The Isle

He chuckled slightly. "The transition isn't that quick, child," he said. "If it were, cooking anything at all would be nigh impossible. Even in an uncovered pot, it would still likely take a bell or more for all meaningful liquid to boil away. Longer still if the pot is larger, or any new liquid added was cool. But as we want to keep the pot going at all hours, we must needs make certain it cooks slowly. That, and I've found that long cooking helps fish soups taste better, and given the relatively poor fare the Isle offers, we should use any technique we have to help it along."