steamer; steam cooker
A kitchen utensil or appliance used to steam food. Can refer to a standalone electric steamer, a bamboo steamer basket, or a steaming insert for a pot.
When you steam vegetables in a steamer, the nutrients are less likely to escape.
This steamer can also be used in a microwave.
Standard kanji spelling for a steaming vessel.
Less common variant without okurigana; still encountered.
Compound of 蒸し (mushi, 'steaming', the continuative form of 蒸す musu 'to steam') + 器 (ki, 'vessel, container').