The masonry stove is the ancestor of modern microwaves and ovens, and the Ukrainian pich is not only a stove where Ukrainians cooked food (in fact some Ukrainians in villages prepare food in pich even now) but a cultural heritage and a cult for the whole nation. The stove served many different purposes and combined several functions at the same time. What was pich used for? Firstly, to cook food: Ukrainians boiled borscht (beet soup), baked bread, and cooked porridges. Secondly, it was used to dry the harvest, for instance,...