
How Do You Use a Steamer Basket?
Add water below the basket, bring it to a simmer, arrange food in one layer, cover the pot, and steam until tender without letting the pot run dry.
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Add water below the basket, bring it to a simmer, arrange food in one layer, cover the pot, and steam until tender without letting the pot run dry.

Use a rimmed sheet pan with an oven-safe rack for most roasts. An oven-safe skillet, baking dish, or Dutch oven also works when sized for the food.

18/0 stainless steel is magnetic grade 430 with almost no nickel. 18/10 adds about 10% nickel and resists rust better. Compare them for flatware.

Metal detectors can detect stainless steel. Whether an item triggers an alarm depends on its alloy, size, shape, orientation, detector type, and settings.

Stainless steel soap may reduce garlic or onion odor, but strong controlled evidence is lacking. See the proposed mechanism and why it cannot replace soap.

Some stainless steel is magnetic. Ferritic grades like 430 and 409 are; austenitic 304 and 316 usually aren't. A grade-by-grade guide with a magnet test.