Stoves
Most of you might have stoves at
home. Stoves are very important for us, especially for our mother. They almost
can do nothing without stoves. Stove is a house appliance that is used to generate heat. Iron stoves are fueled by wood and coal. They have been
used for hundreds of years to heat homes and are still popular in some regions
as primary heating units. Modern gas and electric stoves are designed
specifically for cooking food. Such stoves are also called ranges.
Stoves were developed over thousands
of years in a number of ancient civilizations. By 2000 BC, Egyptians were using
clay and brick ovens to bake bread. During Roman times in central and northen
Europe, people developed earthenware stoves
to heat their dwellings. Cast-iron stoves were used in China as early as the
2nd century and in Europe as early as the 15th century.
In 1744 an American inventor
Benjamin Franklin developed an efficient cast-iron stove that could be
installed inside a fireplace. Even with improved designs, cooking was done
primarily over an open flame until the early 1800s. One of the earliest cooking
ranges was designed in the 1790s by Anglo-American Benjamin Thompson. The
Closed-top, cast-iron range was patented in 1802 by an Englishman George
Bodley.
Cast-iron stoves became popular
during the early 1800s with improvement in insulation
and the development of coal as an efficient fuel. The first gas stoves were
introduced in the 1830s, and electric stoves were first marketed during the
1890s. Both types of stoves grew in popularity during the early 1900s as gas
and electricity became widely available.
During the 20th century alternate
home heating methods, including central heating, gradually replaced the heating stove. This left cooking as the stove’s
primary function.
Word Watch :
Generate
: membangkitkan
Fueled
: menggunakan
bahan bakar
Earthenware
: barang
pecah belah
Insulation
: penyekatan,
pemisahan
Available : tersedia
Replaced
: menggantikan
Task
!
1.
Why are stoves very important in our
life?
2.
What are modern stoves used for?
3.
What were used for ancient stoves’ fuel?
4.
What kind of innovation did Benjamin
Franklin made?
5.
What made electric and gas stoves easily
grow in popularity?
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