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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?

>> No.9999150

>>9999130
Water bath in the oven.

>> No.9999161

>>9999150
Wouldn't that be less of a steaming and more of a moist baking?

>> No.9999175

>>9999161
Depends on the volume.

>> No.9999181

>>9999175
Right, so how loud should it be for optimal result?

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>>9999130
I just use a metal collinder over a pot for my steamed veggies.

>> No.9999194

>>9999181
11.

>> No.9999200

>>9999191
See, that'd be fine if it's for broccoli or whatever, but I want to prevent my buns from touching.

>> No.9999224

>>9999200
Put a dick between them.

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>>9999200
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.

>> No.9999240

>>9999228
Of course the stainer would have to be shorter that the pot to give you more water room.

>> No.9999242

>paper towel
>run under tap
>wring out water
>wrap bun in moist paper towel
>microwave 15-20 seconds

wa la steamed bun

>> No.9999243

>>9999228
>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.

>> No.9999248

>>9999242
Unfortunately, the only paper towels you can get around here wouldn't survive the wringing without disintegrating. Interesting concept, though.

>> No.9999253

>>9999248
you don't even have the brown kind?

>> No.9999257

>>9999253
Nope. Again, second-and-a-half world, here.

>> No.9999261

>>9999248
also you could probably just use a piece of fabric.. just make sure it's natural like cotton

>> No.9999265

>>9999261
Hrm... alright, I'll give that one some thought.

I assume the fabric would survive the process?

>> No.9999273

>>9999265
yeah
you could always test it without a bun first if you're worried about wasting a bun

>> No.9999275

you line with parchment paper. A colander should work fine.

>> No.9999307

>>9999243
Sorry, i missed that part. What do you have to work with?

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>>9999130
Just hang them above the cooling towers, Tovarich.

>> No.9999658

>>9999200
Get a cooling rack and cut it to fit your pot?

>> No.10001121

>>9999130
If there's an asian market near you just buy babmoo steamers. They're like $1-2 max.

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