The ovens are perfectly ventilated, and rpasting meat or baking pastry are respectively conducted under the best conditions. In the matter of economy these stoves have obvious advantages : the exceedingly low price of oil, the trifling quantity consumed, and finally, the all-important fact that the consumption of ‘ fuel ’ does not extend except by a few minutes, beyond the actual time occupied in cooking. The convenience of being enabled to cook literally anywhere, from the dining-room to the scullery, are additional attractions which only require to be men- tioned. And finally, in case anyone may be possessed by an unreason- ing dread of complicated parts and possible dangers, it should be pointed out that these stoves are simplicity itself, and are readily manipulated and managed by any ordinary domestic servant. Wicks should be trimmed regularly, and when a new wick is necessary there is no difficulty in fitting, the burner being removable for this purpose. By means of a patent filler and indicator, the supply of oil can be replenished without any risk of spilling or overflowing. These stoves are absolutely safe. With the object of preventing all possibility of the oil becoming heated, and consequently dangerous, a plan has been devised of increasing the distance between the points at which the oil burns and the oil vessel itself. The result of this is that a current of air is constantly passing between these points, and the oil in the vessel is maintained at its normal temperature. There are three points on which Wright and Butler’s stoves maybe strongly recommended : their 134 ENGLISH AND FRENCH COOKERY. absolute safety and their simplicity in working. The third point, though apparently not so serious a one, will, with many persons, carry more weight than all the others. It is, entire freedom from smell, which quality is largely due to the particular kind of stove adopted by this firm. It need hardly be said that all these stoves are manufactured by skilled workmen, and all burners constructed on the most scientific principles, by which the greatest possible heat is obtained at the smallest possible cost, and the heat obtained utilised to the best possible advantage. Knife-Cleaners. — In all households where a machine is not, knife-cleaning is looked upon as unpleasant and painful ; and, in good truth, what can be more irritating and tedious in a small way than rubbing a blade backwards and forwards along a board, especially when, as too often happens, that blade resolutely refuses to become bright ? The larger machines, although efficient enough, exceed the purse of many ; the simpler ones only too frequently sacrifice cleanliness and effectiveness to price. There is, however, an intermediate ‘cleaner,’ called the ‘Sun,’ which, while costing one-third the price of the wooden- box machines, does its work just as quickly and satisfactorily as the most expensive. It is rotary in its action, and consists of two leather discs, pressed together by means of elastic steel springs, between which, while in revolution, the blade is passed in and out. The celerity of the process is scarcely conceivable until witnessed. The absence of parts to get out of order or wear out, adds to the suitability of this machine for domestic use.

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The ovens are perfectly ventilated, and roasting meat or baking pastry are respectively conducted under the best conditions. In the matter of economy these stoves have obvious advantages : the exceedingly low price of oil, the trifling quantity consumed, and finally, the all-important fact that the consumption of ‘ fuel ’ does not extend except by a few minutes, beyond the actual time occupied in cooking. The convenience of being enabled to cook literally anywhere, from the dining-room to the scullery, are additional attractions which only require to be mentioned. And finally, in case anyone may be possessed by an unreasoning dread of complicated parts and possible dangers, it should be pointed out that these stoves are simplicity itself, and are readily manipulated and managed by any ordinary domestic servant. Wicks should be trimmed regularly, and when a new wick is necessary there is no difficulty in fitting, the burner being removable for this purpose. By means of a patent filler and indicator, the supply of oil can be replenished without any risk of spilling or overflowing. These stoves are absolutely safe. With the object of preventing all possibility of the oil becoming heated, and consequently dangerous, a plan has been devised of increasing the distance between the points at which the oil burns and the oil vessel itself. The result of this is that a current of air is constantly passing between these points, and the oil in the vessel is maintained at its normal temperature. There are three points on which Wright and Butler’s stoves maybe strongly recommended : their absolute safety and their simplicity in working. The third point, though apparently not so serious a one, will, with many persons, carry more weight than all the others. It is, entire freedom from smell, which quality is largely due to the particular kind of stove adopted by this firm. It need hardly be said that all these stoves are manufactured by skilled workmen, and all burners constructed on the most scientific principles, by which the greatest possible heat is obtained at the smallest possible cost, and the heat obtained utilised to the best possible advantage. Knife-Cleaners. — In all households where a machine is not, knife-cleaning is looked upon as unpleasant and painful ; and, in good truth, what can be more irritating and tedious in a small way than rubbing a blade backwards and forwards along a board, especially when, as too often happens, that blade resolutely refuses to become bright ? The larger machines, although efficient enough, exceed the purse of many ; the simpler ones only too frequently sacrifice cleanliness and effectiveness to price. There is, however, an intermediate ‘cleaner,’ called the ‘Sun,’ which, while costing one-third the price of the woodenbox machines, does its work just as quickly and satisfactorily as the most expensive. It is rotary in its action, and consists of two leather discs, pressed together by means of elastic steel springs, between which, while in revolution, the blade is passed in and out. The celerity of the process is scarcely conceivable until witnessed. The absence of parts to get out of order or wear out, adds to the suitability of this machine for domestic use.

English and French cookery