The steamer pictured is not the type that was delivered! We wanted the one pictured.

The item that I wanted wasn’t right, I received a completely different item.

This is an excellent product. It fits the newest 5.5 Q (26mm) Cocottes. It does not fit the older 26mm cocottes. The cocotte was re-engineered very slightly to have an upwards taper. I would guesstimate this happened roughly late 2019. What is the difference? The old steamer sat about halfway into the pan. (See photo of OLD steamer insert.) This made it difficult to guess what amount of water to add. If too little was added the pan would boil dry, causing damage -- not good. The new steamer is just as sturdy but adds about 3 inches height to the pan (versus 1 inch) when the lid is put on top. This is much sturdier than I imagined and works just as well.

As a previous commenter mentioned, this does not fit all 26cm cocottes. A minuscule redesign at some point in the last two years means the base is just a little too wide to slot into the cocotte and the top is just a little too wide to fit the lid. Will try to make it work with a force fit to the bottom and a wrapped cloth around the lid, but this is not the experience I was expecting - especially without warning.

As a previous commenter mentioned, this does not fit all 26cm cocottes. A minuscule redesign at some point in the last two years means the base is just a little too wide to slot into the cocotte and the top is just a little too wide to fit the lid. Will try to make it work with a force fit to the bottom and a wrapped cloth around the lid, but this is not the experience I was expecting - especially without warning.