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Most people are becoming more aware of the importance of good eating habits and many are trying to adopt a healthier lifestyle. The idea of an appliance that will cook food and still leave the nutrients intact is now very attractive to many people, and boiling vegetables until virtually all the vitamins and flavour have left the food is less common than it once was. A steamer provides the perfect solution if you’re looking for a healthier way to cook and also saves you the trouble of having multiple bubbling pans on the go, all heating up the kitchen.

Although steaming has been a well-known way of preparing food for many years and dates back as far as ancient China (where it was done in bamboo baskets), we now have a multitude of appliances to suit our needs and personal choices. Sales of steamers have risen, as more people become aware of their hassle-free benefits.

What are Steamers?

Steamers are devices which allow you to cook various foods in a healthy and delicious way, while leaving the nutrients intact. Steaming is especially good for keeping vegetables crisp, highly nutritious and full of their original colour and flavour. Steaming is also a healthy cooking method for other foods, including:

· Meat

· Rice

· Puddings

· Fish.

How to Use a Steamer

By stacking the food in the steamer’s tiered baskets, you can cook different foods at the same time. To use your steamer, just add the water, turn on the timer and wait. The steam will do the job of cooking your food for you, saving you time. If the steamer needs to be topped up at any point, this can be done easily and safely. Steamers produce very appetizing results and, if you use a steamer, you can say goodbye to flavourless, overcooked foods.

Further Information

You can find out more about some of the top models of vegetable steamer available on the market on our Top Steamer Models page.

You can also find some hints and tips on what to look for when choosing a vegetable steamer on our How to Choose a Steamer page.

If you want to buy a vegetable steamer, you can find out more about some of the top online vegetable steamer suppliers including details of their delivery times and postage and packaging costs in our Where to Buy section.

You can learn more about other types of cooking appliance in our Types of Cooking Appliance section.

You can find out about specific cooking appliance manufacturers and brands in our Brands of Cooking Appliance section.