A kitchen stove, range or cooktop is a kitchen appliance designed for the purpose of cooking food. Kitchen stoves rely on the application of direct heat for the cooking process and may also contain an oven, used for baking.
In the industrialized world, as stove appliances replaced open fires and braziers as a source of more efficient and reliable heating, models were developed that could also be used for cooking, these came to be known as kitchen stoves. When homes began to be heated with central heating systems in Toronto as all over the world, there was less need for an appliance that served as both heat source and cooker.
The fuel-burning stove is the most basic design of kitchen stove. In the developing world, such stoves are still the most common cooking appliances and new, more fuel efficient and environmentally sound biomass cook stoves are being developed for use there. Gas and electric ranges and cooktops are the most common today in Toronto. In particular, professional chefs often prefer gas cook tops as cooking appliances, for they allow them to control the heat more finely and more quickly. On the other hand, some chefs often prefer electric wall ovens because they tend to heat food more evenly. Today's major brands, such as Maytag, offer both gas and electric ranges, and many also offer dual-fuel stoves combining gas cooktops and wall ovens.
Modern kitchen ranges have both burners on the top and an oven. A cooktop just has burners on the top and is usually installed into a countertop. Depending on your cooking needs, both types of appliances are offered by Maytag. I found that in Toronto most people when buying an appliance tend to go for a standard range, but cooktops are becoming increasingly more popular.
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