Steam cookersENERGY STAR certified
Southbend EPXA-3
3 pressureless steam cooker.
Pan capacity
3
Cooking efficiency
66 %
Water use
0.5 gal/h
Fuel
Electric
Of 193 certified pressureless steam cookers, 20 have a lower water use than the EPXA-3 (0.5 gal/h).
- Maker
- Southbend
- Model
- EPXA-3
- Type
- Pressureless
- Fuel
- Electric
- Steam generation
- Boilerless
- Pan capacity
- 3
- Cooking efficiency
- 66 %
- Water use
- 0.5 gal/h
- Idle rate (electric)
- 183 W
- On the market since
- Sep 2026
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 8 Sep 2026
Source: ENERGY STAR certified steam cookers dataset, US EPA, record 4699354, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the EPXA-3
Certified steam cookers from other makers, same color class, within 20% of its speed.
| Model | Type | Pan capacity | Cooking efficiency | Water use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Range LLC SteamChef 3 | Pressureless | 3 | 39 % | 0.31 gal/h |
| Vulcan C24EO3 | Pressureless | 3 | 74 % | 0.6 gal/h |
| Hobart HC24EO3 | Pressureless | 3 | 74 % | 0.6 gal/h |
| AccuTemp S32081D060 | Pressureless | 3 | 55 % | 1.5 gal/h |
| AccuTemp S32081E060 | Pressureless | 3 | 55 % | 1.5 gal/h |
| AccuTemp S32083D100 | Pressureless | 3 | 55 % | 1.5 gal/h |
Southbend
More Southbend steam cookers
| Model | Type | Pan capacity | Cooking efficiency | Water use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altair II-4-SB | Pressureless | 4 | 70 % | 0.3 gal/h |
| Altair II-8-SB | Pressureless | 8 | 70 % | 0.3 gal/h |
| Altair II-10-SB | Pressureless | 10 | 70 % | 0.3 gal/h |
| Altair II-12-SB | Pressureless | 12 | 62 % | 0.47 gal/h |
| Altair II-6-SB | Pressureless | 6 | 60 % | 0.5 gal/h |
| ETP-10E-SB | Pressureless | 10 | 67 % | 5.9 gal/h |
| ETP-10G-SB | Pressureless | 10 | 40 % | 8 gal/h |
| EZ18-6 | Pressureless | 6 | 75 % | 3 gal/h |