Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Attach these to the German-silver wire by twisting the ends,and tie them securely to the end insulators with wire. Place theheater in the bottom of the crock and bend the terminal wiresclose up against the inside of the latter and over the edge, so asto be out of the way of the cooking vessels that are to stand onthe. porcelains. The outer ends may be attached to a double-pole knife-switch mounted on the side of the cooker. The electrical connections to the house circuit must be of asubstantial character. Do not try to connect the cooker to a lampsocket or
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Attach these to the German-silver wire by twisting the ends,and tie them securely to the end insulators with wire. Place theheater in the bottom of the crock and bend the terminal wiresclose up against the inside of the latter and over the edge, so asto be out of the way of the cooking vessels that are to stand onthe. porcelains. The outer ends may be attached to a double-pole knife-switch mounted on the side of the cooker. The electrical connections to the house circuit must be of asubstantial character. Do not try to connect the cooker to a lampsocket or with small lamp cord—neither will carry the currentsafely. If no baseboard receptacle has been provided in the kit-chen, wire all the way back to the panelboard with No. 14 rubber- HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 333 covered wire and provide a pair of inclosed io-ampere fuses. Itis well to remember that it will be necessary to move the cookeroccasionally, so that it is worth while to make provision foreasily disconnecting Fig. 274—Arrangement of the heating element The operation of a cooker made as described is very prepared food is put in a covered tin vessel of suitable size*and placed on the heater in the bottom of the crock, after whicheverything is closed up tightly. The current is then turned onfor ten to twenty minutes, depending on the quantity and kindof food to be cooked, after which the cooker will keep hot forseveral hours. A little experience soon teaches one how longto keep the current on, and then the whole operation becomes 334 HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY as easy as the boiling of an egg in the old-fashioned way. Inthe cooking of roast meats it is well to apply the current asecond time for two or three minutes after an hour has elapsed. No danger of fire is to be anticipated from a cooker made andinstalled as described, but it is almost self-evident that if onewere to forget to turn off the current both the food and the heat-ing c
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