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272 its appearance. It does not cook without fire, but it does retain the cooking heat. Many models are now obtainable, some in box form with several deep cooking compartments. The accompanying illustration shows one of the round forms. The cast-iron (black) plates seen, one above and another below the cooking vessels, are first heated. When very hot, one or both may be used and radiate their heat in the apparatus. In this cooker, instead of several pads and a tight