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.
Technically however fire is a form of combustion. Combustion is defined as a self sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind. Fire is defined as a rapid self-sustaining oxidation process accompanied by the evolution of heat and light of varying intensities. The 3 components necessary for a fire to occur are; 1. HEAT-the energy component it supports combustion through pyrolysis. 2.