| Show BLOCK FOR ELECTRIC STOVE piece of metal stores up heat at all almea has haa big advantage in using lining little current the electric cooking block to Is a substitute for tho the stove in that it performs 1 a groat great many of tho the offices of the stove in a very satisfactory manner but from tho the standpoint of tho the electrical manager it has the additional advantage that it does doea not make its demand for current during tho the hours of tile the greatest load on tho contrary the general adoption of the block would mako make a constant call for current which ch Is IB what the electrical companies are desirous of cultivating the stove consists of A block of iron I 1 Im bedded in heat insulating material mater lali within this block Is an all electrical heating unit the surface of the iron block fornic a smooth plate on which a cooking utensil amy be placed but normally when the stove Is not in use J electric cooking block it to is covered by a lid also filled with heat insulating material As there Is practically no outlet for the heat gon gen orated by the heating unit the iron block Is steadily heated and rises in temperature until tho the cover Is removed for a cooking utensil to be substituted after one dish has baa been cooked the cover Is applied to the stove again and it to la permitted to store heat beat until the next dish Is to be cooked As compared com with tho the ordinary dish stove tilo alio heat storage stove uses very little Cur current curlent Tent |
