While these terms are frequently used interchangeably in everyday conversation, there are distinct technical differences between a range, a stove, and an oven. An oven is strictly the enclosed cavity or compartment used for baking, roasting, broiling, or warming food. A stove, historically speaking, refers specifically to a heating appliance or cooktop equipped with burners used for boiling, frying, and sautéing pans from the top. A range is actually a combination appliance that integrates both a stovetop on top and an oven cavity underneath into a single unified kitchen unit. Therefore, all ranges contain both a stove and an oven, but separate wall ovens or independent cooktops do not constitute full ranges.
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