Yes, this guide is referring to vegetable steamers but, truthfully, you can steam more than just vegetables inside of one. In fact, they are typically classified as merely food steamers (and the two terms often get interchanged). So, this means you can steam a vast variety of different types of foods. Actually, you can even steam meats such as poultry and sirloin. Heck, you could even do fruit, if you are into that.