fireless cooker

American  

noun

1. an insulated container that seals in heat to cook food.

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fireless cooker British  

noun

1. 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

Thus, they have an exhibition of the first fireless cooker.

From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)

The next thing would be for that identical very capable housewife to buy a good, first-class, durable and sanitary fireless cooker and use it habitually.

From The American Country Girl by Crow, Martha Foote

This can be made on the stove, in the oven, or in fireless cooker.

From The Suffrage Cook Book by Kleber, L. O., Mrs.

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!

From The Comforts of Home by Bergengren, Ralph

In the fireless cooker the heat once generated is conserved, and there is no need to add thereto.

From The Kitchen Encyclopedia Twelfth Edition (Swift & Company) by Anonymous