Farberware Classic Series Sauce Pot Steamer Insert, Saucepot (3 Quart), Silver

This steamer is the mainstay of my kitchen cookware. I have purchased 2 in the past (last being 2010) and am about to buy a third. This is not because of any fault on the part of the Farberware company, just on myself, the user. I am a forgetful cook and am known for my burned pots and pans. This one takes it well, and normally I can scrub off the "burny" stuff, but with daily use over several years, these mishaps add up, and I'm again ready for a new one, if nothing more, for aesthetic reasons. And I'm happy to pay the moderate price. Since I use it daily, I like to leave it on my stove, ready for the next meal, and so I want it to look nice, and after 4-5 years of my "accidents," it's no longer that pretty, although functional.The fact that the handles get hot is not a big issue with me. I have pot holders and use them appropriately.This is a very nice quality steamer, and if you're a cook who likes fresh veggies, properly cooked, you will love it. I also steam meats occasionally (chicken, fish) for a fat-free meal, and this steamer is not only good, it's also quick. Yams come out nicely and as tasty as they do from the oven, as long as you're not one who needs crispy baked skins. I can honestly say I couldn't keep house without my Farberware steamer, and am looking forward to my new one...with promises to myself to be more careful with it this time! But if, after too many burn-outs, I need a new one, I'll gladly shell out the $29 or so again for this great-quality product.

Fabulous, good quality. I bought this to be a second one that I have had for 15 years

I wish it had a see-through glass lid, but I LOVE this easy-to-use steamer pot's sturdy yet lightweight build. It's a cute, retro build, including bakelite handles, and shiny stainless that STAYS shiny, unlike a recently-returned modern iteration from a different firm that had what looked like almost rusted stains after one use and trip through the dishwasher. Heats quickly on my induction range, with no vibrating metal sounds, further highlighting its quality build. I anticipate many years of happy cooking from this little workhorse!

Have used Farberware for decades and love it for durability, easy to clean, non-aluminum safety, and overall appearance. Also love a steamer that does not require reaching into the center of hot food to serve. I also have the larger set of this design. This combination pot is perfectly sized to feed a family of 4-6 a meal's worth of steamed broccoli, carrots, green beans, etc. In contrast to my larger set, this one has a see-through glass lid rather than the stainless steel - nice to see what is going on color wise. Only problems with this new 3-quart combo are first, right out of the box, I noticed the marred/speckled interior that others have mentioned recent Chinese imported Farberware can have. My 15 year old larger set still has the nice mirror appearance of its original finish and, secondly, on my gas range the handles get blazing hot. If I turn the flame down enough to keep this from happening the cooking time is prolonged. I will adjust, but can expect that these handles will degrade over time and it is just annoying to have to use hot pads when that has never been an issue with Farberware handles before. Overall, I really like these combo units getting steamer and cook pot use from basically the same storage space.

Love this thing!Easy to clean, large enough capacity to steam cook four large sweet potatoes or a half dozen medium Irish potatoes and a half dozen medium carrots, or a dozen eggs.I steam cook all of the above once a week and keep them in the fridge for healthy meals and snacks.MUCH better than the small, collapsible steam basket I formerly used.One of my favorite cookware purchases ever!

This works great. Dual purpose pot and steamer. I’m very happy with it.

I’ve owned this for the past 6 years and it’s my go-to steamer when I need to steam dinner veggies, or whatever. It’s small and light enough to not be cumbersome, yet big enough to steam enough veggies for a 2 person meal. I have a larger pot and steamer insert for when I need to steam multiple sweet potatoes or something, but this thing is nice for those smaller portions. Boils water quickly enough to not piss me off, but not as quick as a high end multi clad brand.

Update: If you have a high powered gas range do not use this pot on high heat setting as it will melt the plastic handles. The flames lick up on the sides of this pot on my stove's high setting and I soon noticed a plastic smell, which was coming from the melting handles. The handles of my pot have melted to a certain extent, and the chemical odor is horrible when it does melt so use a low flame on a gas range.This was one of the first cookware items I purchased when moving into my new apartment. I have used this pot from cooking pasta/noodles, steaming salmon and Asian buns, to boiling vegetables. It's a very versatile piece of cookware and the removable steamer insert also functions as a strainer if you fill up the saucepot just enough for water to fill into the steamer insert you can cook noodles or pasta in the top part without having to strain it out separately later in a colander.I originally bought the steamer+saucepot combo because of the steamer function, but began using the saucepot part as well to boil vegetables and cook noodles and pasta. One of the main uses of my saucepot/steamer combo was to steam Asian buns (mantou) and it works great without any of my food sticking to the bottom. It saves me the hassle of having to buy a separate electric steamer and having that take up countertop space, when this pot+steamer combo does it all on my gas stove. The steamer insert also does very well steaming fish (in my experience salmon). My only gripe is that the handles can get very hot and it's not recommended to lift the steamer insert or the pot when it's on the stove (or even after cooking as it stays hot!) The pot itself is easy to clean and the aluminum finish looks great. It's held up quite well in my kitchen after many uses and washes.