared with eggs or what ever.I might needs to buy one more or buy an extra tray if I can find it. Put cold water up to the max link turn on the timer, The timer is from 1 minute up to 60 minutes, for me I always just set it for 20 minutes and after it stop, leave in their for 5 minutes, remove / transfer all of the dishes to the table, done. The reason why a 4 star instead of a 5 is because it has a lot... of steam / smoke ( I am worry about my ceiling in the long run from this steam / smoke. So my advice to all; turn on your fan from the stove or if you don't have one, go buy one, unless you don't care about your health; steam / smoke might cause mood which is a health hazard.... but never the less; this electric steamer is a great product compared to using stove method or fry food anyway, would I buy it again; well; let's hope it will last for more than a while!!!! ( tradition steamer last forever ).

Arrived in a previously opened and reclined box, however it operates fine. It heats very quickly and I am able to do mini meals with ease. Doesn’t leak, it’s easy to clean an is small, compact an lightweight.

I live alone so this is just perfect for my needs

Had a similar steamer some years ago but the older models had trays of hard plastic that eventually cracked from cleaning. This steamer has softer plastic that seems more durable and easier to clean. Caution: some steam rises above the steamer even with the cover in place, so don't use any kind of steamer directly under a low kitchen cabinet or under-cabinet lighting. Operating the steamer couldn't be any easier: just fill the water reservoir (lower volume = faster heating and steaming). Put the items to be steamed into 1, 2, or 3 stacked trays, then set the timer dial, walk away, and let it steam. I would suggest times of 5 minutes for fresh vegetables (carrots, broccoli, string beans, cauliflower, and portobello or shiitake mushrooms turn out great), 8 minutes for frozen vegetables, 12 minutes for frozen vegetarian dumplings, and 15+ minutes for frozen dumplings containing any kind of meat or seafood filling. If you need to split the food over 2 or 3 stacked trays, put the meat items on the lowest tray to get the most steaming; the upper trays will get less steam when there is something on the lower trays absorbing some of the steam, so you can safely put vegetables in the upper trays and just cook everything for the same amount of time as the lowest tray. A must-have kitchen appliance!

Me gusta que es fácil de usar, en términos generales, sin embargo, no hay mucha claridad en los tiempos de cocción para los distintos alimentos y bandejas. El deposito de agua no es muy fácil de limpiar, puesto que es donde está la parte eléctrica, y es difícil que no se le forme sarro ahí. Pero me gusta bastante que puedes cocinar fácil, rápido y sano.

Recomendable.

The unit works perfectly and steams veggies as we like. You have to be very careful when removing the food as the steam is very hot. The only negative thing I have to say is the water fill like is hard to see and it is important not to overfill or let the unit run dry. I have not tried anything other than veggies in it as that is mainly what I wanted it for. The first unit I received was broken/cracked. But it was returned, refunded and when I ordered again it was perfect. The delivery on the first unit was really slow, probably because of Christmas but the delivery on the 2nd unit was within a few days. The unit was well packed.