Top 10 Best Electric Steamers for Food in 2023 Reviews
Last updated on January 11, 2023
Eating healthy foods is a lifestyle, and one way of ensuring that your family is living a healthy lifestyle is using an electric food steamer to prepare meals. That is why we have picked out ten of the best food steamers available on the market, tested them and ranked them according to what we believe is the best of the bunch. This review should help you select the best food steamer for your family. We hope you enjoy it.
Table of Contents
- 10. Aroma Housewares 5-Quart Food Steamer
- 9. BELLA 7.4 Quart Healthy Food Steamer
- 8. Ovente FS53W 7.5-Quart 3-Tier Electric Steamer
- 7. Elite Platinum EST-2301 Electric Steamer
- 6. Cuisinart STM-1000 CookFresh Digital Glass Steamer
- 5. Viante CUC-30ST Intellisteam Counter Top Food Steamer
- 4. NutriChef Pyle PKEC12 Food Steamer
- 3. Oster CKSTSTMD5-W 5-Quart Food Steamer
- 2. Hamilton Beach Digital Steamer
- 1. Oster 5712 Electronic Food Steamer
10. Aroma Housewares 5-Quart Food Steamer
If you are aware of the long-term risks that come with eating fatty foods and want to start eating healthier at home, you should consider the 5-Quart steamer from Aroma Housewares. With a 6-quart capacity and double tiers, this steamer is large enough to feed everyone in the family and steam different foods at one go. This powerful steamer starts forming steam in less than a minute to speed up the cooking process.
9. BELLA 7.4 Quart Healthy Food Steamer
For a food steamer, the Bella 7.4 has a lot going on for it. For starters, the Bella 7.4 has a unique dual basket system that allows the user to cook different kinds of food concurrently. The Bella 7.4 uses an advanced heating technology that steams food stuff in less than 30 seconds. Due to the powerful nature of its heating system, the Bella 7.4 has been fitted with an auto-shutoff feature for safety. The auto-shutoff system works by shutting the appliance off when it detects a deficiency in water.
8. Ovente FS53W 7.5-Quart 3-Tier Electric Steamer
With 400Watts of raw power, the Ovente FS53W steams all foods stuff in an instant to promote healthy living. This appliance comes with an impressive 7.5 quartz capacity made possible with three-tier stackable containers. All the buttons are laid out in an easy format to make it easy to use, and after use, the user can simply throw the containers in a dishwasher for effortless cleaning.
7. Elite Platinum EST-2301 Electric Steamer
If you are in the market for a compact sized electric steamer, the EST-2301 is one of the best choices. It has a nested storage design that ensures it fits on all standard sized kitchen cabinets without any hassle. Despite its compact size, the EST-2301 has a class-leading capacity of 8.5 quarts thanks to its three mountable bowls, which also allow the user to steam different foods in one go.
6. Cuisinart STM-1000 CookFresh Digital Glass Steamer
The Cuisinart STM-1000 is one of the most technologically advanced electric food steamer on the market. Other steamers feature an adjustable clock timer while this STM-1000 comes equipped with a LED display that lets the user select different steaming options that are already preprogrammed. Also, this Cuisinart STM-1000 features only premium build materials as evidenced by its heavy duty 5-liter glass pot.
5. Viante CUC-30ST Intellisteam Counter Top Food Steamer
The Viante CUC-30ST takes it a notch higher than the Cuisinart STM-1000 when it comes to technology. While they are both technologically advanced, the CUC-30ST just edges the STM-1000. The most standout feature of the CUC-30ST is its ability to steam up to three foods simultaneously at different temperatures. This is made possible by the three different food compartments that have their independent temperature and timer controls.
4. NutriChef Pyle PKEC12 Food Steamer
One of the most simplistic electric food steamers in our list is the Pyle PKEC12. It is suitable for singles thanks to its compact size, lightweight feel and easy to use nature. Once you the rotary temperature control is set, the PKEC12 starts heating in just seconds but due to its high power, the heating time has been electronically limited to a maximum of just 40 minutes for safety. What’s more, the lid is heat resistant for safety and to give total control to the user.
3. Oster CKSTSTMD5-W 5-Quart Food Steamer
The Oster is a two tier 5-quart capacity electric food steamer that comes with two steaming steam bowls. The 5-quart capacity steamer features a 60-minute rotary knob that lets the user select the heating time but also features an auto shutoff safety feature that turns off the appliance when it senses a water shortage. Also, once the user completes steaming food, he or she can simply throw the two bowls in a dishwasher for cleaning.
2. Hamilton Beach Digital Steamer
The Hamilton is second on our best list and rightly so with its combination of features and practicality. Its control panel features a LED screen for display and soft touch buttons for inputting preprogrammed commands. The Hamilton Beach comes with two tiers of containers that come equipped with removable dividers that can be used to partition the tiers further when heating different kinds of food. To top it off, the Hamilton has an auto-warm feature that maintains a suitable temperature the food.
1. Oster 5712 Electronic Food Steamer
Deservedly on our top spot is the Oster 5712. This 6.1-quart kitchen appliance is ideal for steaming all types of foods with the powerful motor which produces instant heat. The user can control the steaming options through a 95-minute timer and an LCD screen. Even when steaming is complete, the 5712 keeps the food warm with its automatic warm setting. Talking about practicality, the 5712 comes with a see-through external water fill system, egg holders, and collapsible steaming trays.
Conclusion
Now that you’ve had a first experience of the ten food steamers we selected, we believe you are in a much better position to pick out one steamer that you believe will serve you best. Ultimately, the choice belongs to you, but whether you are buying a food steamer for yourself or as a gift to someone, we believe you cannot go wrong with any of the above steamers we singled out for you. Best wishes.