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Steam cookersENERGY STAR certified

Southbend Altair II-6-SB

6 pressureless steam cooker.

Pan capacity

6

Cooking efficiency

60 %

Water use

0.5 gal/h

Fuel

Electric

Of 193 certified pressureless steam cookers, 20 have a lower water use than the Altair II-6-SB (0.5 gal/h).

Maker
Southbend
Model
Altair II-6-SB
Type
Pressureless
Fuel
Electric
Steam generation
Boilerless
Pan capacity
6
Cooking efficiency
60 %
Water use
0.5 gal/h
Idle rate (electric)
0.4 W
On the market since
Mar 2021
ENERGY STAR certified
26 Apr 2021

Source: ENERGY STAR certified steam cookers dataset, US EPA, record 2376368, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

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AccuTemp E62083E100Pressureless661 %1.5 gal/h

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Altair II-12-SBPressureless1262 %0.47 gal/h
ETP-10E-SBPressureless1067 %5.9 gal/h
ETP-10G-SBPressureless1040 %8 gal/h
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