Just over a year ago, in June 2023, I decided to do something about the many requests from readers and members of my Facebook group, for more detailed and more frequent combi steam recipes and content.

At the time I was taking on a lot of freelance work, which supplemented the modest part-time income brought in by ads on this site. To produce more content here, I had to reduce my freelance work without losing that income for my family.

I wondered if some of you would be prepared to pay a monthly or yearly membership fee in order to get access to more recipes, more articles and more of my knowledge, and it turns out plenty of you were, and so Steam Oven Insiders was born!

Insiders began as a small experiment but has evolved into a thriving membership community of aspiring combi steam cooks. We started with a simple bi-monthly newsletter of premium content, but it quickly became clear that I needed to combine the premium and free content into one place. We needed a new site, where Insiders could access everything in one seamless, easy-to-search experience, and regular visitors could continue to enjoy the hundreds of free articles I’ve created over the years.

Whether you’re an Insider or not, I hope you’ll enjoy the features of the newly-rebuilt site. You’ll notice some design changes around the place but the big changes are in better search functions, and the introduction of more detailed categories on the website.

Steam Oven Insiders, you have more advanced search features and an ad-free experience across the entire website when you log into your dashboard.

Non-Insiders, you can still access the 250+ free recipes and articles here for steam and convection oven cooks of all levels. You’ll also get ‘teasers’ of my premium content – if you enjoy it, I hope you’ll consider joining us over in Steam Oven Insiders for full, ad-free access of the entire site archive, and more in-depth steam oven cooking support.