Double boiler or slow cooker: which is better

In modern life, various appliances and kitchen appliances are used to prepare tasty and wholesome food. They help not only to cook food, but also to make it much easier and faster.

Consider the possibilities of kitchen appliances - a double boiler and a slow cooker.

Reference:A double boiler is a type of kitchen appliance that allows you to cook with steam.

A simple steam boiler consists of the following parts:

• cases with a heating element, control is carried out by setting the cooking time or by setting the steam supply power. In the case is placed a bowl for filling water;
• a tray in which juice is collected from products during cooking. The pallet is installed under containers with products;
• steam tanks (bowls with holes for passing steam). They fit products. There may be several bowls. In this case, they can be located under each other or be installed next to each other at the same level;
• a lid that closes the containers and thereby allows the pair to remain inside the bowls longer.

In addition to the listed elements, more complete devices with a large number of functions are also possible, for example, with a bowl for cooking rice or with the function of grinding products.

Using a double boiler it is possible:

• steam food;
• warm up ready meals;
• heat and defrost foods;
• use several containers at the same time, which will allow you to cook several types of products (vegetables, fish, rice) at once
• sterilize, for example, children's dishes or toys.

Important!Steamed products are useful and shown in compliance with diet, useful for children, pregnant women, recommended for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

What to look for when choosing a double boiler

The dish may not cook if the water runs out in the double boiler. In this case, it is necessary to add water. To conveniently add fluid, it is better to choose a double boiler with a convenient remote hole on the body. And in order not to miss the moment when all the water has evaporated, it is advisable to have control over the water level in the device. It will signal the necessary addition.

It is advisable to choose a double boiler with the placement of steam tanks next to each other, and not under each other so that the smells and tastes of the products do not mix.

It is also worth paying attention to ease of care. Not every steam boiler can wash each unit individually.

Reference:A slow cooker is a type of kitchen appliance that allows you to cook food in an automatic mode.

A simple multicooker consists of:

1. Bowls with non-stick coating, in which the necessary products are placed.
2. Cases with a heating element with the ability to control - setting the cooking time, the desired cooking program, start time. A bowl is installed in the case, and is tightly closed by a lid on top.

Using a slow cooker you can:

• to cook steamed dishes;
• to cook;
• bake;
• fry;
• stew;
• use a slow cooker as a yogurt maker;
• warm and warm the cooked dish.

Thus, a multicooker is a more versatile appliance that allows you to cook a wide variety of dishes in different ways.

What you should pay attention to when choosing a multicooker

The important thing is that when using the multicooker in one cooking process, you get only one dish.

Both appliances will be good helpers in the kitchen. But everyone is good in his own way. Therefore, choosing a new technique, it is worth starting from personal preferences.

A slow cooker can prepare dishes in many ways, thereby replacing several kitchen appliances. Double boiler - only one.

Both types of compared kitchen appliances allow you to cook different dishes, but a multicooker creates more tastes.

For those who love speed in cooking and appreciate healthy nutrition, they can safely pay attention to a double boiler. As in its design more vitamins and minerals are retained. Several containers allow you to cook different products at the same time quickly enough.