On Tue, 26 Nov 2019 09:12:47 -0800 (PST), wrote:

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debris can fall out of course so some cordoning may be needed. A dehumidifier is generally cheaper though.

I'm considering a dehumidifier, though it's surely less of a direct
approach than blowing the steam straight out of a hole in the wall.

TCO works out less for a dehumidifier, and it's much more effective. Also hassle free, compared to core drilling.

I'm sure you're right. Most convincing.
Though I'm trying hard to envisage how quickly and easily a
dehumidifier would suck the condensation off nearby walls rather than
the steam being immediately diverted to the extractor above the stove
and blown out through a hole in the wall.

It puzzles me how many people produce tons of steam when cooking. Learning not to is trivial.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy doing my share of the cooking but my wife
is a fanatical steamer of food. She believes the method will keep us
healthier for longer. She uses a 4 tier electric steamer.

We've tried steaming in the microwave and have bought various plastic
devices for doing so. But there's not the height for 4 tiers in
there, the plastic lids tend not to fit too well and though we'd love
to find a stacking microwave steamer made from glass rather than
plastic, the search is proving to be a long, and so far, fruitless
one.

Maybe time to get the blowtorch out
A dimmer could reduce the escaping steam.

I've gone for the partial solution of a Instant Pot electric pressure
cooker. Very little steam in use and even less if I'm prepared to wait
until the thing depressurises under it's own ... steam.

Companion dehumidifier soon.


NT
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Mike