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Mitchell, Margaret Johnes
1869
The Fireless Cook Book
A Manual of the Construction and Use of Appliances for Cooking by Retained Heat, with 250 Recipes
Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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"The Fireless Cook Book" by Margaret J. Mitchell is a culinary manual written in the early 20th century. This unique cookbook focuses on the construction and use of appliances designed for cooking with retained heat, featuring over 250 recipes tailored specifically for fireless cookery. The book aims to demystify fireless cooking techniques, making them accessible to novice cooks, while highlighting its practical advantages, such as saving fuel and time. The opening of "The Fireless Cook Book" introduces the concept of the fireless cooker, which allows for cooking food to perfection without the need for constant supervision or heat from a stove. It explains the advantages of this cooking method, such as energy efficiency and the ability to prepare various dishes while being free to engage in other activities. Moreover, it outlines the basic requirements for constructing a fireless cooker and begins to discuss the myriad of foods that can be effectively cooked using this method, emphasizing how it retains flavors and nutrients through low-temperature cooking. Overall, the beginning lays a foundation for both the practicalities and the benefits of adopting fireless cooking in everyday meals. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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