Advantages of steam cookers: 10 reasons why you should try steam cooking

1. Gentle Preparation

Vitamins, flavors, and texture are better preserved through steam cooking!

The greatest advantage of steam cooking is the gentle preparation of food. Dishes are softly enveloped in hot steam, which helps better preserve vitamins, flavors, and texture.

2. Intense flavor

Because the food does not come into direct contact with a large amount of water, it retains its firm texture and juiciness. Steaming preserves the food's intense flavor.

3. Vibrant Colors

Vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, and zucchini, in particular, retain their vibrant color and look significantly more appealing.

4. Dishes from the day before—tasting freshly cooked

If you want to reheat dishes from the day before, use the regeneration function. Food is gently reheated rather than dried out, so it tastes freshly cooked instead of simply warmed up.

5. Sous-vide cooking

A steam oven is ideal for sous-vide cooking—a particularly gentle preparation method in which food is first vacuum-sealed and then cooked in the vacuum using hot steam at low temperatures. The result is an unbeatable, intense flavor.

6. Low-fat preparation

You need little to no fat for steam cooking. It is therefore ideal for low-fat dishes and for anyone wishing to avoid adding oil or fat.

7. No Burning or Boiling Over

Food is not cooked directly in the pot, so it cannot boil over. Burning is also impossible in a steam cooker, as hot steam does not cause browning. Furthermore, low temperatures prevent overcooking.

8. No frying odors

Another advantage of a steam cooker is that no frying odors are produced. The kitchen smells only of the food itself, rather than hot oil or the like.

9. Cooking multiple dishes at once

You can prepare several dishes simultaneously in the steam oven because flavors do not transfer and heat is distributed evenly throughout the cooking chamber. Place vegetables, potatoes, and fish on different levels and enjoy having everything ready at the same time.

10. Saves time and energy

Preparing multiple dishes simultaneously in a steam cooker saves time and energy. Plus, you can attend to other tasks in the meantime, as nothing can burn or overcook.

No Roasting or Browning

Roasting or browning is not possible with a steam cooker. This means you cannot use a steam cooker to prepare foods where browning is key—such as grilled vegetables, steaks, or roast chicken. A steam cooker is also unsuitable for dishes that require a browned topping (like gratins) or recipes that call for high temperatures.

Same Cooking Times

Whether this is truly a disadvantage is debatable. The fact remains, however, that a steam cooker prepares food just as quickly as an oven or a pot, since cooking time depends on the size of the pieces. The cooking process itself therefore remains roughly the same, regardless of the appliance used. Nevertheless, a steam cooker can save you time because you can cook multiple dishes simultaneously.