Best Cooking Method, For Health

The steamer is a lower temperature cooking device, (unlike high temp microwave) all food reaches maximum 212 degrees, remains moist and never burns. No more carcinogens etc from high temperatures.

Most vegetables are done around 22 minutes and you can set it to the precise time so they are done exactly the right cooking amount.

This is ideal for busy people and seniors who do not have the ability to sit and watch or monitor food cooking, because a $25 steamer can be set to precise time needed and know it will quit then, no matter what you get involved in.

Food will come out as well as that watched by the finest chef, since it will stop cooking at the precise time needed.

In a trip to China we noted an excavated village 5,000 years old had a clay steamer pot. Without the timer of course.

A senior citizen often is sent to a rest home because of concern they forget and may leave stove burners on and set fire to something.

Disconnect the stove, get them a $25. steamer, or find one at Thrift shops for $5. They can cook everything they need very simply, conveniently, no burning, no harm.

The longest a Steamer can be turned on for is one hour and has no exposed burners. A jiffy timer, set for any time and yes you can do steaks, eggs, everything in a steamer...

When traveling overseas we often have cooking facilities with no steamer. We pick up for a dollar or two (dollar store even) one of the anti- splatter screens that go over your frying pan to prevent grease splatters. It travels well in the back or bottom of a suitcase and takes no more room then the thickness of a fly screen.

When using it as a steamer, put water in any pot, even a frying pan or a tiny pan. . Put screen on top. Center veggies, meat, even together, etc on screen, set another pan upside down over the veggies etc. Bring water to a boil.

Perfect every time.

The orientals have used bamboo rice steamers for centuries. etc They do much of their meats in steamers. They all cook well at precise 212, depending on your altitude of course.

Frozen foods need not be thawed but can be placed right in a steamer frozen.

The cooking container device sections can be passed around doubling as cooker and serving bowl.

Note: Diagrams are not scientifically accurate, but are approximations with editorial liberties taken to illustrate with visual comparisons.