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Morphy Richards 48780 Intellisteam Steamer | 
| Brand: Morphy Richards
Category: Kitchen
List Price: £99.99
Buy New: £79.99
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Rating:  110 reviews
Sales Rank: 15112
Media: Kitchen & Home
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 15 x 14.2 x 12.6
MPN: 48780'
Model: 48780
EAN: 5011832027856
ASIN: B001CDKL62
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Amazon.co.uk
The first time I heard of a "new" steamer being launched, my initial reaction was "what could be so great about another new steamer"? But the Morphy Richards Intellisteam has proved to be quite the innovation in a product area where one would think innovation would be tricky.
In today's world, we are all looking for a healthy eating lifestyle, but combined with time-saving and convenience. Now, your average steamer definitely caters for the healthy eating requirement, but most don't offer the best in convenience and time-saving. With the majority of steamers you have to control the timing and therefore have to keep an eye on what is going on throughout the cooking process, but nor with the Intellisteam.
The Intellisteam steamer from Morphy Richards solves all these problems. So, what is so different about it? The main, and significant difference is the fact that there are separate timers for each of the 3 compartments. This means that you can put 3 different food types in the steamer, set the desired cooking time for each compartment (either by using the presets or setting manually) and then switch it on. The machine then works so that all 3 elements finish steaming at precisely the same time.
So all you need to do is prepare, set the times, switch on and relax, as the Intellisteam does the rest for you. And once the food is ready, but if you are not, the unit automatically switches to a 40-minute keep warm function. As for cleaning, I just rinse the compartments out, empty the water container and your are done.
I have used the Intellisteam for a number of various foods, ranging from chicken and fish, to vegetables and potatoes. As a first time user of a steamer, I have to say you really do notice the difference in taste of steamed food. And as for ease of use and convenience, the Morphy Richards Intellisteam ticks all the boxes. -- Martin Sandmeier, amazon.co.uk
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 110
 Great healthy and easy but.... July 9, 2010
greenyamo
I have owned this for three days now and it is the first steamer I have owned or used.
It is so easy to use as you put what you want in each compartment and then set the times and it will all come together at the same time ready to be served. If you decide you're not ready to eat just then it automatically keeps the food warm for 40 minutes!!
The reason I gave it four stars and not five and why I put but in my description is down to cleaning the unit. It says that the parts are dishwasher safe (which they are) but that's great if you have nothing else in the dishwasher as they take up the whole thing!! Even if you were to wash up in a bowl they are very large and would not fit on the draining board.
Ok, if all you have done is just steam vegetables with nothing on them then you could just wipe down with a cloth. If you put stuff on the food then you are going to need to wash the compartments up.
This is a minor niggle though as all round it is an ingenious appliance!!
 Morphy Richards 48780 Intellisteam July 7, 2010
G. Butler
Like every brilliant idea it seems obvious after someone has thought of it. The only question is why didn't someone think of it before.
Compartments in a steamer that are side by side instead of on top of each other so that fluids draining down do not wash over food placed lower down.
The individual compartments start cooking at different times and each for a duration suitable for the food in that compartment.
All compartments stop cooking at the same time so that an entire meal can be ready to eat.
A control panel that does not need a five year old to operate it. Just beep the button for the compartment until the black rectangle is in line with the icon depicting the food you are cooking. The cooking time is inserted automatically.
It took longer to find the START button (which does not light up until after it has been pressed) but it wouldn't have taken long if I had read the book but who ever reads the book? That's just silly.
 Good but not great June 7, 2010
A reader (England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this steamer 5 months ago and I have used it several times.
Pros: The whole meal finishes at the same time.
Three different compartments for different types of food.
Food tastes really good without the need of adding fat
Once food is put in place, you can relax until the food is ready
Cons: The time you save while cooking you will spend it cleaning this product. Unless you have a dishwasher, stay away from this steamer, it takes forever to clean this plastic containers, it's almost the equivalent of washing 5 pots with their lids.
If you don't use aluminium foil to cook kitchen pieces, the juice container will be full and the juices will drop into the water container that will start to burn and smell very bad. Also if you don't use aluminium foil to cook fish or other meats it will take you forever to clean the product.
The containers are not sturdy, so if you drop them, they will break.
At the end, I'm not tha disappointed, but I will the materials will be more sturdy and that it will be easier to clean. The idea of cleaning the machine after using it makes me think twice before using it. If you buy it, it helps to put all the containers to soak on hot and soapy water to clean them, the instructions say to use warm water, but you will need very hot water to clean those plastic containers.
 loved it at first May 23, 2010
I. whittington (england)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
loved this at first- cooked well easy to clean - and i kept it in pristine condition. but 4 months down the line it started to play up and foods weren't cooking in the different compartments as they were supposed to. the final straw came when i nearly served partially cooked food and i sent it back. maybe it was the temperature in my kitchen that was too high for the machine to function properly or steam getting into the gadgetry but i won't be buying another one. very very disappointed
Morphy Richards Intellisteam, good cooking May 18, 2010
Mr. Robert J. Shepherd (Sussex, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This unit is 25cm high and about 31cm wide and deep, except for the side handles which add about 4cm. It is an attractive silver and dark grey finish in plastic with a blue display. It has 3 steamer containers, the rear one being full-width and the front 2 being half-width. Each container has its own heater, independently controlled, so 3 totally different and contrasting items may be steamed at the same time without flavours mingling. The unit is supplied with various accessories: dishes for loose items such as rice and grains; a tray to permit long items such as asparagus or fish to be cooked; a manual with guide-times for steaming.
This is all good but there is better yet - the controller allows times to be set differently for each container and these are synchronised so that all containers finish cooking at the same time. At the end of the cooking time the unit beeps then switches to a keep-warm mode.
The control panel is designed for ease of use and has separate buttons for each container; the front 2 containers also have a separate button that allows the time to be set identically (avoiding the tedium of having to set the containers' times individually). The control panel is divided into zones, one row for each container and 8 columns for each row. These columns are identified by stylised logos, eggs, green vegetables, fowl, fish, etc. Each time the button for a particular container is pressed the control panel increments one position along the display and a suggested cooking time for that type of item is displayed at the right-hand end of the row. These suggested times may be changed using 2 buttons, 'increase' and 'decrease' and may be stored for future use. To begin cooking a button with a stylised puff of steam is pressed and this lights up in an attractive blue to show the steamer is in use.
There is a water reservoir, which may be filled, or topped up during steaming, using a pull-out channel at the right-hand side of the unit. This is very convenient when steaming items that take a long time, such as corn cobs. A water gauge is visible on the front of the unit to check water usage.
So far, very good but what are the disadvantages? The unit is plastic which could mark if treated roughly, but it is no less durable than most kitchen appliances. It is a steamer so it needs to be used in a ventilated area. Steam is hot and it can be tricky to remove trays from the unit as they are fairly snug, so wear oven gloves to protect your hands. It can be a little tricky to clean thoroughly, too, but it is dishwasher safe. It does not have a power switch, so needs to be unplugged for storage and when cleaning (I think this is a good safety feature).
I have been using this steamer for months and it is not showing any signs of deterioration, unlike the previous unit from another manufacturer. This is a good purchase, so buy it.
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