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An oven is an enclosed cooking device that uses heat to prepare food, typically by surrounding it with hot air or direct heat sources. Ovens are essential tools in most kitchens and restaurants, enabling people to bake, roast, and cook a wide variety of foods that require sustained, controlled temperatures.
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An oven is a tool that is used to expose materials to a hot environment. Ovens contain a hollow chamber and provide a means of heating the chamber in a controlled way. In use since antiquity, they have been used to accomplish a wide variety of tasks requiring controlled heating. Because they are used for a variety of purposes, there are many different types of ovens. These types differ depending on their intended purpose and based upon how they generate heat.