Commercial Steam Cookers
ENERGY STAR certified commercial steam cookers, with pan capacity, cooking energy efficiency and water consumption.
198 models · 12 brands
- Best
- 79%
- Median
- 61%
- Worst
- 39%
Efficiency across 198 models that report it.
Commercial steam cookers are rated by pan capacity and cooking efficiency. A higher pan count means more simultaneous batches. Connectionless (boilerless) steamers heat water internally and need only a water line, while boiler-based models produce steam faster but require more complex installation.
Idle energy rate — how much power the unit draws when hot but not cooking — varies widely and is a major factor in annual operating cost for kitchens that keep equipment on all day.
Most efficient
Ranked by efficiency, an efficiency ratio that does not scale with size.
| Model | Brand | Pans | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP208-10-1AF | Sterling | 6pans | 79% |
| SP208-10-1MF | Sterling | 6pans | 79% |
| SP208-10-3AF | Sterling | 6pans | 79% |
| SP208-10-3MF | Sterling | 6pans | 79% |
| SP208-14-3AF | Sterling | 6pans | 79% |
| SP208-14-3MF | Sterling | 6pans | 79% |
| SP208-14-3MF00 | Sterling | 6pans | 79% |
| SP208-6-1AF | Sterling | 6pans | 79% |