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What the caveman knew or did not know about cooking we truly do not know. We do know that this great art and science of cooking has been an intriguing and continuing adventure through every age from the iron rod spit used by early man for broiling, to the soapstone pot of the ancient Egyptians, to the birch bark kettles used by American Indians, to the modern ingenuity of the crafters of today’s cookware and utilsils and cutlery such as stainless steel knives.
To our knowledge the Ancient Egyptians had six forms of cooking. They did baking, broiling, roasting, frying, boiling, and stewing. The early Jewish people quite clearly used the art of roasting as did Rebecca in Genesis 27 when she roasted Venison. Through the middle ages and early Babylonia, brazing and boiling were quite common. The Romans used charcoal grills and stone hearths. Kettles and fireplaces were used for many years especially into early America. These great fireplaces can be seen in many of our tours of early American homes today.
Ovens for baking, though used less commonly in earlier years, began with perhaps the Beehive Oven, afforded only by the wealth, became quite an adventure for the first excited bakers of history. What an excitement it must have been to taste the first hot bread from the oven or the first tasty rolls with cinnamon and sugar. Wouldn’t you like to have been there? What baker is there who would not have been thrilled to have been part of this great experiment?
The first Cast Iron Stove was built in 1490 and the first Cookstove in early 1800. Perhaps some of you older readers can remember Grandma’s old Wood-burning Stove and oven where many delicious meals were cooked and many tasty corn muffins baked not to mention the aromatic pot of beans and ham from the top of that old stove. It makes you want to go back and sample some doesn’t it? Well, this old cast iron stove was quite popular during early America and is truly part of our heritage.
There is more to be said about the great discoveries of the knives, cutlery, pots, pans, spoons, silver, dishes, and other equipment invented and used to make cooking and dining so much better. Check out some of our other blogs for more information and still more to come.
June 16th, 2008 at 5:24 am
More History on Cooking | Quality Kitchen Cutlery…
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June 16th, 2008 at 5:25 am
More History on Cooking | Quality Kitchen Cutlery…
When you want high quality, durable and the most reliable kitchen knives and cutleries, you check out this site. Inside this store you can browse through its collection of these products that surely will complete all of the great things you have in yo…
June 16th, 2008 at 5:25 am
More History on Cooking | Quality Kitchen Cutlery…
When you want high quality, durable and the most reliable kitchen knives and cutleries, you check out this site. Inside this store you can browse through its collection of these products that surely will complete all of the great things you have in yo…
June 16th, 2008 at 5:26 am
More History on Cooking | Quality Kitchen Cutlery…
When you want high quality, durable and the most reliable kitchen knives and cutleries, you check out this site. Inside this store you can browse through its collection of these products that surely will complete all of the great things you have in yo…
June 16th, 2008 at 6:34 am
More History on Cooking | Quality Kitchen Cutlery…
When you want high quality, durable and the most reliable kitchen knives and cutleries, you check out this site. Inside this store you can browse through its collection of these products that surely will complete all of the great things you have in yo…
June 16th, 2008 at 6:35 am
More History on Cooking | Quality Kitchen Cutlery…
When you want high quality, durable and the most reliable kitchen knives and cutleries, you check out this site. Inside this store you can browse through its collection of these products that surely will complete all of the great things you have in yo…
June 16th, 2008 at 6:35 am
More History on Cooking | Quality Kitchen Cutlery…
When you want high quality, durable and the most reliable kitchen knives and cutleries, you check out this site. Inside this store you can browse through its collection of these products that surely will complete all of the great things you have …