IDEAL three pot fireless cooker, made by "The Toledo Cooker Co".
, Toledo, Ohio on the original standard with the three original metal stock pots and cooking plate inserts.
It is in very good condition and has handles on cooker at each end.
I believe it is Oak.
This makes a very interesting conversation piece.
Circa 1910-1915.
Terrific condition for age.
Toledo Cooker Company
In 1900, the Toledo Cooker Co.
made the first electrically heated fireless cooker in the United States.
Before most homes had electricity, food would be cooked to nearly done in a metal pot and then placed in a hole in the ground to finish cooking in a slow manner.
The hole would be lined with hay and hot stones were placed on top of the pot then the entire thing was covered with dirt and left to simmer for hours.
To this day some foods are still cooked this way, not out of necessity but simply because it is an excellent way to slow cook certain meats.
The fireless cooker introduced an efficient and time-saving way to get the slow cooked flavor.
It was especially useful during the summer as the fireless cooking method would not heat-up the kitchen.
The Toledo Cooker Co.
first made the "Ideal" fireless cooker in which the pot was placed in a insulation lined box.
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