Secura Electric Food Steamer, Vegetable Double Tiered Stackable Baskets with Timer 1200W Fast Heating Stainless Steel Digital Steamer 8.5 Quart

We bought this on Sept 8, 2023, it worked well, it had been worked well, but suddenly could not powered up in July 2025, we contacted customer service, and got response 2nd day, and post-sale service kicked in in time manner, problem resolved quickly and ended a satisfied customer.Good product, I especially like the timing function, can turn on and set proper time, and just check out the result without any hassle(at any time).

Update: We have now had this over two years. I can say it has held up well, we still love it and use it frequently!__I looked everywhere for a stainless steel food steamer to try to avoid having food touching plastic, hard to believe most of the steamers are plastic. I found this one and have been using it a few months now, it has performed well.I like the multiple levels to allow for cooking more food at one time. I usually only steam vegetables, so I cannot comment how this does with things like fish. I can say that vegetables turn out well in this and the trays are easy to clean. I had read concerns about the knob detaching from the lid, so I am always careful when I remove the lid. So far, so good (knocking on wood). I also like the auto "stay warm" feature in the event you need this to sit a minute while the rest of your meal finishes cooking.The only thing I'm not crazy about is having to wash the base, as this is also where the electrical plug goes in so you have to be really careful. And you do have to wash it, as food particles from the trays fall down below as things are cooking. I am just careful to avoid getting water in the little plug area. Other than that, I really like this steamer and am thankful to have one that is stainless steel.

My wife, being a practical person, wanted a steamer for Christmas. After many hours of searching and reading reviews, I decided on the Secura steamer. Obviously, the online reviews were the main factor for selecting this brand and model. I know I wanted stainless steel and a digital timer, so those boxes were ticked, too. The price was in my budget so all things added up to making Secura my choice for her gift.Washing was easy and the steel felt thin, but not flimsy. In fact, it almost felt like aluminum. Like most bases with electric heating elements and digital displays, it had to be washed with care to avoid wetting anything that could be damaged by water (ironic, isn't it, that the component that could be damaged by water is also the component that holds the water!). After its first use, the mineral deposit was evident over what I can only assume to be the hotter side of the element and had to be washed with a 50-50 blend of water and white vinegar to de-scale it. So two observations from this: 1) the element does not heat the base evenly since only one section appeared to have the mineral deposits from the intense heat; 2) the steel is not the thickness of my steel pots and pans that I can put tap water in, boil and wash clean without any mineral build up.The steamer started fast, but the built in timers for food are a bit optimistic. We tried steaming tamales and some frozen dim sum using the "chicken" setting (14 minutes) and it was about 3 minutes too short for the dim sum and about 5 minutes too short for the tamales. The timer, in my opinion, should start AFTER the steamer reached full steam temperature and efficiency and not just when the water starts to boil. BTW, it starts to boil after 30 seconds or so. It's amazingly quick.Also, like other reviewers, a built in timer audible alarm to indicate the end of a cycle would make this steamer 5 stars.As for cooking, this is GREAT! After you get the timer settings down for your various types of food, the results are amazing. We had some left over tamales that were kept in the fridge for 3 days. You just can't microwave tamales to reheat it. They get all dried out and heat unevenly. But in the steamer! Wow, the tamales were warm and moist. Delicious! Frozen dim sum was similar. Unlike boiling or microwaving, the dim sum had a texture to it where the wonton wrapper was moist and not overly saturated like when boiled or randomly dry and overcooked when microwaved. Frozen and fresh veggies we're crisp and not soggy and had more flavor where we used less salt to season it (always a good thing).We're looking for more excuses to use this thing and steam more in 2021 and eat healthier, too.

This is an excellent product. Can be used for steaming everything! I love that it has the option to use one steamer basket or two at the same time. We steamed raw vegetables in the lower basket and heated up a previously cooked chicken breast in the upper basket. Both turned out perfect. The programmed setting is perfect - the vegetables were cooked just right - not too much and not too little.Everything that comes into contact with your food and water for the steaming is stainless steel so no issues with microplastics!I am so happy I bought this!