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	Warranty
AccuTemp D-17 1	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1 year limited
Cleveland Ultra 3 2	11th	6th	11th	8th	1 year limited
Groen HY-3E 3	10th	5th	10th	7th	1 year limited (or 2000 hours)
Groen Vortex 4	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	1 year limited (or 2000 hours)
Intek XS-14 5	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2 years parts & labor
Market Forge ET-3E 6	4th	11th	8th	10th	1 year limited
Market Forge ET-5E 7	5th	10th	1st	5th	1 year limited
Southbend EZ-3 8	8th	9th	6th	11th	1 year parts & labor
Stellar Capella 9	9th	8th	9th	6th	2 years parts & labor
Vulcan Hart VPX-3 10	6th	7th	5th	9th	1 year limited
Vulcan Hart VPX-5 11	7th	3rd	7th	4th	1 year limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(Click on Report #'s to download the correct report for the unit)

 

 

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 Report 5011.01.02

This is a comparison of ACCURATE TEST RESULTS AND DATA collected by the Food Service Technology Center located in San Ramon, CA. This site is owned and updated by AccuTemp Products, Inc. and is in no way affiliated with Pacific Gas and Electric.