I am a person who likes his food cooked to destruction, but we were eating at a friends the other night and the veggies were done in an electric steamer. I really enjoyed them, they were not hard as expected and a lot more tasty than usual.
We decided to get one, only £15, and I am converted. I know you can do the same thing on the cooker, but this thing has a timer and safety switch and no kitchen full of steam.
I expect I am preaching to the converted, but if you have not got one, put it on your xmas wish list.