Deerma ZQ01 handheld steam cleaner review: best handheld

The Deerma ZQ01 is our pick for best handheld: 1300W, 100°C steam in about 20 seconds, a steady 36 g/min steam flow, and six brush heads in the box.

How well does it clean?

A handheld isn’t trying to clean your whole floor. It’s for the jobs where you need heat in a specific spot, and that’s where the ZQ01 is good value. Kitchen work is the obvious use: stovetop grease, the range hood filter, and the tiled backsplash behind the kalan that collects a film of oil. 36 g/min is a working flow rather than a puff, so you can hold it on a greasy patch until it lets go.

Bathrooms are the other place it earns its keep. Steam gets into grout lines that a brush skates over, and it does it with plain water rather than bleach.

Is it easy to live with?

20 seconds to steam is quick enough that you’ll actually use it for a five-minute job, which is the real test of any cleaning tool. It’s light enough to hold above your head against a range hood without your arm giving out partway.

The IPX4 splash rating is worth noting on a tool you use around sinks. Six brush heads cover most surfaces you’d point it at.

Two gaps to know about. Deerma doesn’t publish the tank size for this model, so refills interrupt longer jobs without warning. And there’s no suction, so grease and water need wiping up after you loosen them.

Is it sulit?

Around ₱3,000 as of August 5, 2026. Check the latest price on Shopee. That sits between the budget mops and the full spot cleaners, and for a kitchen-and-bathroom tool it’s fair. Across three years, an assumption rather than a published lifespan, that’s roughly ₱19 a week for something you’d otherwise buy chemicals to do.

Who should buy it

Buy this if your cleaning problem is grease and grout rather than sofas and floors, or if you want a detail tool alongside a machine you already own. It’s the right choice for a small kitchen. If you need to clean fabric, this won’t do it: no suction means the water stays where you put it.

See how it ranks in our best steam cleaners in the Philippines roundup, or work out which type fits your home in our steam cleaner buying guide.

Alternatives to consider

Cleaning fabric instead of tiles? The UWANT Y200-S, our Best Overall pick, adds 18kPa suction to pull dirty water back out, at around ₱6,000 as of August 5, 2026. Want a handheld for less? The EYSIN SC20 covers similar kitchen and bathroom jobs for around ₱2,800 as of August 5, 2026.