What is Stove?
{{Two other uses|the fuel-burning heating device|details on cooking stoves in particular|kitchen stove}} [[Image:Fouday-Poêle.jpg|thumb|Alsatian stove in [[Fouday]] church]] A '''stove''' is an enclosed heated space. The word is usually taken to mean an enclosed space in which [[fuel]] is burned to provide [[Heat|heating]], either to heat the space in which the stove is found or to heat the stove itself, and anything placed on it. This article is principally concerned with enclosed stoves burning solid fuels for room heating. ==Kitchen stove== {{Main|Kitchen stove}} A [[kitchen stove]] is a [[kitchen appliance]] designed for [[cooking]] food. Kitchen stoves rely on the application of [[heat transfer#Conduction|direct heat]] for the cooking process and may also contain an [[oven]] underneath it which is used for [[baking]]. {{commonscat}} [[Category:Cooking appliances]]