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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This is a well made well constructed pot. The narrow size allows to more rapidly heat water to a boil with no wasted energy heating up more water than necessary.

In addition to asparagus this pot could also be used for steaming many vegetables. Or for sauces, the narrow opening would limit evaporation (assuming you don't need to reduce the sauce this is a good thing).

The nonstick surface on the interior seems really high quality, though if used as a steamer it will never be necessary. It has ridges on the bottom on the interior as well. Sturdy but strange.

The one flaw is the insert basket, the gaps in it are too big, which limits the utility of the pot. Even some narrow asparagus will fall through. If it was a more complete finer mesh basket it would vastly increase the functionality of the item. Without that it will be limited.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Really good steamer I love it. I am a veg person, so I love to steam vegs. This is an asparagus pot (and I love asparagus), but I think you can cook/steam anything you want. I will definitely try to cook broccoli, okry, corn on the cob, potatoes, cauliflower.

I love steamers, as food that is steamed tastes better than food cooked other ways (such as boiled, baked, fried, grilled).

I am a big steamer person, so now I will be eating even more asparagus.

I love this. Highly recommened if you are a veg/steamer person.

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Around this house, we steam all our vegetables so this pot is a welcome addition to our house as it will come in handy and it matches our cookware which is Circulon.

I have been a Circulon owner for over 20 years and love it for its appearance, quality, even heating and balance, ease in cleaning, and moderate price. This pan has a quick release system which means nothing will stick to it and cleaning is made easier. A warm soapy washing should be the only thing needed to keep this pot clean and looking new. However, if this is used exclusively as a steamer, I doubt if you would ever need to do much more than wash it.

Despite the accompanying picture, this isn't a large pot. It is adequate enough to accomodate a bunch or two of asparagus. In order to steam the asparagus, you fill the pot with a few inches of water. I waited until the water reached a slow boil and then deposited the filled steam basket it the pot. I covered the pot with the snug fitting lid and monitored the cooking process until the asparagus was a bright green and tender yet not overcooked and limp. The end product rendered perfectly cooked and firm asparagus.

The stainless basket makes this a good steamer. It has folding handles which make extraction fairly easy. The riveted side handles are on the pot to stay. They are cool to the touch and makes this pot easy to move. Due to its size, this is an easy pot to store.

Due to its relatively small capacity, I'm not sure how this pot might be used in other situations with other foods. Since dinner here is usually dinner for two, I plan to use this for steamed fingerling potatoes, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, or two ears of corn.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Okay, so let me preface this with the fact that our household LOVES asparagus. The four of us usually eat at least 3 bundles (that little size premeasured in the produce department) when we eat asparagus. So I was thrilled to try this, but if you love aspargagus like us, this may likely be too small.

First, it's gorgeous...heavy metal, tall, high on design but actually small on capacity. The inner basket is cool, but the inside measurements (maximum stalk size) is just a smidge under 5" diameter and 7" tall. One grocery store bundle would fit nicely, two if packed in tight. Three, no way. So while it will likely keep the asparagus looking gorgeous as it steams, and cooks quickly because of the steam, you would likely need to make more than one batch.

However, if you are making it more as a pretty accompaniment or plan small batches, the asparagus looks very nice when it comes out, not battered and "thready" like when you saute in a pan. You can technically use it to steam other veggies as well, but I haven't tried it. Carrots will be next.

I also intend to try long green beans with the water already boiling and just dropping the basket in for a second. That could even work for corn on the cob (two or three maybe)....HMMM> Maybe there's more potential than I thought.

Circulon has a great rep and the thing is a design marvel, but it seems a bit overkill. Even the description is kind of silly, as it says the top is designed for easy storage. Sure, you just turn it upside down. Like, um, all my pots do. So whew! I guess I didn't know how cool and high tech my pots were.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This is an easy-to-use steamer basket for steaming asparagus. You don't necessarily have to just steam asparagus, you can steam other things in there too but its shape makes it good for asparagus. As advertised, it is not-stick. The basket itself is pretty good. The only thing, as other reviewers note, is that if you have unusually small stalks, some might slip through the holes. Keep this in mind if you decide to steam green beans or something like that.