Myself in the "finishing kitchen" of a stately home |
The year is 1911 and the picture to the left is of myself in what was known as the "occasional kitchen" or the "finishing kitchen". This was because the real kitchen where ninety percent of the work is done (now under a hotel) was on the other side of the house and so the finishing kitchen was where everything was plated up and the final touches were done to each dish before being transported to the dining room. However, the real kitchen is over a hundred yards away and, in order to keep the dishes hot as possible, they were transported by this post's first tool: a bicycle. I know Jamie Oliver has used a skateboard in a kitchen before but a bicycle is definitely a "Tools For The Job" first!
"Meals on wheels!" |
A pat of butter! |
The first prototype for a microwave-oven |
Thirdly, copper saucepans. Not necessarily unusual as such but these things get a mention simply because of the number that they are found in. In most every old kitchen you go to, you will see rows and rows of copper saucepans in a vast array of sizes. Copper is excellent for thermal conductivity (even heating) and is brilliant for meringues and other foams but can have the tendency to react with foods of an acidic nature resulting in toxicity so they were eventually lined with tin to stop this. These saucepans are also on the weighty side and can require high upkeep such re-tinning so nowadays they are "cladded".
Now, knives back then were made to last! These knives were hundreds of years old and were still in fantastic condition. |
I could shave in one of these! |
Take note of the the size of the wooden board on the left... |
Seasoned with Peculiarity,
Jacob
"To glorify my Savior, Jesus Christ, the Creator
of the universe and spread further abroad His glorious gospel." - Yours Truly
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