I wanted to get weeks about it I purchased this item from Tangs at SGD $399. They are having a promotion of discount SGD $50 if you spend SGD $500. So i top up with a vacuum tumbler and pyrex glass dish.
After several months of using, here are my comments on this cutie steam oven.
This is purely a steam oven with no microwave function. One of the rare oven with no microwave function. I am ok with it as i steam fishes regularly and its a perfect addition of appliance. The other alternative is the miele steam oven and it is on offer at the same time for SGD $1600.
The oven can be plugged to main power point as it is at 13 amp.
Here are some of my observations using the steam oven.
Buns
Easy peasy for the early morning rush to work, put the char siew bao into the oven. Set it to 10 mins and you can steaming hot bun to eat for breakfast.
Fish
I steam fish majority of the time. It is super easy to use for steaming fish
Vegetables
Tried to steam green vegetables using the steam oven the vegetables need to be stirred mid-way to get even cooking. Or the vegetables on top will look cooked but the ones below still remain green and raw.
Root vegetables do not really get an even cooking so some of my carrots turn out albeit hard but still edible. The broccoli cooked together is quite well cooked.
Cawamushi - steam egg
I was using a le creuset plate in dish to steam and it takes like forever. After half hour the cawamushi is still not done. I have to steam a further 15 - 20 mins.
Now, I use a metal plate for steaming instead. It does speed things up a little.
Fermentation for dough
This works out really well when i use it on the pizza dough.
Healthy Fry function:
Use to heat up already fried stuff like the ikan bilis. It works very well but need to viligant on the timing to avoid the food being burnt.
Pros:
After several months of using, here are my comments on this cutie steam oven.
This is purely a steam oven with no microwave function. One of the rare oven with no microwave function. I am ok with it as i steam fishes regularly and its a perfect addition of appliance. The other alternative is the miele steam oven and it is on offer at the same time for SGD $1600.
The oven can be plugged to main power point as it is at 13 amp.
Summary:
Here are some of my observations using the steam oven.
Buns
Easy peasy for the early morning rush to work, put the char siew bao into the oven. Set it to 10 mins and you can steaming hot bun to eat for breakfast.
Fish
I steam fish majority of the time. It is super easy to use for steaming fish
Vegetables
Tried to steam green vegetables using the steam oven the vegetables need to be stirred mid-way to get even cooking. Or the vegetables on top will look cooked but the ones below still remain green and raw.
Root vegetables do not really get an even cooking so some of my carrots turn out albeit hard but still edible. The broccoli cooked together is quite well cooked.
Cawamushi - steam egg
I was using a le creuset plate in dish to steam and it takes like forever. After half hour the cawamushi is still not done. I have to steam a further 15 - 20 mins.
Now, I use a metal plate for steaming instead. It does speed things up a little.
Fermentation for dough
This works out really well when i use it on the pizza dough.
Healthy Fry function:
Use to heat up already fried stuff like the ikan bilis. It works very well but need to viligant on the timing to avoid the food being burnt.
Pros:
- small compact size (good particularly those who lack countertop space)
- able to generate good steam to steam a fish
- good reasonable price for a convention oven and steam oven
- pretty easy to clean, just wipe it down
- able to generate good steam to steam a fish
- good reasonable price for a convention oven and steam oven
- pretty easy to clean, just wipe it down
Cons:
- small size can only accomodate a max of 30 cm of plates into oven.
- only can steam for maximum of 30 mins (top up required but the water tank is not very user friendly)
- only can steam for maximum of 30 mins (top up required but the water tank is not very user friendly)
- the manual instruction on the functions left alot of doubts on operating the oven.
- dropped one of the trays and the coating on the tray is chipped in several places. The tray rusted and there is no way to get another replacement.
- dropped one of the trays and the coating on the tray is chipped in several places. The tray rusted and there is no way to get another replacement.
I am quite happy with the purchase except that i am now left with only one tray so does not really make efficient cooking if i wish to steam 2 things at a go.
I've reflected this to the customer service first to reflect food safety concern with with using the chipped tray. 2nd time to ask to a way to get a replacment tray. They did not respond and so wondering how to resolve this myself.
I've reflected this to the customer service first to reflect food safety concern with with using the chipped tray. 2nd time to ask to a way to get a replacment tray. They did not respond and so wondering how to resolve this myself.
Item bought: 08 July 2017
All comments here are my own and base on my own experience using the product.
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