An insulated box used to slow-cook food by retaining heat, typically used in rural or off-grid settings.
Compound of 'hay' and 'box'; named because it was originally insulated with hay to trap heat from a pot that had been brought to boiling point on a stove.
Hayboxes were the original slow cookers—before electricity, families would boil food briefly then nestle the hot pot into hay-stuffed boxes where it would continue cooking for hours, making them perfect for tough cuts of meat and legumes.
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