Avocado, silicone steamer Basket.
Well made fits new 4 qt rio IP ,3qt IP, perfect size, the handles are a plus, lift right out ,they also come in bigger sizes , for bigger IP pots it’s a gem. Highly recommend. :)
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The Avokado Silicone Steamer Basket is an innovative kitchen accessory designed for use with your 6qt Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi, and other pressure cookers. Its unique silicone construction allows for effortless cleaning and safe cooking, making it a practical choice for busy home cooks. If you often find yourself wrestling with traditional wire mesh baskets that trap food particles, the Avokado steamer basket promises to simplify your cooking experience.
Well made fits new 4 qt rio IP ,3qt IP, perfect size, the handles are a plus, lift right out ,they also come in bigger sizes , for bigger IP pots it’s a gem. Highly recommend. :)
Excellent steamer for the Instant Pot - easy to use, easy to clean. Great!
We make a lot of boiled eggs in our 8 qt instant pot and a lot of steamed veggies. This works great to hold those items and a lot of them. Removal from the pot is easy with tongs or by hand, handles cool off quickly. We have been using for over a year and still works as the first day.
I use this in my 3 quart instant pot. It works fairly well. The handles, good for removing the basket out of the pot when the food is done. But there are drawbacks. It doesn't collapse. At least in not like the silicone basket for my larger instant pot. I also can't tuck the handles out of the way easily.But I like it, and will keep in
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.
I make a lot of chicken bone broth in my Instant Pot - at least once a week but frequently more often. I cook a chicken in the IP and leave all the cooking liquid and drippings in the bottom of the inner pot, then set this strainer in the IP and toss in all the bones, leftover skin, etc., into the strainer. I add celery, garlic and onions, and other vegetables that are on hand, water and a little apple cider vinegar, and pressure cook my bone broth. The addition of vinegar or another acid like lemon juice leaches more of the minerals and collagen from the bones, giving you a more nutritious broth.The strainer handles snap together and make it easy to remove from the IP and set aside. The holes are small enough to strain out the solids and yet large enough to let the broth ingredients circulate while cooking. This has simplified my broth making and uses only the one pan and the strainer.After the pressure is released, I remove the strainer, adjust the seasonings and pour the broth into jars.The strainer goes in the dishwasher after a quick rinse. I was worried at first that it would tend to collapse in the dishwasher and not get clean, but it stays upside down and upright.It can be folded to save space in your cabinet or drawer.I use a lot of broth in cooking and the rich, delicious bone broth is filling and nutritious. Making your own broth gives you a superior product and saves a ton of money, since you are basically just using up scraps and bones.I’m sure I’ll use this for lots of other purposes such as steaming vegetables and more. I hate kitchen gadgets that only have one purpose. This was money well spent.
I bought three of these steamer baskets, to use in my Instant Pots. Sizes 3 qt, 6 qt and 8 qt.I use them for anything I steam or boil in the pressure cooker. It makes draining things like pasta very easy. I cook the pasta in the strainer, and when it’s done I lift it out of the water, and it’s drained. When I do pot-in-pot cooking, I put the container(s) of food into the strainer basket, and it’s easy to lift them out when they’re done. When I make soup with ham hocks or bone-in chicken, I use the 8 qt Instant Pot, put the meat into the 3 qt strainer basket, and drop it into the soup. When it’s done, I lift the basket of meat out, debone it, and add it back to the soup. Very easy.A couple days ago, I thought I’d ruined the 3 qt strainer basket. I had forgotten to put the gasket in the Instant Pot lid, and set it on high pressure for an hour to pressure steam some frozen meat, and walked away. When I came back to check on it an hour later, all the water had evaporated, and the drippings had burned to the bottom of the pan. The strainer basket was stuck in the burned drippings. I had to pry it off the bottom. It looked like the bottom of the strainer was melted. I thought I’d need a chisel to get the burned drippings out of the pan. It took a lot of cleaners, time and elbow grease to get the pan clean, but the strainer cleaned up quick and easy. When I got all the burned drippings off it, I discovered it wasn’t damaged at all. Still looks brand new. These strainer baskets are among my favorite things.