All-Clad E414S564 5-Quart Steamer

A versatile pot at 5 quart capacity. Solid All-Clad construction, and excellent All-Clad performance.One of my go-to workhorses, especially when cooking for one or two. A perfect steamer. Great for soups, stews, curries, and one pot meals. Excellent for just about any noodle, e.g., rice, mung, sweet potato, buckwheat or wheat.With the aluminum ply base and curved body, water boils quickly. It has a nice response too.Excellent for steaming eggs instead of hard-boiling them. This pot steams 15 large eggs easily, with all eggs on their side in the basket. If stacked, then a couple dozen or more. Steams 15 eggs in 12 minutes for a soft non-runny yolk, 15 to 17 minutes for firmer yolk (your mileage and personal preference may vary). Bring water to a boil, place the basket with eggs in the pot, cover, steam for desired consistency, flash chill in cool water if desired or let them stand and cool slowly.Stainless steel construction, it cleans easily and buffs to a mirror finish with a soft cloth. A very light coat of cooking spray or oil wiped down with a cotton, microfiber or paper towel prevents spotting after washing and drying, and helps preserve the finish and rust resistance.Well worth the expense.

I’ve got a complete set of All-Clad in the 5 layer with copper band & I love them....but I missed my 4 quart Farberware pot. It was a good size for steaming small quantities of veggies & soup, and I liked the shape and the two handles as opposed to one long one.I also wanted to replace a tall 8 quart soup pot that had a peeling non stick coating. This 5 quart steamer unit is the perfect replacement for both pans. It’s not as heavy as my 5 layer set which makes it a little easier to use, it is a perfect size for making small soup recipes, heats water really fast(!), has its own steamer insert and fits in my cabinet without taking up too much space.For those who worry about “pitting” issues...When I first received my 5 layer All-Cald set , it included the instruction to never add salt to the pan until the liquid contents reach boiling. This makes sense, in the non boiling liquid you can see the salt crystals settle onto the bottom of the pot and slowly bubble in place until the liquid begins to boil & melt the crystals. I’ve been religiously following those instructions with my All-Clad pans for a year....without a single pit or spot. And if I’m heating water for pasta....or any time there’s nothing in the pan for the salt to settle on, I stir the contents until I’m sure there aren’t any salt crystals to settle onto the bottom. In the past, most of my Farberware pans had become pitted and I’m sorry I didn’t know about the salt thing sooner.One last comment: buy the liquid formula of Barkeeper’s Friend here on Amazon. It really keeps the All-Clad sparkling. Just remember to rinse it carefully, it can leave a light haze or film if not rinsed well.

Size is nice. Good quality and price.

You can Never go wrong with All Clad. I have several pieces. Nothing better on the market

Love it! Well made!

I read several other reviews of this product before ordering. We have two other All Clad products, a huge pan and small 1.5 quart sauce pot both of which were made in the U.S.A. I was a disappointment to find out that this steamer is made in China. This is a solid steamer. It is strong and substantial with the kind of handles found on other All-Clad products. Is the bottom as heavy and fancy as the bottom of a top of the line All-Clad pot that is made in the U.S.A and costs twice as much as this steamer. No it is not. If this was a pot or pan where you were were putting in your food or sauce, you might need flawlessly even heat distribution for which All-Clad is known. With a steamer the only thing going in the bottom of the steamer is water that is discarded. If the less than state of the art steamer bottom does not heat all of the water evenly who cares? You are cooking with indirect heat from the steam. Your food is not going in the bottom of the steamer. If all you use this for is steaming, it is perfect. If you want to have the bottom of the steamer do double duty as a pot to cook food in, rather than using it as a steamer, that is not what this was meant to do. I have not tried to use this product to do anything other than steam. If I was to use the bottom for soup, I would not expect the $99 steamer to deliver the same result and their product made to directly cook and hold food that costs twice as much.The steamer insert is of slightly lighter weight materials than the base part of the steamer where the water goes. The insert is not lightweight of flimsy by any means. This is a considerable upgrade from the $40 to $60 range steamer that melted when I left it on the stove long after the the water all boiled out. The All Clad steamer is not a bargain. If the regular All Clad made in U.S.A. cookware is a Mercedes "S" class, consider this to be the All-Clad equivalent of the Mercedes "C" class. Its almost as good as their top of the line, half the price, but still more expensive than the Toyota Steamer at Bed Bath & Beyond. I would definitely buy this product again.

The steamer is beautiful and it works perfectly!!!

The extraordinary quality one expects from All Clad.