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? asked in Food & DrinkEntertaining · 6 months ago

Triangular shaped oven?

Would it work? I figured that a triangular-shaped oven would be more energy efficient than a dome-shaped oven, seeing as there's less space for the heat to disperse to. But I'm not a physicist, so I'm curious if my theory is practical or if there's good reason why most outdoor ovens are dome-shaped. 

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  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    Using pyramid power the food would cook itself.

  • ?
    5 months ago

    Please make it and find out. 

    Pyramid good. 

  • Karen
    5 months ago

    I always love hearing inventive ideas. Its people like you that gave us the modern conveniences we all currently enjoy and rely on. Im loving it!

  • Ogami Itto
    Lv 6
    5 months ago

    Using pyramid power the food would cook itself.

  • CrustyCurmudgeon
    Lv 7
    6 months ago

    Many coal and wood-fired ovens have domed tops to direct the heat toward the food, that is cooked in front of the fire. A triangle roof would hold a lot of heat in the top, with little circulating toward the cooking area.

  • ?
    6 months ago

    A dome reflects and disperses heat evenly. Any shape with hard angles in it would not heat as evenly. But yes! generally smaller oven would be more efficient. 

  • fuzzy
    Lv 4
    6 months ago

    I believe the term you are looking for is convection currents, a triangle would not flow heat currents very well

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