Bamboo Steamer: Healthy Cooking And Eco-Friendly

Having a bamboo steamer can be really useful for steaming Chinese foods such as dim sum, dumplings, bao and manjuu. You can also use it as a normal food steamer to steam vegetables, meats such as fish and chicken, sea foods or even reheat foods.

The best thing about bamboo steamer is that the texture of the bamboo allows steam to circulate and evaporate so that less moisture will form on the inside of the lid. The domed lid design has made it possible to efficiently trap the steam so that you can be rest assured that your food will be evenly cooked.

A steamer bamboo is also very airtight and it has that nice bamboo fragrance which you will find most interesting if you like nature. Since it is designed to fit inside most woks, pans or pots, to use it, all you need to do is to place it snugly inside your favorite cooking ware after filling in with enough water for the entire cooking process. The baskets can also be stacked on top of each other to accommodate different foods in each level.

What’s really amazing about bamboo steamers is that because they are made of natural bamboos, they look really nice and attractive enough to be used as a tray serve food for your guests. Since steaming requires to oil, it is a lot healthier than other cooking methods. Steaming also brings out clean, natural flavors and it also helps retain valuable vitamins.

Since bamboo is a type of grass which is harder than tree and an eco-friendly renewable resource, by using a bamboo steamer, you’re actually helping reducing the amount of trees being cut down. After using it, it is important that you sun-dry it after hand washing it to prevent mould growth.