I suppose this old lady, like most grandmothers, uses her oven nearly every day. She prepares good meals for her family or her friends. The stove is an essential "box" in her home. It is no ordinary kitchen appliance though; the hearth is often seen as a home's central feature.
The first ovens date back to 3000 BC. Their use is a mark of progress: larger quantities of cooked meat and bread could be consumed because of them; whole civilizations evolved because of the invention of the oven!
Ovens are useful, and associated with good things (cakes made by grandmothers), but also, they can be a bit scary: "careful, the oven's hot!" Think of poor Hansel being threatened by the terrible witch of being thrown into the oven. Or think about more terrifying uses of ovens still...
Article by Marie Serre
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