Stackable Steamer Insert Pans

I bought this to reheat leftovers I froze with my Souper cubes and it works very well since I don't have a microwave. I can fit three one cup blocks in one pan, such as ham, mashed potatoes frozen with the gravy on top, and millet (it's a gluten free grain.) I can also heat lentil curry in the bottom pan and rice in the top pan. It works very well for me. And the review picture of the person who couldn't close the sling was using two lids when you only use one lid at a time in the instant pot. The top pan IS the lid for the bottom pan. Anyway, I set my meal on high pressure for about 16 minutes while I do other things and come back to a cheap frozen dinner that's dairy free, gluten free, healthy, filling, and delicious. I can also use the half cup blocks and have taco meat, corn, black beans, and rice. I think it's perfect for reheating frozen food for one or two people. And now I can stop wasting so many leftovers. Nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan, it doesn't add a lot of moisture to my food, and I use the pan to eat out of. Good purchase but I always wash and dry the lid with holes immediately to prevent rust. I have a 6 qt instant pot duo.

I had several steamer baskets with holes in them, but I needed some pots that had no holes for pot in pot cooking. These fit the bill perfectly. They seem well made and the trivet/lifting handles make it easy to insert and remove them. They are large enough to hold and cook two things at once, and fit my 6 quart Instant Pot Rio well. As others have said, you only use one lid at a time, and they won't be too tall for your pot.

I bought this to fit into my instant pot to use when steaming bao in the pot. Things that are important to know: The two containers do not have any holes in them to allow steam to enter or exit. The one container fits tightly on the other container such that not much is going to enter or leave the bottom pot. Using the perforated lid on the top container allows some steam to enter it, but the bottom one gets nothing. So, the net result is this: the bao I buy at the asian market has instructions for how long to steam--it might say ten minutes or fifteen minutes..doesn't matter what time it says, if the bao are in the bottom container they won't get done in that amount of time in the instant pot even under pressure--because cold air is 'sealed in' when you assemble the stuff together and it takes extra time for that temperature to equalize with everything else going on in the pot. The top container does better with the holes in the lid, but I found that not enough steam entered that container, so I had to put a piece of damp paper towel in with the bao (in both containers) so they would be properly steamed rather than weirdly dry roasted. If your recipe calls for soup on the bottom and something else in the top, then this arrangement might work better for you. I might end up drilling holes in both containers at the sides to allow more steam to enter and the temperature to equalize faster, since I bought them only for steaming bao. Having said all that, I like the containers, they're sturdy and easy to clean and easy to put together and latch and carry to the table and whatnot. I did not have trouble with dark colored goop around the rolled edges, everything was very clean and I washed by hand and looked specifically for goop to make sure I got rid of it. So no trouble there. Anyway, these are OK but maybe my purpose is too specialized. I wanted stacking containers so I could steam more bao at once and this gives mixed results that make me less than enthusiastic. What I had been using before was a combo of one of those perforated flower-looking steamer baskets that opens and closes with overlapping 'petals' on the bottom and an overturned disposable metal pie plate with a few holes poked in it above. This arrangement resulted in perfectly steamed bao but was definitely rickety and not convenient for delivery to the table. So neither of the solutions I presently have is perfect.

Just go ahead and order them. I will allow you to cook 2 different foods at the same time in your IP. Put what needs more heat at the bottom. I have used them for making chocoflan and flan they are great. The carrying handle is super handy to insert and remove the pans from the IP. They can hold a lot of food but but where these really shine is reheating. We recently did a kitchen redesign and we made the decision to get rid of the microwave. The IP is much better at reheating. Just add 1 cup of water to your IP (6 Qts unit), place the food in one of these pans, sprinkle a little water inside the pan, and set the IP to Steam for 10-16 minutes @ high pressure. If you need to use the IP for cooking something you can fit one of these pans inside the steamer insert of an spaghetti pot and reheat on the stove simoultaneously. Could not live without these.

This works great for what I wanted. We cooked a an instant pot casserole last night. Mixed all the ingredients right in the insert pan, put 1 cup of water and a wire trivet into the Instant Pot, used the sling to lower the steamer pan into the IP inner pot, and cooked. Then lifted the sling\steamer pan out of the IP and set on the silicon trivet. Simply rinsed the Instant Pot out, dried and done. The Aozita pan cleaned up like brand new after the meal. Best part is, I used the second steamer pan to freeze half of the uncooked casserole, removed it from the pan then vacuum sealed that for next time. I know the frozen half will fit in the pan I'm going to use to cook it, because it was frozen in it! These are good quality, well made pans. Cooking in them left no stains, and with a light coating of oil before cooking, the casserole didn't stick at all. Put Dawn in the pan, add hot water, clean with a dishcloth, towel dry. Couldn't ask for more. We like to cook meatloaf with ranch potatoes. Before this, it could be a pain. Now, meatloaf in the top pan, potatoes in the bottom pan, cook and done! This is as good a product as I could want, and less expensive than some others I've seen. Aozita Stackable Steamer Insert Pans with Sling for Instant Pot Accessories 6/8 qt- Stainless Steel Food Steamer for Pressure Cooker, Baking, Lasagna Pans, Upgrade Interchangeable Lids Included

Nice quality insert pans that fit well in my 6 qt. Instant Pot. Stacking the pans together allows two different foods to be cooked at the same time. The top pan is the one you use the lid on when you use both pans, either the solid lid or perforated lid for steaming. I saw several reviews that say the stand won't close, but you aren't supposed to use both lids at the same time. When stacking, the top pan nestles into the bottom pan and becomes the lid. You only use one lid on the top most pan. The folding stand seems very light duty, but works very well once you get the hang of it. Over all, pleased with the purchase.

These are really great! I used one insert for cooking rice while I cooked dal in the main pot, and the rice turned out delicious! I love these and wish I started doing pot-in-pot cooking sooner. It's so much easier than cooking the rice separately on my gas stovetop.

I read all reviews before ordering this for my Insta Pot. I saw that there was some issue of a blackish residue on the pots. I thought someone was probably too picky. Well, when my stackable pots arrived, I noticed that the product box was torn and looked like it had been opened at least once before. The pot itself looked ok, but while washing, I noticed a very small dent on the bottom. I also noticed a black residue mainly from around the rim and in the ridge on the inside of both pots on my wash cloth. Even after 3+ hand washings with liquid dish soap, there was still black residue on the cloth. I don't know what that black residue is, maybe a polishing compound, but Ididn't want to take a chance with it coming into contact with food, so I sent it back. Addendum: The company reached out to me twice and sincerely wants to provide good customer service. I appreciate that they care about providing a very good product. I have changed my rating to 3 stars because of the genuine concern by this company to sell a quality item. They stated that they will be improving their quality control of this product and, hopefully, will correct the black residue problem. They are a small company and I hope they succeed.

As you guys can see from my uploaded photo, this is the best position the sling can fit the steamers. Can't put this babe into my 8 qt instant pot.

One use and it’s lots it’s shape