Oven
device · 29000 BC · Stone Age
A closed chamber for cooking with heat.
What it is made of
- Oven hearth floor — has part. A red-hot floor on which bread is baked.
- Furnace arched roof — has part. The dome holds and reflects the heat.
- Oven mouth — has part. An opening for loading and draught.
Principles and materials it uses
- Combustion — uses. Heat comes from burning wood.
- Clay — is made of. Baking ovens were shaped from clay.
- Stone — is made of. The oven floor was laid with stone, which holds heat.
Where it is used
- Bread — is used in. Bread is baked in an oven.
What it is a kind of
- Tandoor — includes. An oven.
- Wood-fired oven — includes. An oven.
- Convection oven — includes. An oven.