A cooking device and method for cooking food items by boiling and by steamingis provided. The method of cooking the food items includes placing an amountof liquid in a recess of the cooking device (10), heating the recess to heat aliquid therein to a cooking temperature, and receiving the sidewalls of a bowl(34) having apertures (36) in a bottom surface thereof in the recess, in afirst position, for cooking by boiling. The bowl (34) is supported in a secondposition over the recess on an intermediate member for cooking the food itemsby steaming.
