What is a combi steam oven?

A combi steam oven is a 3 in 1 oven that allows you to cook with steam, convection or a combination of both! Most of such combi steam ovens also come with a water canister and the heat from the oven turns the water inside it into steam. This is how food is cooked quickly in the combi steam oven! The main benefit of using such an oven is cooking with steam! Steam penetrates deeper into food, removing excess fat and salt while locking in more of the beneficial nutrients your body thrives on. You can also expect the natural colours and textures of your food to be retained as well. These ovens are ideal options for people who love to cook healthy every day as well as experiment with a variety of cooking modes. The Hafele combi steam ovens allow you to do full microwave and steam cooking, convection based baking, infrared grilling and much more!

What is the difference between a regular oven and a steam oven?

A regular conventional oven has two heating elements that heat air inside the oven to cook food. The heating element at the bottom of the oven is used for most cooking and baking, while the heating element at the top is mostly used for broiling. Some ovens also come with an extra heating element and a fan inside to give you the power of convection cooking. Steam ovens, on the other hand, use steam as its main mode of cooking along with convection to cook food at its fastest speed! This is because steam ovens use a manual reservoir to convert water into steam and cook your food faster. This is not only the healthiest form of cooking, but it is also a great choice if you are looking to add speed and perfection while cooking delicious meals in the kitchen.

What is the best combi steam oven? Is it worth buying a steam oven?

Yes, it is definitely worth buying a steam oven if you are looking to cook healthy everyday. Steam ovens require less usage of oil, lock in moisture, retain important nutrients, and remove excess fat from your meals. And if you choose the right brand such as ours, you can get professional grade cooking results from your steam oven! Hafele Appliances offer you some of the best combi steam ovens in the market right now! This is because our combi steam ovens allow you to take advantage of full microwave and steam cooking, convection based baking, grilling, roasting, braising, and much more! Such a wide range of cooking modes allows you to experiment with various techniques to cook delicious restaurant-style meals, right at home! The appliance also comes with pre-programmed menus to cook anything from vegetables, meats, poultry and seafood to rice, pasta and pastries with ease. If you want to infuse fresh flavour in your meals and eat healthy - our J34MCT combi steam oven would be a great addition to your modern kitchen.

Can you use a steam oven as a normal oven? Does a steam oven need a water supply?

If you opt for a combi steam oven, then yes - you can use it as a normal oven. While a steam-only oven has its limitations, a combi steam oven allows you to use your oven to do all its steaming duties plus use it as a second convection oven when the need arises. This is a great option for you to use combination settings where you can cook delicious food that is browned on the outside while being juicy and tender on the inside. In a steam oven, water is converted into steam to cook food in the appliance. While some ovens need a water supply for this, most models today come with a water reservoir that is filled with water for this purpose.

How do I turn my oven into a steam oven?

While you can’t convert your normal oven into a steam one, you can certainly steam cook certain foods into your regular oven. For steamed vegetables - place a grate over a pan of water and place it in the oven. The rising steam will cook the vegetables. Steam also gives the bread a crunchy, firm crust. A general technique is to pour water over hot lava rocks and seal the oven to use steam while baking bread.

What is best to cook in a steam oven?

From vegetables, meat, fish, rice, pasta, bread and dumplings to desserts such as puddings, souffle, and creme brulee - you can steam cook anything in it! Steam ovens are especially popular for meats, as they are bound to be moist and juicy on the inside due to steam cooking. Dry chicken and turkey will be a thing of the past while cooking in a steam oven! Our range of Hafele steam ovens also works well for reheating leftovers, as they add the lost moisture back into the food to give you a healthy meal even the next day!

Are steam ovens energy efficient?

Yes! Since steam ovens cook food way faster than a conventional oven, this makes them more energy efficient in comparison. Another aspect to look out for is the energy rating that your steam oven comes with. Hafele combi steam ovens come with an excellent ‘A’ energy rating, which ensures that they won’t give you astronomically high electricity bills.

What is the difference between a steam oven and microwave?

A microwave uses electromagnetic radiation to heat up the water molecules in the food and cook it quickly from the inside. While this works great for reheating and cooking certain types of food - microwave technology has limitations when it comes to other cooking modes such as baking. A steam oven, on the other hand, uses steam as its main mode of cooking in the appliance. These ovens come with a water canister or are connected to a water supply. When you run the oven, the water inside is turned into steam, thus cooking your food. A steam oven also gives you more options to cook such as steam cooking meat and vegetables, baking better bread, making perfectly moist cakes, etc! Unlike microwave cooking, steam oven technology is much healthier for your body. Steam cooking helps to remove excess fat and salt from your food, retains nutrients, requires less usage of oil, locks in moisture, and infuses flavour into your food.

What is the difference between an OTG and a multifunctional oven?

An Oven, Toaster, Grill (OTG) is a smaller version of a traditional oven. It uses heated coils to reheat, grill, barbeque, keep food warm or bake. All OTGs have the option to switch on one or both the coils based on what you want to cook. A multifunction built-in oven has multiple heating elements and a choice of heating methods, giving you more choice over how your food is cooked. Additionally, it is a faster method of heating or cooking.

Rotisserie is a style of cooking, which involves meat being skewered on spits (long rods) that rotate while the oven is in use. This is a specially designed function of a convection oven that gives you the best roasting and grilling result for a wholesome meal. This function ensures that the grilling is done from all the sides of the dish.

Is baking in the Oven healthy?

Baking in the oven is a healthy method as it does not require much oil to bake the dish and it also preserves all the Vitamins and minerals in the food. The Diamond 77MWO Oven is the best microwave oven in India as it has many features that were installed keeping in mind the health aspect.