Evolution of appliances and utensils in Western cooking

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  • Pere Castells Esqué Gastrocultura Mediterrània

Keywords:

Appliances, utensils, technology, science, cooking.

Abstract

Cooking instruments, which are now distinguished between appliances and utensils, have been present in the history of humanity since ancient times. These instruments have ranged, for example, from the various utensils found at the prehistoric Romaní Rock Shelter in Capellades (Barcelona Prov.), which were conceived for the preparation of food and were closely connected to the use of fire, to the latest home appliance set to be put on the market, the Moley, which is practically a kitchen robot. The book Culinary Chemistry by Friedrick Accum, from 1821, already dealt with economical cooking based on the use of instruments that came to mark the subsequent development of food preparation. The industrial revolution also led to a major advance in this field. In the 20th century, electricity as an everyday thing and the full entry of women into the labour market marked the emergence of a whole set of appliances and utensils which now form the basis of both professional and domestic kitchens. Appliances and utensils which are fast, clean, energy-efficient, cheap, intuitive and highly sustainable are in store for us in the future.

Keywords: Appliances, utensils, technology, science, cooking.

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Pere Castells Esqué, Gastrocultura Mediterrània

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Castells Esqué, P. (2018). Evolution of appliances and utensils in Western cooking. TECA: Tecnologia I Ciència Dels Aliments, 16, 3–5. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/TECA/article/view/144671

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Vol. 16 (2016)

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