Norpro KRONA Stainless Steel Steamer Juicer Reviews

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Last year (2008) our little planting of grapes finally started producing. We borrowed a steam juicer and were able to can about 42 quarts of grape juice (along with eating a bunch and selling some). The juicer was so nice that we decided to purchase our own. This Norpro Juicer Steamer has many of the features we were looking for. Stainless steel. Good capacity. We also liked this unit because of the glass lid which allows you to know how the process is going without opening it up (one thing we didn't like with the steamer we borrowed last year). I also noticed that the handles are designed to remain cooler than the other unit another good feature of this steamer.

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I was already familiar with juicer-steamers when I went looking for my own. This one is easy to clean and care for being stainless. The larger pan at the bottom means less chance of cooking off all the water. The glass lid makes it easy to check your progress on the fruit. The only downside is that the hose connection is mounted higher on this juicer than other models. It will retain a little more than a quart of juice below the hose which just means that you have tip it to get all the juice out after each batch. Not a big deal, but the first time you use it you think you aren't getting very much juice. I rate it a 4 only due to the hose positioning. Great product.

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I was a bit skepitcal about the Norpro s/s steamer juicer and its price but read through the reviews and found them so favorable, I decided to give it a try. Specifically, I was looking for an easier method to extract juice from fruits and veggies for wine making, and I can say without a doubt, it's the best! It is heavy-duty; the top part held 4 gallon bags of currants and the bottom held 8 quarts of water. You do need to watch the pot so it doesn't dry out, but I had all the juice before I ran out of water. It's easy to clean and the glass lid allows you to look at the fruit as it's releasing its juices without lifting the lid. It was a bit pricey but excellent quality; it was worth every penny! And such a time saver. Thanks!

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This unit looks bullet proof in the photos but it is not. The handles are welded on not riveted and the pieces do not fit together well to the point that the whole unit is unstable. Don't waste your time. When dealing with scalding hot liquids stability is a must. Very dangerous.

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I appreciate that the 18/10 stainless steel they use seems quite thick. I appreciate that the handles are spot welded 10 times (instead of the typical 4 on competing models), although I would have preferred rivets. I was willing to put up with a glass lid, although in my experience they are pretty much useless: you can't see a thing once they start steaming up, and they eventually fall on the floor and break, leaving you with nothing. But for me the deal-breaker was the way the steam container fits into the water pan.

There is a concave channel formed around the perimeter of the water pan about an inch below the top that the steam container is supposed to rest on. But instead of a nice flat 90 degree ledge, the channel forms a nearly imperceptible bump that doesn't stick out from the inside wall more than 1/16 of an inch. As a result, there is no solid place for the steam container to rest. You place it in and it tilts to one side. You try to straighten it, and it tilts to the other side. I'm guessing the poor fit also allows steam to escape, although I didn't try it steaming anything -I packed it up for return immediately.

There is no reason to put up with bad design like this. Chinese factories can produce decent quality cookware if the quality control is in place (the Sur La Table brand multi-ply cookware, for example). In this case, unfortunately, Norpro quality control seems to be non-existent.