as in stove
an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it a small cookstove that would be appropriate for an apartment

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Recent Examples of cookstove The panel also discussed a new CGI commitment to create a global market for clean cookstoves by the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Foundation, the World Food Program, Royal Dutch Shell, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other public and private partners. Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2010 And when the same space is used for cooking, living and sleeping, the entire family is exposed to cookstove fumes. Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023 Globally, the problem of faulty equipment and lack of maintenance plagues many rural initiatives, including efforts to replace polluting indoor cookstoves with cleaner or electric models. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Aug. 2020 That alliance, backed by the United Nations Foundation and dozens of governments, corporations, and foundations, has helped local groups distribute some 80 million cookstoves around the world since 2010. IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2018 See All Example Sentences for cookstove
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Noun
  • His uncle has the natural ability to put a pot of something on the stove, throw several spices in with his eyes closed, and serve the family an incredible dinner.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
  • The smell of something simmering on the stove—garlic, ginger, soy, or even the aroma of roasted chicken or vegetables.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
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  • Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 22 to 28 minutes.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
  • Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until cooked through and top is golden.
    Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 19 June 2025

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