After my consideration about milk foaming here, I’m now considering getting a Bellman Stovetop steamer.

First of all - does anyone have any experience with it, bad or good, they’d like to share?

Secondly, I’m unsure whether to get the one with the gauge or not. I’ve read in a few places that it’s actually not quite as good with the gauge - that it doesn’t actually generate as much pressure. It’s also more expensive and money is definitely an issue.

I’ve also read that, with the one without a gauge, you can tell when it’s up to pressure with the pressure safety valve. However, I’ve also seen some retailers very firmly saying to not do this. It occurs to me that this might jsut be to cover themselves legally or whether it’s actually a bad idea.

If there is a clear way to tell when it’s up to pressure without a gauge, then it’s obviously better to get that if only because it’s cheaper. It would need to be possible to reliably tell in advance if it’s there or not though.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

  • sqw@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    9 months ago

    i bet you can kinda just get into a groove with it as long as you follow a process, pay attention, and don’t leave it unattended, but make no mistake: that thing is literally a bomb, so the more info you have on its operating state the better, probably.

    • daddyjones@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months ago

      Thanks for the reply. You’re right about the pressure bomb thing, which is one of the reasons I’m keen to get some feedback here.

      • sqw@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        9 months ago

        i’d think you can get a sense about where it’s at by just quickly relieving the valve periodically (like, every 30s?)…