Cooking Stove
Definition: A cooking stove is a kitchen appliance that uses heat to cook food. It usually has burners on the top where you can place pots and pans to prepare meals.
Usage Instructions: 1. To use a cooking stove, you first plug it in (if it’s electric) or make sure it is connected to gas (if it’s a gas stove). 2. Turn on the burners by adjusting the knobs to the desired heat level. 3. Place your cooking pots or pans on the burners to start cooking.
Example Sentence: "Dinner was already on the stove when I got home." This means that food was being cooked on the stove when the person arrived home.
Advanced Usage: In culinary terms, a cooking stove can be referred to as a "range," which often includes an oven and may have additional features like a grill or a griddle. Professional chefs might use a "commercial stove" designed for heavy-duty cooking.
Word Variants: - Stove: A shorter form that can refer to any type of heating appliance. - Cooktop: This refers specifically to the top part of a stove where pots are placed, without an oven. - Range: A stove that includes an oven.
Different Meanings: - "Stove" can also refer to a heating device used to warm a room, not just for cooking. For example, "We turned on the stove to keep the house warm in winter."
Synonyms: - Range - Cooktop - Burner
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: - "Cook up a storm": This means to cook a lot of food or to cook very well, often used when someone is preparing a big meal. - "Burn the candle at both ends": While not directly related to a stove, it means to work too hard and exhaust oneself, similar to how a stove can "burn" food if not watched carefully.