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Dim Sum Steamer Basket

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Dim Sum Steamer Basket

A bamboo tower of Cantonese delicacies/World Cuisines

Dim sum steamer baskets are round bamboo containers stacked on top of each other over boiling water. Each basket typically holds three to four dumplings or buns. The bamboo absorbs excess moisture and prevents condensation from dripping onto the food.

Measurements

Basket diameter2.5 tenths m
26.4 quintillionthsLight-years
2.1 tenthsSki pole lengths
3.6 tenthsTennis rackets
Single basket height6.5 hundredths m
7.1 hundredthsWalking canes
1.9 tenthsSpider web diameters
Stacked height (3 tiers)2.2 tenths m
1.8 hundredthsT-Rex body lengths
1.2 tenthsStep ladder heights
Empty basket mass1.5 tenths kg
48.4 millionthsTesla Cybertrucks
25 trillionthsGreat Pyramids of Giza
Loaded basket mass4.5 tenths kg
1 tenthsAdult house cats
4.1 sextillionHemoglobin molecule weights
Bamboo wall thickness3 thousandths m
1.2 tenthsQuarters
500 millionthsIce cream truck lengths
100,000Smoke particles
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