Tefal 2-Tier Aquatimer Steamer

I bought this product for 3 reasons 1 - I was/am trying to be a bit healthy 2 - I was fed up of washing pans 3 - I had £20 of Argos vouchers burning a hole in my pocket! I found this steamer in Argos on reduced to £14.99 which I thought was quite a good bargain. At the moment they are selling it for £18.99 (the original price is listed at £39.99) so it is still a good deal. When I got it home I unpacked all the bits and I must agree with the other reviewers that it does look a bit cheap and nasty. However I have had mine a while now and use it nearly every day and it is still working and all in one piece so it must be tougher then it ...

I, like many, seem to have a thing for kitchen gadgets. You buy them, or receive them as gifts, thinking that they're a great idea and then they languish in the back of a cupboard after the first couple of uses never to be seen again. One of the items that I acquired that this happened to was a steamer, but I can now say that it's back out of the cupboard and firmly attached to my kitchen work top in almost daily use. Along came baby and daily portions of fresh vegetables were soon required, cooked without salt and in a way that didn't require constant supervision. After ruining a couple of pans that I simply forgot about on the stove I had to come up with ...

I purchased my 2-tier, Aquatimer Steamer from a local discount electrical shop and I must admit that I wondered, when I got it home, why I had bought it. It cost just eighteen pounds, so maybe I was tempted by a bargain. I had intended to keep it as a Christmas present for my daughter, but I decided to use. This is the result. The instructions are very simple to follow so off I went. Vegetables peeled and chopped into smallish cubes and thin slices and arranged in the bowl. Water added to base reservoir and timer turned to twenty minutes. The timer shows how much water you need for each time span, so you can't boil it dry. ( Mmmm, at least the ...