How we equip and use our kitchen has changed irrevocably over the centuries, the twentieth century has seen far-reaching technological and social changes making their mark; the kitchen fire, for many a century the focal point of the house, has given way to electricity and gas. David J. Eveleigh looks at the kitchen that centered on the open hearth or range and surveys the equipment used for storing and preserving, preparing, boiling, roasting and baking food. This is an intriguing topic, shedding light on how the routine of our lives can be influenced by new inventions and on how we are continuously driven to conceive of new technology in an attempt to ease life's chores.
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David J Eveleigh is Curator of Social History for the City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery at Blaise Castle House Museum. He has written several articles on aspects of social history as well as the Shire Albums "Firegrates and Kitchen Ranges," "The Victorian Farmer," "Old Cooking Utensils" and "Brass and Brassware."
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By J. Barker
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Little dissapointed with this was rather hoping it would contain more than it does to be honest it's little more than a brochure, I still enjoyed it though, just expected more. Ho Hum.
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Good information but more sketches would have been helpful
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I was looking for a source to demonstrate how earlier generations prepared meals and this book was helpful for the time period it covered, but sketches of more utensils being used or from different angles would make identifying old equipment easier.
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