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Evolution of stoves

  • 1490

    The First Wood Burning Stove

    The First Wood Burning Stove
    First people would build a fire and hang a pot or a cauldron. Then would dig a hole and build a fire in the hole and put flat metal pots on top of the hole.
  • Iron stoves

    Iron stoves
    You could cook more pots at once with one heated stove. These stoves were big so they couldn't fit in some houses.
  • Gas stoves

    Gas stoves
    Gas stoves were first made in 1826 but weren't used as much until the 1920s with some upgrades. As there were first coming out their size wasn't fit with kitchens.
  • Coal stoves

    Coal stoves
    Coal stoves were made out of cast iron. They are similar to stoves around this time, but coal stoves had ventilation.
  • Vapor stove

    Vapor stove
    This stove was very common throughout the 1890s. It's similar to a gas stove, but it could use petroleum products because in places gas.
  • Electric stoves

    Electric stoves
    Later they were patented in 1896. It helped cooking go faster and easier. They were first made in Canada and then expanded from there.
  • Gas Cabinet Range Stove

    Gas Cabinet Range Stove
    Electric stoves were the biggest competition for gas, so gas came out with more new stoves. This stove was made out of cast iron and sheet metal and had a boiler and burners.
  • Commercial Microwave Oven

    Commercial Microwave Oven
    A commercial microwave is designed to take much heavier use than a home model, as it can be put through hours of nearly continuous use on a daily basis. A commercial microwave is usually built with a cabinet of restaurant-grade stainless steel for ease of cleaning.
  • Electric Flair Range Stove

    Electric Flair Range Stove
    An electric range, the Flair has burners that roll in and out much like a drawer, hidden from view when not in use. The double ovens sit right at counter height, and the oven doors lift up instead of swinging out.
  • The Thermador Stove

    The Thermador Stove
    This a gas range stove and with high quality. With 4-6 burners and in many sizes.
  • Induction Cooktop Stove

    Induction Cooktop Stove
    An induction cooktop is a type of electric cooktop that uses electromagnetism to heat cookware, essentially turning the cookware into its own source of heat. Because these cooktops heat cookware with electromagnetism, the system is highly efficient, allowing for a rapid rise or drop in temperature.
  • Rocket Cook Stove

    Rocket Cook Stove
    Efficient and hot-burning stove using small-diameter wood fuel. Fuel is burned in a simple combustion chamber containing an insulated vertical chimney, which ensures almost complete combustion prior to the flames reaching the cooking surface. Rocket stove designs are most often used for portable stoves for cooking but the design is also used for large, fixed stoves in institutions, and to make rocket mass heaters for heating.