Questions for Part I
1. What is smoke? Under what conditions is the greatest amount of heat for cooking or other household purposes produced from fuel?
2. How is an oven made to heat evenly?
3. Explain the purpose of each draft and damper on a stove.
4. Observe the amount of fuel used in a coal stove from day to day. Make the same kind of observation for a gas or electric stove. How was the stove managed when the least fuel was used?
5. Describe the construction of a gas stove. Find the vent thru which the gas enters the burner. Is this large or small?
6. Where is the air regulator? For what is it used?
7. What has happened when the gas in a burner "burns back"?
8. How should a kerosene stove be regulated? How should it be cared for?
9. What precautions should you take against fire from kerosene and gasoline stoves?
10. Describe the heating unit of an electric stove.
11. How may electric current be saved in the operation of an electric stove?
12. How does a fireless cooker cook food?
13. How may one determine when it is economical to use a fireless cooker?
PART II
Heating Devices