Hamilton BeachDigital Electric Food Steamer & Rice Cooker for Quick, Healthy Cooking with Stackable Three-Tier Bowls for Vegetables and Seafood, 8.25 Quart, Black & Stainless Steel

This product is simply amazing! Easy to use and set the timer! I love the results of my streamed veggies especially the broccoli if seasoned just right the taste will leave you eating the entire dish.

Shipping was fast with no breaks or cracks. I received it yesterday, washed it all up and used it for the first time last night. So easy to use. I absolutely love it!!!! Okay, the plastic bowls are not real sturdy, so I wouldn't let a child mess with them or give them any rough treatment, but as long as you are careful with them, they should last a long time. I put fresh salmon on the bottom, mixed frozen veggies in the middle one and frozen asparagus in the top one for about 25 minutes. It all turned out perfect and no leaking. Can't wait to try some little new potatoes tonight and fresh broccoli. Says it will make hard boiled eggs also for deviled eggs. I'll be trying that next. I am very happy with my purchase.

Works great! Quality pieces! The bottoms to the trays are a little finicky to put in and take out, but I believe I will get used to it. Heats up pretty quick, steaming within 5-6 minutes. Didn't feel like anything was questionably built or anything -- quality build. The water meter with its red light could be a little easier to read... If it's near the MAX line, it will look full. But that may be an impractical solution.

I have purchased 2 of these steamers. I have really liked them because they are easy to use and consistent every time. Most things (potatoes, rice, eggs, etc) generally only take about 20 minutes and cooks perfectly. The digital screen is nice and the fact I can refill the water without removing the trays is good.However, I wish the quality of the plastic was better. I use it pretty frequently but with both I’ve had, the sides of the clear trays crack and the lid handles always break. My son had to 3D print me a new one (in purple) because the original one cracked and broke. There are also a lot of cracks underneath where the handle is. The clear trays are labeled “1” and “2”. If you use “2” for the bottom tray, it will leak water onto the counter because it’s slightly larger than “1”. So now that my “1” tray is cracked it’s virtually unusable unless I want to keep cleaning up water afterward. So overall good steamer but does have some issues.

I absolutely love this product. I did a lot, and I mean a lot, of research on steamers and this has proven to be everything that I expected. For one, there is nothing like a good steamer for weight loss, quick, healthy foods, and the life. The problem with preparing food is the pain that may often accompany the process. The Hamilton Beach Digital Steamer is extremely easy to use and clean. Why is this important? Because anything more complicated means you will not use it after a brief period of use. This unit has two layers so you can steam a variety of foods at ounce. As others have pointed out, unlike other units this one is intelligently designed so as not to leak water during the process. Furthermore, each part of the unit is so well designed that cleaning it is very easy and conducive for multiple use. I use this three times a day, as I like to eat as many greens as possible.One reviewer pointed out that this lacks a recipe book for steaming food. Frankly, this is not a big deal at all. Anyone with a google search engine can pull up millions of recipes. It does come with a simple and useful guide about how long a variety of veggies take to cook, which brings me to my next point: This unit cooks and steams each food so evenly and well that I could never go back to the old pot of boiling water and one of those mess thingys, which is what I used to use until I got fed up.I cannot recommend this steamer enough. It is a life changer. You will use it, use it often, and get a lot of health benefits in doing so. In fact, I think I might even get another one for work, so I can steam my lunches.

Bought this to replace my Oster steamer, which still works after 15 years, but the lid handle is broken. I knew it would be hard to replace, but I had an open mind about trying this Hamilton Beach steamer. First issue (can’t believe no else mentioned this): the timer only goes as high as 1 hour. Rice takes longer than 1 hour! How can Hamilton Beach write instructions specifying 67-70 minutes for rice when the timer can only be set to 1 hour?! I had to set another timer and come back to add time to the steamer. Second issue: water dripped out continuously from the bottom of the steamer basket all over the kitchen counter - luckily I noticed and put a towel around it so it didn’t end up on my wood floor. As a result, the water basin ran low and the steamer turned off. After I added more water it did resume steaming and the rice turned out fine. I’m returning it.