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a metal lotus that cooks dinner with nothing but angry water and patience
means A perforated, often collapsible basket that holds food above boiling water so it cooks in the rising steam rather than in the liquid itself.
from A plain compound of "steamer" (a vessel that uses steam, from "steam," Old English "stēam," meaning vapor or moist heat) and "basket" (Middle English "basket," of uncertain origin, possibly from a Celtic or Latin source). The fan-folding metal version most cooks picture is a modern kitchen invention, but the idea is ancient — bamboo steaming baskets stacked over water go back many centuries in East Asian cooking.
- folding petals
- collapses to fit any pot, expands like origami
- nutrient saver
- steaming keeps more vitamins than boiling them away
- ancient tech
- bamboo versions steamed dumplings 5,000 years ago
- center post
- that little stem doubles as a lift handle
- no oil
- cooks fully fat-free using only rising vapor
bamboo dim sum steamer — traditional 10-inch round basket used in cantonese restaurants since 1800s china for stacking dumplings