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fireless cooker

American

noun

an insulated container that seals in heat to cook food.

fireless cooker British

noun

an insulated container that retains enough heat to cook food or keep it warm

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Etymology

Origin of fireless cooker

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

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This might be called the first "fireless cooker."

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The Fireless Cooker is especially convenient for the preparation of cereals, meats, vegetables and other dishes that are ordinarily boiled or roasted.

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Once upon a time our family discovered a fireless cooker, and thought that was a wonderful invention for an absent-minded author and a wife who is given to revising manuscripts.

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The advantages of the fireless cooker.

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The fireless cooker prepares the meals 'with a perfection and deliciousness unrealized in the old days.' � bas mother and the way she used to cook!

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