{"id":129890,"date":"2024-07-16T11:59:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T11:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teka.com\/en-om\/?p=129890"},"modified":"2025-02-20T09:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:25:25","slug":"how-to-choose-a-steam-oven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teka.com\/en-om\/inspiration\/care-and-maintenance\/how-to-choose-a-steam-oven\/","title":{"rendered":"How to choose a steam oven"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we think about steaming food, the first thing that comes to mind is healthy cooking. We also mistakenly think that means cooking without much flavour, something that leads us to use steam for no-culinary enjoyment. So we are going to tell you how to start in this world without turning your kitchen into a Finnish sauna, thanks to the possibilities of a steam oven, and also how to choose one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Can we use steam with any kind of food?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are few limitations when it comes to steaming food. It works well with fish<\/strong> and seafood,<\/strong> of course with greens<\/strong> and vegetables,<\/strong> and some meats become much juicier. If you want to cook a steak, better to look for other options.<\/a> But if you want to make chicken, turkey,<\/strong> or a family-style roast beef<\/strong>, steaming is your bestie.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What tools can we use for steaming?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The most common method is to use an aluminium basket<\/strong> or similar. You place it in a saucepan with boiling water and arrange the food on top, better with a lid on it. But thanks to Asian and other cuisines, steamers have become popular in the rest of the world. There are bamboo steamers\u2014you<\/strong> have probably seen when ordering dim sum<\/strong> or gyozas\u2014,<\/a> silicone steamers\u2014to use them in the microwave\u2014,<\/a> plastic steamers, or even steamer pots,<\/strong> commonly used for tamales,<\/strong> for example.<\/span><\/p>\n

The next and increasingly most popular option is a steam oven. We can find two choices to use steam in an oven:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Use of oven-safe steam trays<\/strong> and containers.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Ovens with a special steam function<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Steaming with the oven<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Use the oven for steaming food is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to use this cooking technique for several reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n