It has no plug, and it fits the pan you already own · review
A flat 20 cm (7.9 in) stainless rack rather than a basket: it lifts food clear of the water, doubles as a cooling rack, and costs less than a coffee.
What we would actually buy A rack and a basket do different jobs. This is the rack, and it is the one that takes a dish.
A flat 20 cm (7.9 in) stainless rack with symmetrical bars, a raised rim and short legs, for standing inside a pot above the water.
Holds a plate, a bowl or a tin. Steamed dumplings, a custard, a sponge — all of them go on a rack, and none of them works in a folding petal basket.
Fixed at 20 cm (7.9 in). Measure the inside diameter of your pot, not the rim: the two differ by a centimeter or more, and that is enough for a rack to sit crooked.
A cooling rack. At this price, that alone makes it worth having in a drawer.
Listed but with no offer on the American Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
| Diameter | 20 cm (7.9 in) |
|---|---|
| Material | Food-grade stainless steel, stated rustproof and heat resistant |
| Design | Round rack with symmetrical bars and a raised rim |
| Also | Usable as a cooling rack |
| Use | Vegetables, fish, sponge cakes, dumplings, reheating |
| Amazon reference | B0F92NQVRS |
| EAN | 0607603486066 |
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
A rack holds a plate or a bowl above the water, which is how dumplings and custards are steamed. A basket holds loose food. Most kitchens end up with both, and the rack is the cheaper half.
It is 20 cm (7.9 in) and does not adjust. Measure the inside diameter of your pot — the rim figure on the box is larger than the inside.
6.9/ 10
A rack and a basket do different jobs. This is the rack, and it is the one that takes a dish.
Steaming a plate of dumplings or a bowl of custard inside a pot.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Folds from 14 to 23 cm (5.5 to 9.1 in) · 430 stainless · three feet · petal design · compact storage
A folding petal basket that spans 14 to 23 cm (5.5 to 9.1 in), so it fits nearly any pot in a domestic kitchen, with three feet to hold food clear of the water.
Best for: Vegetables, in whichever pot is free.
Ø 17.5 cm (6.9 in) · 304 stainless · fixed basket with a handle · also a colander · perforated base
A fixed 17.5 cm (6.9 in) basket in 304 stainless with a handle, which makes it a steamer that can be lifted out hot — and a colander the rest of the time.
Best for: A pot you own and use often, where a fixed basket beats an adjustable one.
Folds 14 to 23.5 cm (5.5 to 9.3 in) · 10 cm high · 2.5 cm (1 in) feet · fits pressure cookers · stainless · dishwasher safe
The only folding basket here that publishes its height and its foot clearance — 10 cm (3.9 in) and 2.5 cm (1 in) — and states that it fits pressure cookers as well as pots.
Best for: A kitchen with a pressure cooker as well as pots.
≈ $42
