In truth, steamed American beech looks the same and the two cannot be separated from each other. In a patented steaming process for red oak, the heartwood developed a definite pinkish hue.

In truth, steamed American beech looks the same and the two cannot be separated from each other. In a patented steaming process for red oak, the heartwood developed a definite pinkish hue.

Oyster, beech, and shiitake mushrooms cook alongside fatty, succulent steelhead trout fillets in a bath of steam from the Shaoxing wine simmering in the wok beneath the steamer.

Save for its wheels and drivetrain, the whole thing is made from swooping lengths of steamed beech wood—and it looks just beautiful as a result.

The frame is composed of beech wood that has been steamed and bent, using the same processes developed back in the 1930’s to make Thonet’s chairs.