steamoven
nounUK /ˈstiːmˌʌvən/
US /ˈstiːmˌʌvən/
An oven that cooks food using hot steam.
She cooked the vegetables in the steamoven to keep them soft and healthy.
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2. A combination oven that can use both steam and dry heat for cooking.
The steamoven baked the bread and then added steam for a crisp crust.
3. A small appliance used to steam food such as dumplings or buns.
He warmed the dumplings in the steamoven for five minutes.
4. A professional kitchen device for gentle, moist cooking.
The restaurant's steamoven keeps the fish tender during service.