Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Cooking With Style






I'm watching Master Chef and thinking how amazing Christine is...a blind competitor who continues to inspire me and Monti, a single mom not unlike myself ,who grows in confidence with her ability and cooking talent.  But, it also makes me think about how all the chefs over the centuries still managed to create visions in the kitchen with far less than what these cooks have.  So, I challenge you to look at these five cooking utensils from the 17th & 18th centuries and see if you can guess how they were used in those kitchens from long ago.  Remember, no peaking at the answers until you have written down your guesses!  ;~)



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1.  Eighteenth century antique wrought iron Scotch Broiler...mainly used throughout the United Kingdom.  This type of broiler was used to cook meat or poultry and could even be used to toast slices of bread.

2.   Nineteenth century wooden Wall Spice Box...usually found hanging near the open hearth or stove and used to store different spices or home essentials such as candles.

3.  Nineteenth century Antique Forged Iron Utensil Rack... this piece would have been used to hold fireplace cooking utensils as well as holding small game or fowl and root vegetables until needed.

4.  Eighteenth century French Egg Spoon...often used in France to create a meal centered around an egg cooked in the spoon before being placed on toasted bread.  

5.  Eighteenth century Barrel Churn...sometimes the entire churn would be turned by the handle or the handle would operate a crank turning paddles inside the barrel to produce butter.














13 comments:

  1. Ugh. I stink! I couldn't even guess most of them. I thought the egg spoon was for making corn cakes in the fire and the barrel was something to do with wine. I need to focus on what my own kitchen utensils are used for. Some haven't seen the light of day in a while! :) Also, I was sad that Monte left last night. She was cool.

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    1. Hi Genevieve! I'm not a gourmet cook by any means, but I make a FABULOUS gumbo! I want Christine to win but would have settled for Monti...don't care too much for Josh or Becky...

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  2. Here are my (probably way off base) guesses: #1 a cheese grater #2 spice drawer #3 toast rack #4 ladle #5 apple peeler. How'd I do? Oh, I guess I'm allowed to go back and read the answers now :)

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    1. Hi Susanna! Lol...don't feel too bad...I only knew the spice rack myself and I was the one doing the research! ;~)

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  3. Yeah, no. i wouldn't have guessed any of those. ;) But the pics are pretty and I can imagine using some of those things for other purposes, i.e. earring hangers? :D

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    1. Hi Trisha and welcome to my blog! That's funny about the earring hangers because that's what some of those things looked like to me as well but I KNEW it couldn't be that simple...lol...

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  4. My guesses: 1. Toaster or bacon rack. 2. Cold storage unit. 3. Meat rack. 4. Pie pan. I've seen fireplace pie pans in catalogs and they look like this. 5. Popcorn popper.I don't know how it could be a popcorn popper though, since it is wood and would burn. I didn't think of that. I kind of got the first and third ones.
    As for Becky, she may be able to cook, but I don't care for her whining or her attitude.

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    1. Hi, Janet! As talented as you are with the Tri is stuff, I was pretty certain you would get them all...lol...and I agree about Becky...

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  5. Cool! The only thing I got right was the beer thing! ;)

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    1. Hi Erik! Learn something every day, right? ;~)

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  6. Well I got #2,3 and 5 right... sheesh! Although I did at first think the barrel might hold wine...mmm why did I think that...:-)

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    1. Hi Diane! Wasn't it interesting how some of these things were used?

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