How to Choose a Food Steamer

Food Steamers are a must in a modern kitchen. They help us keep the flavour, colour and the vitamin contents of the food items that are essential for the nutritive value of the food. Telling in one way food steaming is one of the healthiest way in preparing food. There are many popular brands to browse for if you are in need of a food steamer like Moulinex, Kenwood, Hinari, Tefal and Morphy Richards and many more. 

Food Steamers cook vegetables, Non-vegetarian items like meat and fish and everything without changing the texture of the food. They retain the original aroma of a food item and no vital nutrients are lost while cooking. There is no need of adding oil in the food that is steam cooked which would be a boon to health conscious people.

 They are available in hard plastic and stainless steel quality that are very elegantly designed that matches with any smart looking kitchen.

 Points to be thought over while buying a Food Steamer:

 o Check for electric consumption and how much time will it take to cook hard foods.

 o If good after service is available and also the guarantee of the product.

 o Check whether replacement parts are available in case of breakage of fragile parts.

 o Look out for the steamer capacity that is needed by you.

 o While cooking always look for the water level as different items take different time to be cooked and follow the user manual for an efficient use of the food steamer.

 The special features of the food steamer include: 

 1. Timer that is programmable

 2. 1 to 3 tiers are available that suit any size of family.

 3. They come with other smaller kitchen accessories like bowls and dishes.

 Have your money well spent on a high performing and a worthy Food Steamer taking time in browsing all the brands and their models. Get the recipe book if available for cooking new food items.