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The concept of an oven, as a closed cooking area, dates back to prehistory, with archaeological sites dating back 30,000 years, while the brick and tile ovens most similar to today's were developed in 1490 in France.
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The first icebox, a cabinet that used ice and salt for cooling, was created by Thomas Moore in 1803.However, the first mechanical refrigerators with modern refrigeration were based on the work of inventors such as Oliver Evans and Jacob Perkins in the early 19th century,
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The air fryer was invented by Dutch engineer Fred van der Weij in 2006 with the aim of cooking crispy foods using hot air instead of oil, and the first commercial model was presented by Philips at the IFA trade fair in Berlin in 2010.