kitchen stove

Where meals cook

A kitchen stove is a large appliance for cooking food, combining a cooktop with burners and an oven below.

It may be powered by gas, electricity, or induction.

The term distinguishes household cooking appliances from heating stoves or industrial equipment: The old kitchen stove needed replacing.

cooking

sauté

Cook quickly in fat

  • simmerCook just under boiling
  • boilHeat to bubbling point
  • fryCook in hot fat

roast · bake · sear · braise · poach · steam · stir-fry · blanch · reduce · caramelize

appliance

range

Extent of variation

  • ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
  • burnerHeat-producing device component
  • inductionFormal admission process

broiler · griddle · hotplate · hood · ventilation · knobs · dials · pilot light · ignition · thermostat

heat

temperature

Measured heat intensity

  • warmthHeat you feel
  • flameBurning gas made visible
  • burnerHeat-producing device component

conduction · radiation · high heat · low heat · preheat · scald · sizzle · char · glow · blue flame

home

family

Related people together

dinner · breakfast · comfort food · tradition · domestic · nourishment · recipe · Sunday dinner · apron · meal prep

Opposites
temperature function

kitchen stoverefrigerator

Food-cooling household appliance

freezer · fridge · icebox · deep freeze · ice box

cooking method (direct heat vs. alternative methods)

kitchen stovemicrowave

Radiation-based kitchen heater

microwave oven · raw food

Family

cooking, stove, kitchen, kitchens, stoves, cooktop, kitchenette, kitchenware, kitchenettes

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G