hob

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Indiana, 15, said: "At one point I was doing maths on a hob in catering. It's not ideal."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024

Food residue that is stuck on the hob will start to burn as soon as the hob is turned on.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

Even food residue that collects in the oven or on the hob generates fine particles when burned.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

It’s almost all cooked in one roasting tin in the oven, so you’ll be saving washing up and using your hob less, too.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2022

“We’re tolerable, sir, I thank you,” replied Grace, lifting the boiling mess carefully on to the hob: “rather snappish, but not ’rageous.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë