So on one hand, a super practical invention that could greatly improve the lives of a large swath of the populace...but on the other, a kaboom.
I kinda feel like the author just felt like doing something more whimsical and came up with an excuse for it. And I mean...they suggest it's safer, but it still explodes with a boom, meaning there's still a big pressure wave, meaning it's still plenty deadly. For something used in such limited circumstances, it doesn't feel like this is a revolutionary invention at all compared to the stove.