[Stoves] Stove Definition

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[Default] On Thu, 02 May 2013 19:49:13 -0500,Paul Anderson
<psanders at ilstu.edu> wrote:

>Note:   The 3-stone fire is a stove because of the 3 stones onto which a pot can be placed.   Take away the stones and you only have a fire and do not have any stove structure, so a simple fire is not a stove.

But does it become one when a pot is suspended over it?

To my mind a stove needs some way to control air, either by
controlling the draught or by restricting air. A 3 stone fire might do
this but an open fire cannot.

AJH