What Is The UK’s Best Food Steamer?
In this guide we’ll look at the best food steamers.
We’ve compared display settings, capacity, power and cost
to give you our top recommendations.
Food Steamer Reviews
Food Steamer Buyer’s Guide
In an age of busy lifestyles, eating fresh, tasty, and healthy meals is a must. Adding a food steamer to your appliances could make the difference in maintaining this ideal. Here are some criteria to remember when purchasing your new food steamer.
Tiers
Look for steamers with 2-3 tiers, as this will provide you with sufficient room too efficiently cook all your food in one go. Being able to space your food out allows the steam to move through the steamer, being more effective and efficient.
Capacity
There are both large and small steamers available, aim to purchase one slightly larger than you expect, as this will allow for greater steam efficiency, and variation if dining numbers change. Also, leftovers!
Display Settings
Easy to read digital displays, or easily turned dials are preferable. LCD displays are great, and should be in a sealed area that prevents steam from entering. Dials should turn without serious effort, but not so easily as changed by minor bumps or knocks. Also, look for water gauges that are easy to see and to read, and have inlets that are accessed with a minimum of fuss when refilling is required.
Ease of cleaning
Preference should be given to steamer baskets that can be washed in a dishwasher, even if you intend on hand washing. These tiers will be made of sturdier materials and will last longer.
Power
Models with more power will be more efficient, and should be considered as a priority over lower powered units. However, if you’re only cooking small amounts, then a lower powered unit may prove a wiser investment.
Timer
A timer and auto shutoff are helpful features, as these will aid in preventing food from being overcooked, or from the machine burning out when no water is present.
FAQ
How to use a food steamer?
Steamers work best when food is arranged in layers of same size/density. Start with denser ingredients like meat at the bottom, then root vegetables, other vegetables like squash and broccoli, finishing with large peppers and leafy vegetables. That way everything cooks evenly and in a single cooking session.