Alright fol/ck/s, I want a way to make some nice steamed buns, and the ability to steam food in general, without splurging on a big stupid kitchen appliance or spending half my month's pay to ship some bamboo baskets internationally. I live in a post-iron curtain country, so I don't have access to most overly fancy tools or specialized cooking implements.
The best solution I've found so far was to get three balls of aluminium foil, put them in the boiling water, then place a plate on top of that and use it as a steaming rig. Do you have anything better?
Isaiah Walker
Water bath in the oven.
Isaac Jones
Wouldn't that be less of a steaming and more of a moist baking?
Mason Lewis
Depends on the volume.
Colton Perry
Right, so how loud should it be for optimal result?
Juan Kelly
I just use a metal collinder over a pot for my steamed veggies.
Adrian Murphy
11.
Hudson Bell
See, that'd be fine if it's for broccoli or whatever, but I want to prevent my buns from touching.
Anthony Wood
Put a dick between them.
Xavier Rodriguez
Right. Thats why i specified veggies. You did ask for steaming in general. Maybe one of these would work for buns? How big are the buns? Also you can easily find stovetop steaming cookware at goodwill.
Blake Perez
Of course the stainer would have to be shorter that the pot to give you more water room.
Owen Collins
>paper towel >run under tap >wring out water >wrap bun in moist paper towel >microwave 15-20 seconds
wa la steamed bun
Aaron Hernandez
>goodwill Did you even read the first post?
Anyway, I'm sure it'd be great if I could find a pot like that, but as I've said, living in a poor-ass shithole means stuff like that is hard to find. I'm lookin for a more ghetto solution here.
Juan Nguyen
Unfortunately, the only paper towels you can get around here wouldn't survive the wringing without disintegrating. Interesting concept, though.
Noah Hernandez
you don't even have the brown kind?
Christopher Lee
Nope. Again, second-and-a-half world, here.
Jose Gomez
also you could probably just use a piece of fabric.. just make sure it's natural like cotton
Carson Long
Hrm... alright, I'll give that one some thought.
I assume the fabric would survive the process?
Wyatt Bailey
yeah you could always test it without a bun first if you're worried about wasting a bun
Hunter Martinez
you line with parchment paper. A colander should work fine.
Hunter Garcia
Sorry, i missed that part. What do you have to work with?
Liam Nelson
Just hang them above the cooling towers, Tovarich.
Parker Jackson
Get a cooling rack and cut it to fit your pot?
Connor Gray
If there's an asian market near you just buy babmoo steamers. They're like $1-2 max.