Steamer Ring?

[Hookcookman]

I seek a small round tripod ring to keep a pudding bowl off the bottom surface of a pot during steaming. I have two, bought long ago, so I know they exist. Any suggestions?

[deeznuts]

Do you have a local asian store? My girlfriend's mom has a bunch of those but not sure they are made to withstand steaming (not sure of the composition of the metal).

[Miss Priss]

Could this be what you're looking for? http://www.amazon.com/Fox-Run-Double-...

[Hookcookman]

Bingo! It, they, eluded a determined search. Thanks ever so much:

[Miss Priss]

My pleasure!

[Hookcookman]

Further thanks to Miss Priss. A decade-long search ended! Were she a neighbor and a beanie, I would offer one of my seven cassoulets. My Christmas pudding preparation time will be cut by 80% and she will be in my thoughts with much gratitude.

[yayadave]

What GG said. I'll bet three cat food cans would make a very stable base. If you don't have a cat, buy quality cat food and make a pate.

[greygarious]

That reminds me - wire together 3 or 4 canning jar rings. YYD, I can tell you don't have cats....the cans have had non-openable bottoms for years, like most every other can. Sometimes the "old" style is used on Asian imported foods.

[yayadave]

You could poke holes in the bottom so they won't float. We have cats, but I think they get the rabbit terrine and I get .... oh, never mind.

[greygarious]

Not a tripod, but a squat can with top and bottom removed will work - although these days few cans have bottom rims.

Cookie and biscuit cutters of any shape will work as long as they are open on top and have no handles.