Abstract: A steamer pot assembly includes a pot, a steamer basket and a lid. The pot has a lip bounded by an upstanding flange at its upper end. The steamer basket is perforated and fits within the pot; it has a lip which rests on the pot lip. The steamer basket has two bails, each having two ends pivotally connected to the basket, each end being spaced from the adjacent end of the other bail a short distance. Each bail has two arcuate legs, connected by an inverted U-shaped connector portion which rests on the basket lip, inwardly of the outer edge thereof, leaving a space between it and the flange of the pot to receive the lower edge of the lid.

Abstract: A vegetable steamer has a perforated base plate to which a plurality of overlapping hingedly movable leaves are attached. Base legs are self-riveted to the base plate. A pair of parallel straps are provided slightly above the base plate, and having ends integral therewith. A detachable resilient handle has an upper circular portion, a pair of depending handle legs extending from the arcuate portion, and a lifting tab extending outwardly from the lower end of each handle leg and passing through a strap.