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Following you will find a ranking of eleven leading countertop steamers, listed from 1st place to 11th (last) place.  Each steamer was tested for efficiency and production capability with both frozen peas and red potatoes.

Summary of Test Results

 

Manufacturer Efficiency Rank Production Rank Efficiency Rank Production Rank    
AccuTemp D-12 1 5th-tie 3rd 8th 2nd  
Cleveland Ultra 3 2 11th 6th 11th 8th-tie  
Groen HY-3E 3 10th 5th 10th 7th  
Groen Vortex 4 2nd 4th 2nd-tie 3rd  
Intek XS-14 5 1st 1st 2nd-tie 1st  
Market Forge ET-3E 6 3rd 11th 7th 10th  
Market Forge ET-5E 7 4th 10th 1st 5th  
Southbend EZ-3 8 8th 9th 5th 11th  
Stellar Capella 9 9th 8th 9th 6th  
Vulcan Hart VPX-3 10 5th-tie 7th 4th 8th-tie  
Vulcan Hart VPX-5 11 7th 2nd 6th 4th  

 

Tests were performed by Pacific Gas & Electric's Foodservice Technology Center

1 FSTC Report 5011.03.02 2 FSTC Report 5011.00.84 3 FSTC Report 5011.95.23 4 FSTC Report 5011.03.23 5 FSTC Report 5011.04.10 6 FSTC Report 5011.01.99 7 FSTC Report 5011.01.98 8 FSTC Report 5011.99.83 9 FSTC Report 5011.01.94 10 FSTC Report 5011.01.01 11 FSTC Report5011.01.02

This is a comparison of test results from data collected by the Food Service Technology Center located in San Ramon, CA.
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