Stove vs. Oven

Main Difference

The main difference between Stove and Oven is that the Stove is a enclosed heated space and Oven is a thermally insulated chamber used for the heating, baking or drying of a substance.

• Stove

  A stove is an enclosed space in which fuel is burned to heat either the space in which the stove is situated, or items placed on the heated stove.

  There are many types of stoves, such as the kitchen stove, which is used to cook food, and the wood-burning stove or a coal stove, which is typically used for heating a dwelling.

  Due to concerns about air pollution, efforts have been made to improve the stove design over the years. Pellet stoves, for example, are a type of clean-burning stove, and air-tight stoves are another type that burn the wood more completely and therefore reduce the amount of the resulted combustion by-products. Another possibility is the addition of a device to clean the exhaust gas (e.g. filter or afterburner).All wood stoves manufactured In the United States since 1992 are required to limit emission of particulates.

• Oven

  An oven is a thermally insulated chamber used for the heating, baking, or drying of a substance, and most commonly used for cooking. Kilns and furnaces are special-purpose ovens used in pottery and metalworking, respectively.

• Stove (noun)

  an apparatus for cooking or heating that operates by burning fuel or using electricity.

• Stove (noun)

  a hothouse for plants.

• Stove (verb)

  fumigate or disinfect (a house) with sulphur or other fumes.

• Stove (verb)

  treat (an object) by heating it in a stove in order to apply a desired surface coating.

• Stove (verb)

  force or raise (plants) in a hothouse.