I have lots of stainless steel cooking pots in my home. Some were handed down to me and some were received as gifts. I bought one last year that I have been using everyday. That is because my family loves drinking soup everyday and it can also be used as a steamer. I think that it is an energy saving idea to be able to steam dishes in the same pot that you are boiling your soup in.
Another reason why I bought it is because I think that the supplier is very thoughtful. They supplied the pot with stainless steel bowls and a hot plate gripper that you will need when you are steaming food. Check out the gifts that came with it which makes using it as a steamer easier. And, yes. I received that stainless steel pot with handle too. We often use it to boil instant noodles.
Instead of scalding the soup bones with hot water to clean it, I prefer to place them on a bowl to steam them over the soup. This is because I usually marinate all my soup bones with salt before I freeze them for later use. So the stainless steel bowl that came with the steamer is useful. I will steam the soup bones till it is no longer red. Then I will sieve the liquid in the bowl into the pot of soup and discard the scum.
I also like to use the bowls to steam a dish like this minced pork dish or boil eggs or heat up cooked rice or leftover dishes.
Are you curious to know why the cover for this pot is so high? Other than a steaming rack, it is also supplied with two extra trays for steaming additional dishes. This photo will give you an idea of where the extra trays can be placed in order for you to steam additional dishes.
You can see the slot inside the pot at Level A, where tray 1 can be placed to sit on in this photo.
Tray 1 should be placed in the pot before the water is boiling. You will find this gripper more useful once the water is boiling or when you need to make some adjustment to place the tray to sit properly on the slot. It is also easier to use it to remove the tray from the pot while it is still hot.
Tray 2 can be placed on top of the steaming rack but if you do not have extra item to steam in it, you don't have to use it. I often place Tray 2 on top of the pot itself, if I only have two dishes to steam or heat up. Due to its tall cover, you should not have any problem steaming anything on top of tray 2.
However, you may have issue using the tall cover if you are cooking something near a wall mounted hood, like the one I have in my kitchen. I solved this problem by using a cover of the same diameter from another pot that I have.
You can check out some of the soups I made with this pot cum steamer at the following link:
Convert Your Vegetable Dish Into A Soup
Yes, I do hope to win something from Igozo for sharing about this pot cum steamer that I bought from them last year. Wish me luck @iGOZO #igozocookandwin
Update:
Check out what I won from iGOZO for this post.
iGOZO BEAUTE
STAINLESS STEEL MIXING BOWL (18/20/22/24/26/28/30CM)
