gas stove
Burner with pilots
A gas stove is a cooking appliance that uses natural gas or propane as fuel, with burners that produce an open flame.
Gas stoves offer instant heat adjustment and are preferred by many cooks for their responsive temperature control: She turned down the gas stove to let the sauce simmer.
The term also applies to gas-fueled heating stoves.
Complete combustion's glow
- pilot lightContinuous ignition source
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- burnerHeat-producing device component
combustion · flicker · glow · adjustment · low flame · high heat · thermocouple
Extent of variation
- cooktopFlat cooking surface
- burnerHeat-producing device component
- broilerTop-heat cooking compartment
- freestandingNot attached to anything
drop-in · portable · convection · pilot light · knob · grate · drip pan · igniter
Flammable hydrocarbon fuel
- butaneFlammable hydrocarbon gas
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
- valveFluid flow controller
pressure · pilot light · combustion · BTU · carbon monoxide · ventilation · leak · shutoff
Toxic combustion byproduct gas
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- detectorDevice that senses
- shutoff valveDevice halting fluid flow
- thermocoupleDual-metal temperature sensor
pilot light · ignition · exhaust hood · fire hazard · burn · clearance · pressure regulator
blue flame
Complete combustion's glow
- pilot lightContinuous ignition source
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- sparkTiny fiery particle
burner · combustion · flicker · glow · adjustment · low flame · high heat · thermocouple
range
Extent of variation
freestanding · drop-in · portable · convection · pilot light · knob · grate · drip pan · igniter · thermostat
propane
Flammable hydrocarbon fuel
valve · pressure · pilot light · combustion · BTU · carbon monoxide · ventilation · leak · shutoff · meter
carbon monoxide
Toxic combustion byproduct gas
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- detectorDevice that senses
- shutoff valveDevice halting fluid flow
thermocouple · pilot light · ignition · exhaust hood · fire hazard · burn · clearance · pressure regulator
sauté
Cook quickly in fat
sear · roast · braise · poach · steam · stir-fry · flambé · reduce · caramelize · blanch
- cooking equipmentrange, grill, cooktop, burner, griddle
- Fire cookingcharcoal grill, wood fire, propane grill, campfire cooking, smoker
- stovescookstove, range, electric range, cooktop, burner
- gas appliancespropane grill, propane heater, tankless water heater, tankless heater, wall heater
- gas equipmentpropane tank
- gas servicemeter reading, leak detection, pilot light, burner, valve
gas stoveelectric stove
Wired cooking appliance
induction stove · induction cooktop · electric range · ceramic cooktop · solar cooker
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