Hot Stuff! The Evolution of the Oven

Eva and Maite explore how cooking shifted from open flames to enclosed heat, tracing ovens from communal hearths and clay domes to cast-iron and white enamel ranges, Easy-Bake Ovens, microwaves, and the sleek stainless-steel kitchen aesthetic. Once sites of ritual and gathering, ovens migrated into private homes, reshaping daily life and defining who controlled heat, food, and time. These changes cast fire as clean, modern, orderly (and feminine), while new technologies redefined expectations around care, labor, and domestic responsibility, revealing dynamics of gender, power, and the meaning of progress.

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