Recommend a food steamer

[Herr Kutz]

Can any master chefs here recommend a competent food steamer that is suitable for cooking chicken breasts, vegetables and fish? It would be nice if it could double as an egg cooker as well so I do not need a separate appliance. Digital controls and auto shut off are a must. I'm currently leaning towards the Hamilton Beach 5.5qt steamer (37530Z).

 

[sphenodont]

Just get a stacking bamboo steamer, or if space is a concern, get a silicone one. All you need is a pot of boiling water and something with holes/slats to put on top of it. There's no need for anything fancier or electric.

You can steam eggs in a conventional steamer basket, too. The bamboo ones will hold more eggs than the collapsing metal ones.

 

[Herr Kutz]

I'm actually leaning more towards a stand alone unit.