Keep Stoves Bright and Shiny

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 35, 14 March 1930, Page 25

Keep Stoves Bright and Shiny

VERY month electricity becomes available to more rural homes, and with it comes a long chain of labour-saving devices that lighten housework. * Electric ranges are easily cared for. Women using electric ranges spend on an average about 30 minutes a week on their care, whereas those using wood or coal ranges spend over three hours per week. No kitchen is complete without a cooking stove. It is the most used piece of equipment in the home workshop, and is therefore worth the expengiiture of a little time in caring for'it. The smooth enamel and porcelain finishes so much in vogue are great labour savers and can be kept clean with very little trouble. There is also an electric range of New Zealand manufacture, the cooking top of which is nickel-plated. This gives excellent results, and is kept clean and bright with a minimum of trouble, For the most pleasing results it is best to wipe such surfaces only when the stove is cool. Soap and water are admirable cleansers, but acid removes the glazed finish from porcelain and spots it. The best way to avoid these blemishes is to avoid spilling vinegar, tomatoes and such materials. Sliding utensils carelessly across porcelain is also likely to cause scratches. ,A goodly number of the home-mak-‘Ss working hours are. necessarily spent in the kitchen, and she should not be expected to work in either glare or shadow, and never standing in her own light. A soft, central light, with another over the range, increases both the efficiency of the range and the cook. Never locate the range so that draughts or breezes play upon it, as the heat is carried away from the utensils and fuel wasted by the cooking process being prolonged.