I have always been fond of steamed puddings but rarely make them as I don’t like faffing with pots wrapped in foil, tied with string etc (I am a microwave the Christmas pudding kind of girl). I didn’t realise they had a bigger dish for them as that’s the whole reason I don’t want to retire mine. Featuring innovative Intellisteam technology and a premium stainless steel and brushed finish, this product will make you wonder how you ever managed without it! When you press ‘start’, the device begins sending steam to the rice side since this has the longest time, but only starts the vegetable side when the rice has 8 minutes remaining. I actually already have this blender and although I am still using it, it is very old and so I wanted a replacement.

I stuck to the cooking time in the book of 45 minutes which seemed just right despite the different shape. I was following a Phil Vickery gluten free sponge pudding recipe – probably I should use more syup than he said as the surface area of my container here is far greater than a pudding basin.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). This smart Morphy Richards electric steamer comes with a pre-set time guide for different foods so that you cook an entire meal together so that it can finish at the same time!

Featuring innovative Intellisteam technology and a premium stainless steel and brushed finish, our product will make you wonder how you ever managed without it! PayPal Credit and PayPal Pay in 3 are trading names of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH. For this steamed sponge pudding, simply make up the sponge as normal and pour into the steamer dish lined with golden syrup. With 8 pre-set timings, you don’t have to worry about a thing; all the guesswork has been taken out of steaming. Sadly it wasn’t practical to hump it up the stairs full of (hot) water to drain and the microwave, with zero washing up beyond wiping its interior has been serving us instead.Before I dive into my review however, let’s talk about why an electric food steamer is a handy device to have in your kitchen.