On 01/16/2018 04:34 PM, Oren wrote:
Really? "...a kerosene salamander." Never saw one. The man does run a
chuck wagon on Texas ranches. Beat Bobby Flay for a show down, won on
an Alton Brown challenge (funny). Has an old iron stove he calls
Bertha. She's heavy but cooks good.


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We always called them salamanders:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamander_heater

There's a long history of associating salamanders with fire, hence the name:

https://ztevetevans.wordpress.com/20...he-salamander/

There is actually an amphibian called a fire salamander:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_salamander