The Process of Preparing Simmered Dishes. Simmering is carried out by completely immersing the food inside water, stock or any other cooking liquid which is continuously kept at a temperature just below its boiling point (180-200 degrees Fahrenheit in case of water).
Fire striker. For modern fire strikers, also called artificial flints, see ferrocerium. A fire striker (or fire steel) is a piece of carbon steel from which sparks are struck by the sharp edge of flint, chert or similar rock. A Fire Striker is a specific tool used in firemaking.
Greek fire. n. 1. (Military) a Byzantine weapon employed in naval warfare from 670 ad. It consisted of an unknown mixture that, when wetted, exploded and was projected, burning, from tubes. 2. (Military) any of several other inflammable mixtures used in warfare up to the 19th century.