Steamers Do Way More Than We Give Them Credit For

Steamers Do Way More Than We Give Them Credit For

I don’t care if the 90s called and want their steamer back — they can’t have it because I’m using it to make dumplings.

I’m rediscovering that steamers are the lazy-healthy solution for everything from dumplings to fish.

Sometimes the best kitchen tools are the ones you forget about entirely and rediscover while organizing your pantry during a surge of sativa-induced industriousness.

As a ‘picky’ kid in the 1990s, steamed vegetables were one of the most reliable restaurant dishes I could order, with a mix of broccoli, carrots, and baby potatoes.

there, I’d find a staid melange of broccoli, carrots, and — my favorite — little baby potatoes sitting next to something dippable, like melted butter, or, best case scenario, ranch dressing.

Author's summary: Steamers are a lazy-healthy solution.

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Eater Eater — 2026-07-02