The Wonder Book of Knowledge: The Marvels of Modern Industry and Invention, the Interesting Stories of Common Things, the Mysterious Processes of Nature Simply Explained
History
The Wonder Book of Knowledge: The Marvels of Modern Industry and Invention, the Interesting Stories of Common Things, the Mysterious Processes of Nature Simply Explained
Industrial arts -- History
You will remember that in explaining the many advantages of the
open-coil type of burner, it was stated as one of these that the
housewife could use cooking utensils ordinarily found in the home, and
because of this peculiar adaptability the round grills here spoken of
and illustrated are having an exceedingly large sale. These open-coil
grills are also very efficient as toasters, the bread being placed on
top of the grating, which protects the coils from injury. Where only
chops, toast, and coffee are to be had for breakfast, chops can be
prepared below the coils, the toast above, while the coffee
gurgle-gurgles in the percolator.
[Illustration: FIG. 16.--ELECTRIC CHAFING DISHES]
Some people who have not felt any need of a grill have desired an
open-coil stove, and of this same general type of manufacture there is
the open-coil radiant stove herewith illustrated (Fig. 15). It is
equipped with the same kind of a burner or element with a reflector
underneath, and can be used very efficiently with ordinary cooking
utensils and is also very serviceable as a toaster. Using this stove in
combination with the ovenette, which will be illustrated further on, the
owner is provided with a table range which meets most of the
requirements in a small family.
A line of cooking utensils would not be complete without suitable
designs of chafing dishes, and these are made in several styles, both
with and without heating elements, the latter being used on the disc and
open-coil stoves already illustrated, while the former contains a
heating element very much along the lines of the percolator. These are
furnished, as you will note from the illustration (Fig. 16), with
suitable cooking pans for the preparation of chafing-dish dainties.
Baking and Roasting.
It is only natural to suppose that manufacturers of electric stoves of
both light and heavy duty should next turn their attention to ovens,
since oven cooking is even primary to cooking that is done on open
burners and is now coming to be even of more importance. The first oven
herewith shown (Fig. 17) is of the lamp-socket type, equipped with three
heats, providing a very efficient oven for small operations. The second
one illustrated (Fig. 18) is of standard size and accommodates a
quantity of food equal to that of any large range oven. It is provided
with a heavy wattage and therefore requires special wiring.
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