Jianshui produces a distinctive earthenware steamer called "steamer", which is specially designed for steaming food.

Steamer chicken practice is a flagon chicken after washing and then cut into small pieces, and ginger, salt, green onions, strawberries, together with the steamer in the lid, the steamer is placed on top of a pot full of water, gauze will be blocked to avoid leakage of steam, and then put on the fire to cook. When the water in the saucepan boils, the steam will gradually steam the chicken through the nozzle in the middle of the saucepan (usually takes 3 to 4 hours). Because the soup is steam condensed, chicken flavor in the process of steaming less loss, so basically maintain the original flavor of the chicken.