. American homes and gardens . Electric Potato-paring Machine off. This results in a great saving of expense, doing awayentirely with that wasteful consumption of energy which isnecessary in coal ranges in keeping the fire going so that therange will be ready for use. The electric range also possessesan advantage over the gas stove, its closest competitor, inthat no match is required to light it, and it is entirely freefrom odors. One of our illustrations shows a small electricbroiler which will cook a medium-sized steak at a cost of buttwo cents. The electrical restaurant, shown in another of
. American homes and gardens . Electric Potato-paring Machine off. This results in a great saving of expense, doing awayentirely with that wasteful consumption of energy which isnecessary in coal ranges in keeping the fire going so that therange will be ready for use. The electric range also possessesan advantage over the gas stove, its closest competitor, inthat no match is required to light it, and it is entirely freefrom odors. One of our illustrations shows a small electricbroiler which will cook a medium-sized steak at a cost of buttwo cents. The electrical restaurant, shown in another ofour illustrations, serves to exemplify the convenience andadaptability of electricity to kitchen work. It will be seenthat the cooking apparatus is placed in the center of the res-taurant with no attempt to screen it off from the rest of theroom. Here the manager, in a business suit, does the cook-ing while chatting with his patrons with no fear whatever of. Washing Dishes in an Electrically Operated Machine 30 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS January, 1907 smoke, soot, or ashes spreading out into the room, while thecooking smells are drawn up through a ventilator just abovethe range. A whole chicken can be roasted in a quarter of anhour and lamb chops can be broiled in three minutes. Thisrapid cooking results in retaining the juices of the meat. The advantages offered by the kitchen for the develop-ment of electric power devices have not as yet been fullyrealized. The kitchen is the workshop of the house, andaffords a splendid opportunity for labor-saving well-ordered kitchen should have its electric fan set in thewall to draw off the heated air and odor of cooking fromthe building. Small electric refrigerating plants are providedto do away with the inconvenience of hauling ice into thehouse. As yet electric labor saving apparatus has not beenintroduced to any large extent in private houses, but some ofthe accompanying illustration
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