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Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6.1-Quart Food Steamer | 
 enlarge | Brand: Oster
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $59.50
Buy New: $32.99
You Save: $26.51 (45%)
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Rating:  187 reviews
Sales Rank: 145
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 10 x 14.4
Warranty: 1
MPN: 5712
Model: 5712
UPC: 034264408180
EAN: 0034264408180
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 2-tiered 6.1-quart-capacity steamer creates instant steam for preparing all kinds of food | | • | Delay cooking up to 12 hours; LCD display with 95-minute timer; auto keep-warm setting | | • | External water-fill system with see-through reservoir; fully collapsible steaming trays | | • | Includes 3.8-quart and 2.3-quart steaming bowl, plus 8 egg holders for soft- or hard-cooked eggs | | • | Measures approximately 14 by 9-1/2 by 10 inches |
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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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 182 more reviews...
 disappointed, January 9, 2009
I got this to try and eat healthier. I steam rice per directions and it took 3 times longer than the book said. Then after that I tried to steam eggs to hard- boiled, after the 18 minutes recommended in the book I tried to take an egg out and it cracked and egg was everywhere. I let the other eggs steam for an additional 20 minutes, and they still weren't hard set. The fun part was trying to scrub the egg off of the plastic with the holes in, it took me the better part of 30 minutes.
I don't know whether this is the way all of these units are or if mine was defective. I sent it back. I may try another brand. I liked the taste of the steamed rice, it was done to perfection, but it took a long time to get there.
 Pretty Good for the Price! January 9, 2009
This product does its function pretty well, although it takes a while to get to the optimal heating temperature, and as such food being prepared takes a bit longer than anticipated. The thing I like the most is that the product is actually quite large, much larger than it appears in the pictures you see on Amazon. As such, you can fit quite a big feast worth of steamed food, usually ready in less than 30 minutes.
The biggest gripe of this product is that the support manual only provides recommended time setting support for a limited number of foods, and no support at all for East Asian cuisine (which heavily makes use of steaming systems).
 excellent product ! January 9, 2009
Only one drawback, the thinner tray is a little bit too thin. Only can steam small food.
NO KITCHEN SHOULD BE WITHOUT January 3, 2009
What a great product!!! We use ours weekly at least! For one steaming food is a very health alternative to other ways of cooking and this does the job very well and the fact that it can stack allows you to cook twice as much with just one unit. It also cooks rice for you in a breeze and comes with the container to cook it in. The only con is it can be hard to clean if you don't clean it right away.
LOVE the idea... December 31, 2008
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
I really wanted a steamer! So when I received this one for Christmas, I was so excited. Until, that is, I examined it further.
It's made w/ a #7 plastic (usually polycarbonate), commonly found in
baby bottles, microwave ovenware, eating utensils, and plastic coating for metal cans.
Reason why it's BAD: Made with biphenyl-A, a chemical invented in the 1930s in search for synthetic estrogens. A hormone disruptor. Simulates the action of estrogen when tested in human breast cancer studies. Can leach into food as product ages.
I called Oster and spoke w/ a supervisor, and specifically asked whether he could confirm the product was BPA free. He could not. He also told me to do what I would like w/ the info he gave me - either keep and use the appliance, or return it. I'll be doing the latter.
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