The Fireless Cooker axd Its Uses 



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kerosene. The heat supply in some of these ovens is controlled by 

 a dial hand that may be adjusted for the number of minutes for which 

 the heat is required, at the end of which time the heat is cut off with- 

 out further attention. A large insulated oven, modeled somewhat 

 like an ordinar}^ gas stove, is more 

 expensive than is a fireless cooker: 

 but the cost of a moderate-sized 

 range with an insulated oven is 

 practically the same as that of both 

 a gas range and a fireless cooker. 

 This is a subject worthy of inves- 

 tigation by one who is purchasing 

 new kitchen equipment. 



POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN 

 BUYING A FIRELESS COOKER 



INSULATION 



The more perfect the insulation, 

 the better are the results. There 

 are certain trade mixtures of insulat- 

 ing materials, the secrets of which 

 are not di\"Tilged. However, a re- 

 liable manufacturing compan}' ma\- 

 be trusted to offer a good product. 



EXTERIOR CASE 



Attention should be paid to the 

 durability of construction, and to 

 the ease and thoroughness with 

 which the cooker may be cleaned. 

 The outer case may be made of 

 well-seasoned and well -finished hardwood or of metal. Wood is better 

 than metal as a nonconductor of heat, but metal is more easilv cleaned. 



Fig. 68. .wother type of insulated 



OVEN 



The heat is furnished by gas, the supply c£ which 

 is controlled bv a dial hand 



INTERIOR LINING 



The material used for lining the interior should be durable and such 

 that it may be easily and thoroughly cleaned. Seamless altmiintmi, 

 also nickle-copper, and enamel are used for this purpose. The old models 

 containing flannel-covered cushions were distinctly inferior to the present 

 models that have nothing but metal exposed on the interior and are 

 consequently nonabsorbent and easily cleaned. In this respect the home- 

 made cooker is necessarily deficient. Special attention should be paid 

 in the case of an electric insulated oven to a seamless lining for the food 



