One of my best purchases. We have had it for three years and we use it 5-6 times a week.

PROS:
01. Large cooking container space.
02. The fact that it is a BPA free device is a top issue.
03. Very wide variety of cooking raw materials (from vegetables and greens to meat, fish, eggs, rice).
04. Very fast steamer.
05. Analog timer - I consider it a positive because on one hand I don't need the technology of the digital one and on the other hand, in case of damage, the repair is much more affordable/feasible.
06. Effortless cleaning.
07. Food smells do not transfer from one container to another.
08. Very easy storage.

NOTES:
01. Short power cord.
02. It would be good to have a larger water container.
03. According to our personal taste, I add boiling time to the recommended values in the manual.
04. For its maintenance and preservation of its efficiency, it would be good to use filtered water and every month fill the water container with 1/3 white vinegar and 2/3 water and let it act overnight.

We received this specific steam cooker as a gift in April 2018. It was purchased from a Greek electronics store. We were particularly satisfied with its performance until June 2019, when we noticed the following issue: instead of steam coming out in small quantities from the specific holes/exits where the plastic lid is located, it was coming out from the right and left sides of the transparent plastic that is also placed on top of it. The steam leakage was quite significant, resulting in the steam remaining inside the device not being able to cook the food properly! After closing and checking the transparent plastics, we noticed that cracks had formed on the upper side of the transparent plastic, where it almost touches the lid at various points around it. On that day and for a few more days, we continued to use the steam cooker, using the second identical transparent plastic that is included in the package in case you want to cook on two levels simultaneously. However, after about 10 days, we noticed the same thing happening again, steam coming out around the edges! Upon inspection of the plastics, we saw that, just like the previous time, cracks had appeared, this time even on the lid, where it comes into contact with the supporting plastic! Keeping in mind that it is still under warranty (2 years), we took the three (3) plastics to authorized service stores in Galatsi. The store manager informed us that although the two-year warranty only covers the electrical parts and not the plastics (the fine print, so to speak), he agreed with us that the cracks were caused by a material defect and should not have occurred, so he proceeded to order the replacement parts, asking the distributor to cover the cost! He also mentioned that if the replacement parts are not covered, they cost... listen to this... 78 euros, when for the same amount of money or even less, you can get a new device!!! So, the saga of whether they would replace them for us for free or not lasted for two (2) months, and in the end, the company Astra, the central representative-service of Braun, refused to replace the plastics for us for free, despite the recommendation of the store manager at the Galatsi service store, with the argument that the plastics are not covered by the two-year warranty! Because the issue is not only economical but also ethical, we will also inform the "mother" company Braun about the incident to see if they have the same opinion as the above-mentioned company representing them in Athens!

I have been using it for a month now for vegetables, fruits, and rice.

Very good quality plastic and BPA free for anything that comes into contact with food. Easy to use, easy to clean, dishwasher safe. It is small (which also means smaller food quantities) so it is easy to store.

I deduct two stars for the following negatives:

- Poor quality rotating cooking time knob, it broke in less than 2 weeks at the point where it connects to the rest of the mechanism.
- Small water container (1.2 liters), for cooking over an hour, for example, half a kilo of brown rice and 80 minutes of cooking, you have to refill it.
- Minimum and maximum water quantity marks are not easily visible.
- To fill the water container, all the compartments on top need to be removed.
- Analog timer in 2018? And to think it's a cheap steamer, it's a disappointment. Additionally, with the small water tank and the maximum time setting of 60 minutes, it limits the total cooking time to one hour, which doesn't make sense given the amount of food this steamer can hold.
- Short cord (20-30 centimeters longer would have been great).
- Price

At 50 euros, I would recommend it to anyone. At the current price of 70+, I honestly don't know...

UPDATE 1/7/2019: In addition to what I have already mentioned in the review, the steamer is used for 4-5 hours (rice and vegetables) per week without any additional problems. Nine out of ten times, I wash them in the dishwasher.

UPDATE 13/12/2020: And just when the mechanical timer stopped working, causing the steamer to not turn off by itself and the heating element to continue functioning until I unplugged it. It became useless in 2 years...minus one more star from me.

UPDATE 3/3/2021: Since the timer died, I have been using it with a switch from a power strip. Today, it short-circuited and the heating element (trips the house's circuit breaker), so it is officially going for recycling.