Food steamer
（重定向自Steam cooker）
![An electric steam cooker](/Images/godic/202502/13/Steam_cooker5055.JPG")
![Two types of steaming vessels, metal and bamboo](/Images/godic/202502/13/Steamers5055.jpg")
![A steam cooker catchment which collects water with condensed nutrients](/Images/godic/202502/13/Steam_cooker_catchment5055.JPG")
![Broccoli in a metal steamer pot](/Images/godic/202502/13/Broccoli_in_steamer5055.jpg")
A food steamer or steam cooker is a small kitchen appliance used to cook or prepare various foods with steam heat by means of holding the food in a sealed vessel that limits the escape of air or liquids below a preset pressure. This manner of cooking is called steaming.