stoves

Where pots boil

Stoves is the plural of stove, a device that generates heat for cooking or warming a space.

Kitchen stoves combine burners on top with an oven below.

Heating stoves burn wood, coal, or gas to warm rooms.

The cabin had two wood-burning stoves.

To stove something in is to break or crush it inward: The collision stoved in the hull.

heating

woodstove

Enclosed firebox for heating

hearth · chimney · flue · damper · firebox · warmth · radiant heat · ember · stovepipe · bellows

appliance

range

Extent of variation

electric · gas · induction · freestanding · built-in · downdraft · ventilation · hood · self-cleaning · knobs

cooking

sauté

Cook quickly in fat

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

sear · poach · steam · stir-fry · flambé · reduce · blanch · braise · stockpot · skillet

fuel

gas

Formless, expanding substance

coal · pellet · biomass · kerosene · induction · alcohol · butane · natural gas · charcoal · kindling

camping

portable

Able to be carried

windscreen · mess kit · outdoors · campsite · lightweight · compact · fuel canister · hiking · expedition · survival

kitchen

countertop

Flat kitchen work surface

island · cabinetry · exhaust fan · layout · workflow · installation · clearance · gas line · electrical · renovation

Categories
Opposites
thermal function

stovesrefrigerators

Appliances that chill food

freezers · fridges · coolers · ice boxes · cold storage

cooking method/technology

stovesmicrowaves

Electromagnetic waves for cooking

raw food · salad bars

Phrases
Family

stove, stovetop, stoved

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G