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Tappan is a brand of appliances, named after company founder W. J. Tappan. [1] [2] Tappan claimed several innovations: 1930s all-porcelain range available in various colors [2] 1955 the first compact (24") microwave oven [2] 1960s electric ignition for gas ranges [citation needed] 1965 single-unit conventional range and microwave oven [2]
The large Aristocrat model featured three ovens and two broilers, weighing 734 pounds. [4] In 1960, a built-in barbecue unit could be added to a cooktop. [8] By 1964, all O'Keefe and Merritt electric ovens had built-in clocks that could be used to turn on the oven, cook for a certain time, and then turn off the oven. [9]
A microwave oven or simply microwave is an electric oven that heats and cooks food by exposing it to electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequency range. [1] This induces polar molecules in the food to rotate and produce thermal energy in a process known as dielectric heating .
A modern double oven. This is a list of oven types. An oven is a thermally insulated chamber used for the heating, baking or drying of a substance, [1] and most times used for cooking or for industrial processes (industrial oven). Kilns and furnaces are special-purpose ovens.
Baking ovens – Combines the function of curing and drying ovens. Reflow Ovens – A reflow oven is a machine used primarily for reflow soldering of surface mount electronic components to printed circuit boards (PCB). A graphical example of a convection reflow oven. The oven contains multiple zones, which can be individually controlled for ...
Tappan Historic District is a national historic district located at Tappan in Rockland County, New York. It encompasses 26 contributing buildings and three contributing sites. The district consists of 30 properties that reflect the historic commercial and residential core of the late 18th and 19th century village of Tappan.
The Reformed Church of Tappan in Tappan, Rockland County, New York (formed, 1694) is a historic church. It is a contributing property to the Tappan Historic District. [2]
Arthur Tappan (May 22, 1786 – July 23, 1865) was an American businessman, philanthropist and abolitionist. [1] He was the brother of Ohio Senator Benjamin Tappan and abolitionist Lewis Tappan , and nephew of Harvard Divinity School theologian Rev. Dr. David Tappan .