▁BC , ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁argued ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁Ind us ▁Valley . ▁Br ick ▁o vens ▁are ▁also ▁another ▁cer am ic ▁type ▁o ven . ▁A ▁culture ▁most ▁notable ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁brick ▁o vens ▁is ▁Italy ▁and ▁its ▁int imate ▁history ▁with ▁p izza . ▁However , ▁its ▁history ▁also ▁dates ▁further ▁back ▁to ▁Roman ▁times , ▁where in ▁the ▁brick ▁o ven ▁was ▁used ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁commercial ▁use ▁but ▁household ▁use ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Gas ▁o ven : ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁recorded ▁uses ▁of ▁a ▁gas ▁st ove ▁and ▁o ven ▁referenced ▁a ▁dinner ▁party ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁hosted ▁by ▁Zach aus ▁Win z ler , ▁where ▁all ▁the ▁food ▁was ▁prepared ▁either ▁on ▁a ▁gas ▁st ove ▁or ▁in ▁its ▁o ven ▁compart ment . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁British ▁invent or ▁James ▁Sh arp ▁began ▁to ▁commer cially ▁produce ▁gas ▁o vens ▁after ▁installing ▁one ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁house . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁the ▁B ower ' s ▁Register ed ▁Gas ▁Sto ve ▁was ▁displayed ▁at ▁the ▁Great ▁Ex hib ition . ▁This ▁st ove ▁would ▁set ▁the ▁standard ▁and ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁modern ▁gas ▁o ven . ▁Notable ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁gas ▁st ove ▁since ▁include ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁therm ost at ▁which ▁assist ed ▁in ▁temperature ▁reg ulation ; ▁also ▁an ▁en am el ▁co ating ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁gas ▁st ov