Various methods of cooking are possible with a combi steamer; these include:
—steaming;
—combi steaming;
—hot air;
—regeneration;
—low-temperature cooking;
—delta-T cooking.
In addition, further vendor-specific types of cooking and actions are possible in a cooking process:
—sous-vide cooking;
—keeping warm;
—smoking;
—steaming;
—rest time;
—info display.
A cooking program may consist of one or more cooking steps. Each cooking step may consist of a cooking method or one of the other actions.
Figure 12 shows an overview of the object types for the Combi Steamer device class.