Steamers: These are food boilers that use steam to cook vegetables, seafood, and other food items. They often have multiple tiers or compartments to steam different foods simultaneously.
Rice Cookers: A type of food boiler specifically designed for cooking rice by boiling water and steaming rice grains until they are cooked.
Commercial Food Boilers: Used in large-scale food preparation settings such as restaurants or cafeterias, these boilers can handle larger quantities of food at once and are often multifunctional.
Double Boilers: Used for delicate foods or items that require gentle heating, such as melting chocolate or preparing custards. Double boilers have two pots, one fitting inside the other, with the bottom pot holding simmering water to indirectly heat the food in the upper pot.