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Girmi PC53 Steam Cooker

Girmi PC53 Steam Cooker
Brand: Girmi
Category: Kitchen


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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 5 reviews
Sales Rank: 116579

Color: White
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.4
Dimensions (in): 16.1 x 11.8 x 8.5

Model: PC53
UPC: 656967505326
EAN: 0656967505326
ASIN: B0000DIVEO

Release Date: October 15, 2003

Features:
  • 120-minute timer; alarm that signals when to add additional liquid
  • Uniform cooking; 650 watts of power provide gentle even-steamed heat up to 212 degrees F
  • Accommodates various, standard, cooking pots and pans or dishes
  • Stainless steel trays are removable and dishwasher safe for easy cleanup
  • Includes 2 stainless steel trays for traditional steam cooking

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Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Agree with previous reviewer   October 8, 2007
Emil Nashi (Great Neck, NY)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

This product has only two racks, takes 30 minutes to start steaming, and the timer cannot be decreased or stopped after it has been set, so if you set it for 45 minutes but then realize your food might be ready after 40 minutes, your only recourse is to pull the power cord or take the food out of the very hot steamer. I threw this product out after 2 days.


4 out of 5 stars Amazon Awsome Customer Service   July 8, 2007
TLOS (APPLE VALLEY, MN USA)
I bought this in Jan 07 first one I received was broken so I called customer service. They sent me a new one with in a day WOW! As for the product it works great. I gave it a 4 due to the broken one that first arived


5 out of 5 stars Very good steamer   July 28, 2006
Mirian (Lawton, OK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This is a very good steamer. It is easy to use and to clean and the stainless steel trays are very good. You can do about everything with it. The size is perfect for a family of 3 to 5. I would buy it again.


2 out of 5 stars BEWARE... Quality was lacking.... picture did not match product!   April 23, 2006
Patrick D. Goonan (Pleasanton, CA)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful

I was disappointed when I received this steamer. The most glaring thing wrong was that the picture on the box showed three stainless steel racks - supposedly two for steaming and one for poaching. What was actually enclosed was one for steaming and one for poaching and a disclaimer in the box that says the picture in the guide doesn't match the product. The picture on the box and the box contents don't match either!!

This unit is also made of plastic, which would not be my preference for steaming food. I was educated as a biochemist and I would prefer that science know a lot more about plastics and high temperatures before mixing steam with plastic in cooking. Some new studies on Teflon make this point, unfortunately we didn't know more when everyone was using Teflon. I also found the handles to be flimsy.

I got a bamboo steamer from China town that was easier to use and did just as good a job. It was inexpensive, but admittedly it is nice to have something dishwater safe.

If you do a search under this product name, you will notice there is another product with the SAME model number priced at twice the cost, which talks about the elusive third tray. Maybe this is what should have been in my box? Either way, it seems like the company is having some difficulty getting their problems to market with accurate information.

While this is an OK product, I feel the company misrepresented it including in more than one picture on the box. Apparently they are aware of what they are doing because they include a big disclaimer INSIDE of the box. In all fairness, the product is a pretty good steamer, but there are similar ones out there for about the same cost.

I wrote to Girmi about the issue above and they looked into it and communicated all along the way. They were a bit slow in responding, but they cheerfully took care of the problem. My guess is they will also straighten out the confusion around the boxes they use for products, how they present them online, etc.




5 out of 5 stars Very nice steam cooker   December 10, 2005
C. Walton (Gettysburg, PA)
7 out of 13 found this review helpful

Unit works well. The stainless steel trays are very nice. I liked it so well, I bought another one as a gift for friend.

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