For Christmas dinner the steamer is just another thing getting in the way. Honestly, I've tried sprouts steamed and boiled and, as long as you always start with tight sprouts, they seem the same to me. I love all the stir-frying and cooking with bacon fat, etc., but I have to keep things simple when I'm also hacking up the turkey, trying not to burn the stuffing and chipolatas, keeping an eye on the carrots and swedes, keeping the plates warm, making sure the gravy doesn't catch and cooking extra veg for the fussy buggers who refuse sprouts. As for bread sauce, Mrs Steve does that. I won't touch that stuff with a ten-foot barge pole, though it's handy after Christmas if I have any wallpaper hanging off. 😉