An electric cooker is an electric powered cooking device.
Besides stoves or ranges, common types include
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cooker */ — UK [ˈkʊkə(r)] / US [ˈkʊkər] noun [countable] Word forms cooker : singular cooker plural cookers British a large piece of kitchen equipment that is used for cooking. The American word is stove a gas/electric cooker … English dictionary
cooker — [[t]k ʊkə(r)[/t]] cookers N COUNT A cooker is a large metal device for cooking food using gas or electricity. A cooker usually consists of a grill, an oven, and some gas or electric rings. [BRIT] → See also pressure cooker ...a gas cooker. (in AM … English dictionary
electric — e|lec|tric W3S2 [ıˈlektrık] adj ↑guitar, ↑guitar, ↑acoustic, ↑electric [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: electricus, from Latin electrum amber ; because electricity was first made by rubbing amber] 1.) needing electricity to work,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Electric stove — In cooking, an electric stove is a cooker which uses electricity as a source of energy. History Thomas Ahearn invented the electric cooking range in 1892 and installed one in the Windsor Hotel in Montreal. The electric stove was showcased at the… … Wikipedia
cooker hood — noun An electrical kitchen device fitted over a cooker and connected to a flue designed to suck off any vapours from cooking. Syn: cooking canopy, electric chimney, exhaust hood, extraction hood, extractor fan, extractor hood, fume extractor,… … Wiktionary
cooker — (BrE) noun ⇨ See also ↑range, ↑stove ADJECTIVE ▪ electric, gas ▪ pressure COOKER + NOUN ▪ hob, hood … Collocations dictionary
electric — adj. Electric is used with these nouns: ↑appliance, ↑atmosphere, ↑bell, ↑bike, ↑blanket, ↑blue, ↑bulb, ↑cable, ↑car, ↑cart, ↑clock, ↑cooker, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
Induction cooker — Induction stove (top view) … Wikipedia
Rice cooker — A rice cooker or rice steamer is a device used primarily for cooking rice. There are self contained electrical versions, as well as microwave and gas variants.Electric rice cookersThe preparation of rice has traditionally been a cooking process… … Wikipedia
Slow cooker — A slow cooker. This one has a removable crock (upper left), lid (lower left), and heater–housing (right). A slow cooker, Crock Pot (a US trademark that is often used generically), or Slo Cooker (a UK trademark that is often used generically) is a … Wikipedia
