My husband calls me the queen of kitchen gadgets – this coming from the mechanic with the biggest tool box in the shop. Well as much as I hate to admit it he is right (but don’t tell him I said so – I’ll just deny it.) I do love my kitchen gadgets, but only if they actually make my life easier. I think one of my favorite gadgets, next to my crock pot & FoodSaver, is my West Bend Programmable Food Steamer.
I use my food steamer all year round. I have had two food steamers my first steamer was a Sunbeam Food Steamer & had only one basket. That worked great when it was just my husband and I as it would hold about 1 cup of Rice (cooked) or about 5 full sized ears of corn. Now that we have a family of four – it just wasn’t big enough. My latest steamer has tier baskets (that will hold about 5 ears of corn each!) With this new steamer I can make enough vegetables in it to not only feed my family but also steam enough vegetables to feed our parents when they come over as well. It’s not uncommon at my house to have my husband’s parents and his sister, husband, and two sons over for dinner – when you’re cooking for 10 the tiers really come in handy.
As you probably know by now I’m always looking for the best deal, I have found that Walmart.com you can get it for $49.98 – I’ve found it on other sites ranging from $51 – $75. Plus at Walmart.com you can either have it shipped to your house or shipped to a store for you to pick up and save money on the cost of shipping!
