Gifts for someone who owns a steam oven

Steam cooks faster than you expect. A one-second probe stops you overcooking fish and chicken while you learn.

A 9 x 13 in pan with a grid that keeps food above the drip. Fits inside the Anova Precision Oven; measure other ovens first.

Steam burns through cloth mitts. Silicone does not soak, which matters when you open a door full of vapor.

Holds a wet dough's shape through the proof so it springs in the steam instead of spreading.

The right size for steam-oven custards, crème brûlée and individual egg bakes.

Thin and flexible enough to lift steamed fillets off a perforated pan in one piece.

Divides, shapes and lifts sticky dough onto the pan without deflating it.

For rice, grains, custards and anything that holds liquid. Set it under the perforated pan to catch drippings. Same 12.75 x 6.9 in footprint.

Bread and rice ratios by weight, not cups. Steam baking is less forgiving of guessed hydration.

Reusable non-stick liner for the solid tray in bake and combi modes. Do not cut it to size: most mats have a fiberglass core.

A soft, non-abrasive cloth for drying the door and cavity after a steam cycle. Every manual we checked rules out scouring pads and abrasive cleaners.

Cuts and crimps a 4-inch dumpling in one squeeze, so a batch for the steamer takes minutes.

Cut to the size of any tray. Stops fish and dough sticking to perforated pans.

The reference instant-read. Worth it once you are using low-temperature steam and sous-vide modes.

Miele's manual recommends perforated containers so steam reaches food from all sides. A 1/3 pan is about 12.75 x 6.9 in; check your oven's interior before buying.

Store leftovers in oven-safe glass and reheat in the same dish with the plastic lid off. Let it come to room temperature first to avoid thermal shock.

The tablets Miele's own descale program expects. Clears the F20 message on DGC combi-steam ovens.

A general-purpose steam-oven descaler, for ovens whose manual allows a generic one (Anova says any descaling liquid works). Miele and Thermador name their own descalers; use those instead.