Steam Cooking Utensil Small 320×156 Medium 640×313 Large 1024×500 Download Tiff Original 2400×1173 | (301.4 KB) Description A food steamer or steam cooker is a kitchen appliance used to prepare various foods in a sealed vessel that limits the escape of air or liquids below a preset pressure. Keywords cooker, cooking, food, heat, simmer, steam, steamer, utensil Galleries Appliances Source: Government Printing Office The Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1895)