There are two tiers, however, one with holes, the other does not. If the other one does not have holes, how can the steam go through and function well
1331931
I believe the second tier (one w/o the holes) may be used for heating up substances that you may not want to seep through, for example, double boiling chocolate.
1331932
The steam cannot pass through the metal, however, it serves another purpose as the steam heats it from underneath. Double boilers are used to i.e. melt chocolate (if you otherwise tried to melt chocolate on the stove, it would burn) or heat up egg whites for meringue, but not cook them. It is used to get something warm over a period of time, rather than cook something quickly.
1331933
You only use one tier at a time on top of the base pan. When you want to steam, you use the pan with holes and place it on top of the base pan. When you want a double boiler for making sauces, you use the pan without holes over the base and leave the tier with holes off. Not designed to use all three tiers at once.
1331934
You put water in the bottem the pot with holes in the middle if you want to steamed vegetables those are the only two pots that you use if you want to melt something like chocolate then you use all three parts water on the bottom holes in the middle and you put your chocolate on the top pot
1331935
The one with holes is the steamer, the other is for cooking. I use it to make yogurt. Works just fine, and the milk doesn't stick to the bottom.
1331936
The one with the holes, well that one is your steamer. The other, the solid one, that little guy sits over boiling water in the bigger pan - that there is your double boiler. And you can, of course, use the biggest one as a soup pan. All said and done it's a 3 in 1 system, the Tom & Jerry Standard of Excellence.
2001835
mine does too, but if you look closer, there doesn't appear to leaking steam. working well.
783967
It may be misting and you just aren't able to see it. I notice that if it's on the 1 or 2, it can be difficult to see the steam - but it is there. It's much easier to see if you adjust the setting to 3 or 4.
228503
It's only about half an inch high, so to steam you'd be really limited in the amount of water. For steaming you might want to stack a couple of them and use a metal colander that has a long base.
29063
It only uses a small amount of steam and recirculates it in that mode so we don't see steam in that mode either. Great oven though !!
692061
lots of steam does come out of the steam hole and it is supposed to do that. It does make a mess so we drape a thin tea towel - not folded over - across the top of the steamer and over the hole. While the towel does get damp, the mess is contained. The thinnest of the towel still allows for the steam to escape while keeping the surroundings relatively dry. Hope that helps.
2028512
The holes are not draining onto the railings. On each long side of the box there is a narrow area that sits either below or beside the railing (depending how wide your railings are). The drainage holes are located there either below or beside the railings.
606581
My previous experience with steaming horizontally is that the hose will kink, sputter & slow down the steaming process. I've then held the hose vertically for it to clear & continued on. I think this is pretty much a universal problem with all steamers.Steaming vertically will be your best option.
2025730
I'm glad you asked about steam...No it doesn't make hardly any steam at all - and for the person who said it doesn't pour fast enough, just push the button silly!
1100455
The button needs to be held pressed in order to produce steam. It's not an immediate response; you have to hold it down, then a few seconds later steam comes out. It tends to work in bursts, so be careful.
271743
I have used two versions of this and never had that problem. Maybe you should try replacing the steam head attachement
320883
Steam level. It is great for cottons. Doesn't leak when using steam. Just don't like the design of water fill.
639150
There are multiple holes in this splatter guard. I only use this for frying, to try & keep the grease in the pan. I would have to assume, because of the holes, that there would be very little steam build up by using this cover.
992143
I have this product :) Yes the middle pot has a bunch of holes in it and the top pot has just 4 holes. The cover also has a little hole to help vent the steam. I love this product and not only use it for hot dogs but for steaming fish and veggies. Hope this helps!
2094748
Yes, there are only two cooking tiers, the bottom is one to hold water, the steamer works very well, perfectly cooks.
763101
When you pump (push in and pull out) the handle, it should steam. If it doesn't, then it's not working correctly.
2213651
You can't see it from the picture, but there are holes grouped together in a circle on the lid where the steam comes out.