During all of my travels through Cyberspace, I have never encountered the Joyce Chen 4 in 1 Microwave Rice Steamer. After reading all of the rave reviews, it’s definitely on my ‘gotta have it’ list.

I seldom make regular rice at home, due in part to the fact that I’m never altogether pleased with the way it turns out. However, this steamer seems like it might be the answer to my problems.

Not only does this steam any variety of rice, you can also use it for many kinds of veggies (including potatoes), pasta, meat and even popcorn. How nifty is that?

The set includes: 2 quart steamer bowl, locking outer lid, popcorn lid, steaming insert, steam recirculating inner lid and rice paddle.

Steamer and lids are dishwasher safe or can be washed by hand, whichever method you prefer.
If you are interested in Chinese cooking and cuisine, Joyce Chen offers many additional items that are sure to help you in the kitchen. Cooking for the public, since opening her first eatery in 1958, she developed her line of products and ease of use in mind?

If you have used any of Ms. Chen’s other products, I’d love to hear what you think about the line, as I’m sure would everyone else who stops by.

If you love bacon, but hate frying it, this handy dandy microwave bacon cooker is probably for you. (I know I want one.) Not only will it prevent you from getting splattered with hot grease, it will produce much healthier bacon… with very little grease.

I like the design of it much better than the traditional (flat) microwave bacon cooker… and no, I’m not talking about a paper towel covered plate. Whether you like your bacon crispy or more on the tender side, this appliance will work for you.

It cooks up to 10 slices of bacon, at once. Because of its unique design the cooker is easy ‘to load’. The catch-all tray is 2 inches deep, which will adequately hold all of the grease contained within those ten slices.

The Presto Microwave Bacon Cooker is dishwasher safe and can be completely immersed in water, so clean-up is pretty much a breeze. It comes apart in three pieces and is top rack safe.

I can almost guarantee that if you invest in this cooker, you will be serving bacon more frequently. You can always cook a few extra pieces, to crumble into bacon bits that you can add to your next salad. YUM!