Latest reviews about Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6.1-Quart Food Steamer

TripleGGG says "Great product, buy on Sale!" about Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6.1-Quart Food Steamer

TripleGGG — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:56:10 GMT

The Oster Steamer helps you be more health concious while not having to spend a ton of money. This product was on sale at Kohl's last weekend for about $18 which was a great price, but they were also offering a discount in addition if you used your Kohls Card. The product is easy to assemble and use right out of the box, of course cleaning it first! Its a little bulky so it would nice to have counter or under storage available. Product is easy to clean. Watch for sales as the months move ahead!

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Katrena says "I am multitasking with my Oster 2-tier food steamer" about Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6.1-Quart Food Steamer

Katrena — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:51:07 GMT

My sister bought me this electric Oster 2-tier food steamer (model 5712) and I've found it to be much better than an old steamer that I had years ago. My old steamer did not cook much at a time and tended to be slow and had to be refilled while cooking. It tends to be user friendly and cooks food nicely without burning it.

How does the food taste?

I have steamed meat, rice, and vegetables with this steamer. The chicken came out thoroughly cooked throughout and delicious. The rice was soft and tasty. The broccoli was a bit too crunchy for my taste when I checked it at the allotted time, but I steamed it a bit longer than the recommended time and it tasted just find to me. The size of the slices and individual tastes can make a difference in how long one wishes to cook with a steamer. Once I have tried a particular food and discover any changes that need to be made, I can make a note of that in the owner's manual that gives suggested times for steaming.

Is it user friendly?

This Oster food...

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CrysFox says "Somewhat disappointing" about Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6.1-Quart Food Steamer

CrysFox — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:18:27 GMT

The Oster Steamer had disappointed me with the plastic trays being plastic and not glass. Considering you're attempting to cook healthy foods... you don't want to be mixing the plastic with your foods. Kind of like keeping a bottle of water in high temperatures in your car and drinking it. It's just simply not a good structure when you can use glass and it would be so much better. They shouldn't cut corners like that....

nicols says "Great way to make quick healthy meal" about Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6.1-Quart Food Steamer

nicols — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:18:55 GMT

This allows you to cook two items. I cook salmon and veggies which are great.

Its fast and easy.

Nicol

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rviewpoints says "It is superb if you would like to do work parallely" about Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6.1-Quart Food Steamer

rviewpoints — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:34:56 GMT

Oster 5712 Electronic 2-tier food steamer is just superb! I never used a food steamer before and I didn't have any problem to use it rightaway after reading the manual. I prefer to do things parallely so that I can finish my cooking in less time. My Oster food steamer helps to do that. Steamer is not the option to cook faster but certainly it helps you not to stand in front of your stove to monitor. So you can practically do anything out of your kitchen while cooking in this steamer. It has alarm system to let you know when you need to put more water. It has a 95 minute timer with LCD display. You can delay your cooking upto 12 hours. You can keep warm your food while you prepare rest of your meal. It has two separate chambers and it comes with one tray where you can put your materials for juicy cooking. You can even cook soft or hard cooked eggs using it's large bowl having egg-holders. I use my own additional container to cook two meals with gravy simultaneously, e.g I cook rice...

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