Avokado Silicone Steamer Basket for 6qt Instant Pot [3qt, 8qt avail], Ninja Foodi, Other Pressure Cookers - 100% Food Safe, BPA-Free, Dishwasher Safe Collapsible Vegetable Steamer Basket & Strainer

Bought this to use in an Instant pot 8QT , works very well for steaming vegetables

Inicialmente había comprado una cesta de metal, pero sorpresa que venía chueca, se balanceaba como columpio y pues así la tuve que regresar. Adquirí ésta porque al ser de silicona pues tiene la base pareja. Es perfecta. La uso casi diario con verduras o huevo. Estoy muy contenta.

This little silicone basket is not only an excellent steamer insert for my 3qt Instant Pot but it's also microwave steamer, and a terrific colander for washing, sorting and draining all kinds of foods. Because it's flexible, it folds up and takes up less space in a drawer than a stainless steel basket would.Seems very durable, though I haven't yet tested whether the silicone stains -- so far, I've avoided bringing tomatoes and turmeric into contact with the basket.

I've only used the steamer once so far, but I was very happy with it. I steamed two one-pound packages of fresh broccoli together. I was able to steam it to just the degree of doneness that I wanted. It wasn't mushy and a fork went through it easily while it still retained a firm texture. I ordered the steamer knowing it was a little taller than the pot I intended to use it in. But because it is made of flexible silicone and because the lid on my pot has deep sides, I just folded the sides in a little and put the lid on. The steam was well contained and everything came out fine. When it was done, I just gathered the flexible handles and lifted the steamer from the pot. Clean up was simple and easy. I have very minimal storage space, so the fact that I can just fold it down and stick it in the cabinet over another pot works very well for me. I am quite pleased with this purchase and look forward to using it again soon.

Great Steamer Baskets. I use the 4qt and 6qt in my Tefal Cook4Me pressure cooker.

Lifts the food above the water for steaming. I put eggs in it and steamed them. Then I diced some red potatoes, removed the steamed eggs to an ice water bath and put the diced red potatoes in the same strainer the eggs just came out of after rinsing the strainer under tap water. The red potatoes steamed perfectly with no residual egg taste or smell. Then I pulled out the steamer basket and put it in a strainer and ran cold water over it to cool the potatoes. I put the drained cooled diced red spuds in a bowl. Peeled the eggs (very easily after steaming) and chopped them in the bowl. Added some diced celery and diced pickles. Made a sauce of mayonnaise, yellow mustard, sugar, salt, pepper and pickle juice and folded that into the bowl. Made some delicious easy quick potato salad. The couple of cups of water tends to fill the cavity in the bowl under the steamer so food isn't waterlogged. Next was corn on the cob. Put the raw shucked corn in the steamer basket. After putting a couple of cups of water in the pan, put the steamer basket in the pan and set the timer for vegetables and one minute. When the unit comes to pressure and beeps the one minute shutoff, use tongs to vent pressure from the unit by turning the pressure vent valve to its vent position. When the pot is ready to open, enjoy some wonderfully cooked fresh corn. The steamer basket allows steaming of many foods without scratching the unit's pot or mingling of the flavors and aromas of the various formerly steamed foods. One of the handiest accessories for an instant pot. Plus it cleans readily with ordinary soap and water. I store my steamer basket in my instant pot. The steamer basket is durable, easily cleaned (I hand wash mine using dish soap, water and a sponge), and it doesn't scuff, scrape or stain the pot. It doesn't stain or add any taste to the food either. Great product. Thanks to whomever came up with the idea for a silicone instant pot steamer basket. Bravo.