This steamed dish used to be associated with hospital, unleavened and forced diet. Nowadays, every self-respecting person should have an electric steamer in his house for cooking healthy and delicious meals. And so the question arises: which steam cooker is the best to choose?? For our test, we chose steamers from different manufacturers and of different price groups, in order to evaluate the specificities of each.
What was tested?
Cooking rice in a steam cooker
Every steam cooker is sure to have a container for boiling rice. You can cook not only rice in it, but also other cereals, such as buckwheat or lentils.
Cooking time varies in this case not only depending on the quality of the steam cooker, but also on the type of rice. That’s why manufacturers specify a fairly long time interval.
If steamer rice cooking time is an important factor for you when choosing, check out the comparison chart:
| Model | Type of rice – time, min | |
| BRAUN FS 20 | Basmati – 35-40 | |
| Long-grain – 35-40 | ||
| Unpolished – 45-50 | ||
| For pudding in milk -60 | ||
| Maize – 20-25 | ||
| LAMARK LK-1652 | Brown – regular -56-58 – steamed – 18-20 | |
| Fast Cooking | 12-15 | |
| White – Standard – 45-50 – Long – 50-55 | ||
| LASKO Lilla LS-1104-20 | A mixture of long and Canadian rice: – normal – 56-58 – Fast Cooking -18-20 | |
| Fast cooking – 12-15 | ||
| White: – ordinary – 45-50 – long – 50-55 | ||
| VR FS-3002V | Brown: – Medium grains – 55-60 – long grains – 60 | |
| White: – medium consistency – 25-30 – long grains – 25 |
At the same time on the hint picture on the body of steam cookers LAMARK LK-1652 and LASKO Lilla LS-1104-20 indicated cooking time of 20 – 35 min rice. Why the instructions give one parameter, and on the hints other, it is not clear!
Note that the smallest rice container of Lasko steam cooker.
Do you need an egg cooker in your home?
Many housewives use a steam cooker for boiling eggs. Some people even “got the knack” of cooking everything for salads: chopped raw carrots, potatoes, etc. d., place the eggs, set the timer for 15-20 minutes and then, when everything has cooled down, mix the salad.
We boiled eggs in steamers for a different purpose. We decided to test the speed of each device in this way. At the same time appreciated the convenience of this process: many grids have special notches for setting eggs.
We gave all the steamers the same starting conditions: we poured the maximum level of cold water, set only one level, put an egg, closed the lid and set the time – 10 minutes. Then we did not touch the eggs for a couple of minutes, we gave them a chance to “reach”, and we did not want to burn our fingers.
The test results were as follows: really hard boiled egg in a steam cooker LAMARK LK-1652, a little bit too runny yolk was in LASKO Lilla LS-1104-20, even more runny was the middle of the yolk in VR FS-3002V, TEFAL VS 7001 and BRAUN FS 20.
(Experts generally believe that the egg in the steam cooker cooks unevenly – the bottom is faster than the top – and advise turning the egg while cooking. – Prim. edit .
Test results
All steamers copes with its task – to cook a variety of steamed dishes. They all turn off when there is no water, but you can’t leave them on unattended for long periods of time.
Unfortunately it is impossible to say: this is the best steam cooker and the others are useless. We have tried to pay your attention to every nuance of steam cookers, to all their design features, to controls and ergonomics.
The most multifunctional steamer TEFAL VS 7001, it is also the most powerful and the most expensive. Time-tested model and the most reliable the warranty period of 2 years, and the model has been on the market for many years – BRAUN FS 20.
The most compact, fastest, lowest price LAMARK LK-1652.
The only model of round shape, one of the most affordable – LASKO Lilla LS-1104-20.
Metal body, thoughtful design – VR FS-3002V.
Recipes for steam cookers
Chocolate pears
Rice pudding
Steamed Raphaelkas
Fish dumplings with red caviar
Can you provide any insights or recommendations on a steam cooker test involving steamed meat, Rafael, and chocolate-covered pears? I’m curious about the overall experience, taste, and texture of each dish. Additionally, are there any specific techniques or recipes you would recommend to enhance these dishes when using a steam cooker?