Does anyone know if this pot would work for steaming tamales and if you know, approximately how many would the 24- Quart hold?
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To Becky Olson, I have never steamed tamales before. Depending on the size & how tall u can stack & successfully steam tamales, I have no experience. But, the combination deep fry/steam basket is huge w/handle. Fits inside the 24quart pot about 2 inches down from top & bottom about 2 inches clearance. Basket is approximately 2/3rds size of pot. 18 to 20 quart basket. Pot fits on my electric cook top stove on one large burner or two burners ( one large & one small ). I have made soup only in mine so far ( usually around 2/3rds full and can freeze around 23 or 24 bowls of soup. I love to steam but have small steam pot. Have not had the opportunity to steam a large amount of food, yet. You could steam two whole chickens & add all your veggies later. Just to give you an idea of the pot size. If you went to a bigger pot ( 28qt./32qt. ) , you would need a commercial size stove or campfire!!! I have used mine only four times to date & but am glad I decided on this one compared to other brands. Also the lid has a vent hole. Good luck in your decision, Becky. Hope this helps, Mike.
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It does hold 5 quarts but stirring can be tricky until it cooks down a little. I'd say 5 is the maximum, try 4 1/2 instead. Other than that it's a great pot.
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I tried using 1 & it worked perfectly.Also it depends on how big (ex-crab legs) your item is,u can remove some trays to fit what you're steaming.
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The 10 quart will hold a roast and vegetables. Before you use a pressure cooker find a good resource book. Another responder recommended Miss Vickie. She has a vast amount of information. I used my cooker weekly. It has been a fantastic investment for me! I am completely happy with this pressure cooker.
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I've used it for steaming shellfish, etc. but I would be nervous about ruining the pot. I wish I could answer this.
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6 quart is fairly small but should be adequate for 2 people. It should be adequate for 3-4 artichokes. I haven't tried to cook normal roast but I believe it will hold a normal roast. The pot will hold 1 whole chicken. I hope that will help in gauging a normal roast. Overall, the pot is very well made with heavy stainless steel. I am now looking to purchase an 8 or 10 quart pot :).
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I don't see why not. I haven't needed to do this but it would work just fine, just make sure it is oiled, as the lid is constantly getting all the steam from cooking and doesn't have much of the oil left from when you originally seasoned the pot. Would be great to use for hot cakes or tortillas. Might have a little trouble with bacon grease running off the sides though, cause a fire, if you try this this try it outside first so you don't burn the house down:)
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As Nan G stated, I too would not use in direct contact with Foods. However, if you have in mind a Double Boiler type of use, it would definately hold one pot placed inside of another pot, "Off the Bottom", and therefore allow a "steam" type of cooking in the Interior Pot.
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I think so, although I don't know how much you intend to steam. It holds 4 cups. We are 3 adults and eat a hearty serving of steamed vegetables every night. Sometimes we get carried away and make too much and the steamer is not all that full. Why would you have to steam everything in one operation? The water comes to a boil quickly and the vegetables cook in a few minutes.
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It'll be OK. I've done it a number times. The good thing about this pot is it has aseal and clamps so all moisture is locked in. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.
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Probably so. It's made of silicone so if you're ok with steaming in silicone you should be good. You will need a decent size pot though.
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I had to wait to respond so I could look at steamer - it looks like you could stack the steamer - there is a lip around it the middle looks like it would stop it for stacking. However, the area below the lip would go into the other steamer. From looking at it, it would work but you would have the bottom of the steamer and about 2.5 (maybe 3) inches in height to put stuff. Such as fish, or carrots. I do have to stress, we love this steamer and use it at least four times a week, the lips and the bottom, going in slowly, allows this stream to fit almost any pot.
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I've used mine for cooking/steaming asparagus. It's ca. 8 inches inside. I love my little pot, but treat the steamer basket gently. I've used mine to can vegetables and it's great for small batches.
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I would say it holds 16 to 18 quarts. I make a large batch of chili in it all the time using 8 pounds of meat and a gallon of beans the adding a gallon of water plus seasonings. Love this pan. cooks evenly without burning when put on med to low setting.
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I used this for jelly jars last week and it held 7. I think if would fit 4 quart jars with no problem. Love this pan.
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Sorry, I returned this pot as too small. However, it is a beautiful pot. I only wish they made it another quart larger
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I'd say three quarts. My son made my mom's recipe using two 9x12 cake pans. To see if the pot would hold the same amount, we filled the two cake pans with water and emptied them into the pot. I just did that again, and it came out to 3 quarts. Hope this helps.