No ka mea, aia ka meaʻai i kuke ʻia i loko o ke ʻano hoʻoheheʻe ʻana, ua alakaʻi ʻia ke kuhikuhi ʻana i ka wela mai ke kumu meaʻai a i ka ʻili, no laila ʻaʻole e luku ʻia ka maikaʻi o ke kikowaena meaʻai i ka pae wela kiʻekiʻe, a ʻoi aku ka hou o ka meaʻai maloʻo. ʻoi aku ka maʻa. Ma hope o ka hiki ʻana o ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa haʻahaʻa i ka wela haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa, hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka pahu pahu o ka pre-cooler e komo i ke kaʻina hana aʻe: ʻo ka pahu pahu.
ʻO ka mea hoʻomaʻamaʻa mua o ka meaʻai i kuke ʻia he mea hoʻomaha maikaʻi loa no ka meaʻai i kuke ʻia (e like me nā huahana braised, nā mea ʻai, nā sopa) e hoʻomaha wikiwiki a me ka like, a e hoʻopau pono i nā maʻi ʻino.