[Stoves] Stove Definition

[Paul Anderson]

Andrew,

The open fire is controlled by putting in more fuel or removing it.   
Same as a 3-stone fire.    Suspending a pot above it makes it a stove 
("an arrangement for cooking")

And Lanny says it well:
> puts the heat, on the meat, so to speak.            smile 
Paul

Paul S. Anderson, PhD  aka "Dr TLUD"
Email:  psanders at ilstu.edu   Skype: paultlud  Phone: +1-309-452-7072
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On 5/6/2013 7:08 AM, ajheggie at gmail.com wrote:
> [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
>
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