This section is from the book "Hanover Cook Book", by The Library Association. Also available from Amazon: The Hanover Cook Book.
I. Any food that can be cooked in water or by steam can be cooked to perfection in the Fireless Cooker.
II. The best results are accomplished when the kettles are full of boiling hot food, and tightly cov-ered.
III. If a small amount of food is to be cooked, it may be put into a small utensil, which can be placed inside the kettle and surrounded with water. Place it on the stove and allow to boil a moment before placing in cooker.
IV. Or the food may be placed in the kettle and taken from the cooker and reheated at least once during the cooking.
V. In cooking meat - such as pot roasts or a ham, it is necessary that it be allowed to boil on the stove until the centre of the meat is heated to the boiling point.
VI. It does not injure vegetables or meats to be left in cooker longer than time given.
VII. A brick of ice cream may be placed in the cooker and it will remain firm for hours.
VIII. Always place the cover on the kettle while the food is boiling, and a few moments before the kettle is placed in the cooker, tighten the clamps so that the air space over the food may be filled with steam.
IX. Place the kettle in cooker immediately after it is taken from stove.
 
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