Product Description
Vasconia 32-quart aluminum steamer with lid
| List Price: | $38.99 |
| Price: |
$29.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details |
| as of Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:44:19 GMT ***Remember, deals price on this item for sale just for limited time*** | |
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2747 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Brand: Vasconia
- Model: 5031546
- Dimensions: 12.60" h x 13.78" w x 16.93" l,
Features
- Vasconia extra-large steamer is great for preparing tamales, corn and seafood.
- Includes a steamer rack.
- Also, use as an over-sized stock pot for stews, soups and more.
- Stay cool handles and lid knob.
- Dishwasher safe; hand wash recommended
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
By Michael J. Cashen
This all-aluminum pot is an ideal, inexpensive crab pot for Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic, or Gulf of Mexico Blue Crabs.
The bottom is 13 3/4" in diameter and fits nicely over one burner on the typical gas or electric range. Wider ones I've checked draw the comment: "...doesn't fit right." It's 12 3/4" high so it easily fits under the exhaust hood.
If you watch the "Equipment Corner" segment of "America's Test Kitchen," you know that the preferred handles for handling large pots are the ones solidly attached to the side, near the top, and protruding up and away from the pot. This pot has them with each handle protruding 2 1/4" away from the pot, attached with four solid rivets, and with a rubberized grip coating each one as opposed to the bare metal ones shown in the picture above.
The steamer insert sits horizontally on a ridge in the pot 2 1/4" above the bottom. I has two near-center 11/16" holes so you can handle it with the fingers of one hand and numerous 7/16" holes.
That leaves about 26 quarts of capacity above the steamer insert. Note that 32 quarts = 1 bushel. So you can easily get 3-4 dozen medium Blue Crabs in the pot.
The lid on the on I got has an easy-to-grip large plastic knob in the center instead of the metal handle shown in the picture above.
The only disadvantage over other crab pots I can see is that some others have steamer baskets that allow the steam to come in from the side as well as the bottom. But since the area above the steamer insert is only a little over 10"high, it's not going to take long for the steam to get to the top crabs. If you've ever held a lid down on a crab pot until the crabs stop struggling to escape, you know the heat reaches and overwhelms them fairly quickly anyway!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
By archystu
This stock pot is great for the price, and works quite well when brewing batches of beer requiring a boil larger than 5 gallons. As long as the oxide layer is already present inside (accomplished by simply boiling water for about an hour) no off flavors or metallic aftertastes occur in your finished product. The pot is easy to handle and brings water to a boil quickly due to the better heat transfer properties of aluminum over stainless steel. If you cannot afford the stainless pot in this size (somewhere around $110) then this is a great substitution for a great price!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By John F. Weiland
I just wanted to say this pot was a perfect fit for my Weber Smokey Joe smoker and the price was great at $29.99. Shipping was super fast and the package was well protected in 2 boxes when it came
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