Kitchen at Windsor Castle (1819 illustration)
Cooking equipment dates back to the first stick holding skewered meat over a hot fire after days of hunting. All of these photos show items that could be written about in tomes. But let’s settle for the old adage — “A picture is worth a thousand words” — and leave it at that for the moment.
Roman Frying Pan, 3rd Century A.D. (National Museum Wales)
Stoneware jar (Photo credit: Wendy Slatterly)
Butter Keeper (Modern) (Photo credit: Francis Toms)
Mortars and pestles, Italy (Photo credit: Mario Bernardini)
Sieves (Photo credit: Wendy Slatterly)
Old Pots
Down in the Dairy (Photo credit: Wendy Slatterly)
Old Milk Bucket (U.S.) (Photo credit: Jim Frazier)
Cooking equipment and hearth, Chateau de Chillon (Photo credit: Steven Wagner)
Ice Tower (Photo credit: Wendy Slatterly)
Kitchen at Castle Beynac (Photo credit: Lawrence Rice)
And we’ll end with a bowl of bean soup, thank you very much:
A nice little post and easily digested. I like the old photos of castle kitchens but I was wondering… How does the Ice Tower work?
Thanks for sharing!
John.
Go to http://www.thevista.co.uk/index.php?page=wales_02-Penrhyn_Castle and there’s a short description of how ice was placed there for food storage. You might contact the castle (part of the national trust) itself if you have further questions.