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

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Example Sentences

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fireless cooker

This might be called the first "fireless cooker."

From Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day by Alan Douglas

The fireless cooker is especially valuable for cooking cereals, but a longer period of time must be allowed than for cooking in a double boiler.

From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

The Iceless Refrigerator An "iceless refrigerator" sounds like a "fireless cooker."

From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

You have only to burn gas long enough to bring the food to the boiling point, and the fireless cooker does the rest.

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

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

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