New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11

volved and does not produce the same eff,
cheney.
The insulated oven Of the fireless gas range
lightens immeasurably the task Of the cook
1t is equipped with thermometer which indi'
Gates when the necessary heat has been &C
quired by the oven. The one thing TO re
member is that this oven Is freless cooker
and that after the gas is turned off il should
no more be opened and its contents investigated
than nreless cooker should be opened.
In the tests made in The Tribune Institute
Laboratory the food TO be cooked was put into
the cold oven. The gas was then turned on
and maintained until the thermometer indi-
Gated 275 degrees F. 1t was then turned of
and the retained heat finished the cooking Of
the meal in one hour and a half.
The chief advantage Of this range lies in
the economy and convenience of this insulated
oven. If the stove is handled with judgment
and the top burners used only when necessary,
the oven will be found great saver of gas.
THE RANGE THAT RUNS ITSELF
But convenient as is the freless cooker gas
range, it requires more attention than the
combination gas and electric range. The gas
must be turned on until the thermometer on
the oven door indicates that the oven has
reached the required temperature. 1t is only
after the gas is turned off that the oven can
be left to attend to the cooking by itself
In the case of the combination gas and cleo
trio range, it is possible to prepare an entire
meal for cooking, place it in the two ovens, set
nfa . fha limo
put the hand Of the thermostatic temperature
indicator at the figure desired, and close the
oven door and circuit breaker. The ovens do
the rest. The clock starts the current, and
as soon as the oven reaches the desired tenn
perature the thermostats automatically cut It
off, while the food continues TO cook on stored
heat In this way the fullest economy is at
tanned in the use of the current; and if the
thermostats are properly set 1t is impossible
to overhead the ovens and so burn the food.
For the business woman or for the house
wife who has many outside interests and oc'
equations the combination gas and electric
range would be the greatest possible saver OF
time, care and labor. She would have TO learn
exactly how to operate it; but, this once
learned, she could manage her own cooking
with less trouble than is ordinarily needed to
supervise servant.
Where it is possible to give little more
attention to affairs of the household and yet
desirable to do this in the most efficient man
ner, the freless gas range is entirely salts
factory 1t has most of the advantages OF
the combination range, except the automatic
control, and this is not really necessary unless
the stove must be relied upon TO do its work
almost by itself.
The conclusions to be drawn from this ex-
pertinent are that:
The ordinary gas range has the quickest
heating oven and is adaptable for various
kinds of cooking with the least forethought
The freless gas range shows the least
shrinkage Of the meat, no interminging Of
odors, and is the most economical at the or
binary fuel rates with proper planning Of the
meals and management Of its operation.
The combination gas and electric range re-
ouires the least attention in its operation, be-
ing practically entirely automatic, and pro-
duces results as good as the freless gas but
is not so economical