what is this gadget?

jenniepepsi · #1 Jul 30, 2009, 04:44 PM

my mom gave me a big box full of kitchen stuff.

there was this weird looking metal thing. at first i thought it was a strainer of some kind. im not so sure though.

its a flat metal peice, with lots of smaller metal 'flaps' on the side, that if you fold them up, they spiral together to close.

it looks like it attaches to something but it doesnt go with anything i got in the box.

it says 'EKCO' on the bottom. and it has 3 pegs on the bottom and one large peg in the middle on the top, and the big peg has a ring thru it.

sorry this is a bad discription. lol.

thanks

N0help4u · Jul 30, 2009, 04:48 PM

I think that sounds like a part of one of those interchangeable grater/chopper things to me.

passmeby · Jul 30, 2009, 04:50 PM

Sounds like a veggie steamer? Yeah, I'm 99% sure it's a steamer.

jenniepepsi · Jul 30, 2009, 04:50 PM

k ill go look up pictures of those and see if i see one :P thanks hon

jenniepepsi · Jul 30, 2009, 04:52 PM

HAH!!! thank you passmeby!!! GOT IT

cool. thanks for your help ladies

passmeby · Jul 30, 2009, 04:54 PM

LOL, at first I was like "WHAT??", but then it just came to me so I just had to answer!!

jenniepepsi · Jul 30, 2009, 04:56 PM

mmm now how do i use it, closed and over a pot or open and over a pot?

passmeby · Jul 30, 2009, 05:00 PM

Well, you need to find which pot it fits in first, it should fit nicely in without any resistance or anything, easily put in and out....it's fine if the "fan" part of it folds up a bit.

Then, once you find the right pan size...put a bit of water in the pot, just enough to boil for enough time to cook the veggies. You don't want the veggies to be boiled, so the trick is finding just the right amount of water. Then once you have the water in and the steamer in, put the veggies in and go ahead and turn the stove on and steam away!!

Oh, did I misread your question or did you edit it? You use it open and IN the pot!! The amount of water you put in is probably going to be an inch or less. The point of it is, it's a sort of "basket" to hold your veggies as they steam. Hope I explained it OK, if not then just ask me what you need to know!!

jenniepepsi · Jul 30, 2009, 05:12 PM

oooh i understand. so im supose to put it inside a bit? not set it on top of the pan? (thats what i was trying to do lol)

jenniepepsi · Jul 30, 2009, 05:13 PM

OOOH i bet thats what the pegs are for! to keep it from setting on the bottom of the pot!

awesome this is cool i can steem veggies now without spending lots of money on the automatic microwave steam bags lol