Product Description: Oster's tiered food steamer is equipped with instant steam so you can start cooking immediately. It has a combined, 6-qt. capacity (3.8-qt. and 2.3-qt. bowls) and comes with fully collapsible steaming trays for easy cleaning. The large bowl includes eight egg holders for making soft or hard cooked eggs. It also has an external water fill system with a see-through reservoir: monitor the water level and you'll never run out of steam! The LCD display has a 95-minute timer. Cooking can be delayed for up to 12 hours, and with the Keep Warm setting, your food will stay warm while you prepare the rest of the meal. About Oster... in 1946, the first Osterizer?? Blender was introduced to kitchens across America. With its popularity came new products: the portable mixer, deep fryer, meat grinder and citrus juicer, each offering ease and convenience to people's busier than ever lifestyles.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - food steamer
The steamer was not quite what I expected. The cooking times needed were alot longer than I wanted. I gave the steamer to my daughter-in-law who felt that she would like to try it.
Rating: - Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6.1-Quart Food Steamer
I was going to buy a new egg cooker to replace my old one with a broken egg rack (the price for a new egg rack from that company was out of line). While searching the idea of a food steamer came up that ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful in every way
I use it all the time! I make all my daughter's food from scratch and it only takes a second in this thing. Not to mention you can steam a bunch of different things at once. I don't ever boil my potatoes ... Read More
Rating: - Unsafe plastic
Good steamer, but it's made from unsafe plastic #7 (bisphenol A) that supposedly leaches in heat. While I've been putting my food in safe plastics and ceramic dishes to avoid contact with the plastic, I wonder ... Read More
Rating: - So far so great!
I just received my Oster 5712 steamer today. I never used a steamer before but a relative loves this one so I gave it a try.
The first thing I tried (after cleaning) was follow the instructions and ... Read More