Home is definitely where the heart is and for many of us, the
kitchen is the heartbeat itself. It’s the first port of call for many after a
hard day’s work. Some will head straight to the sink, armed with the kettle for
a well-deserved cup of tea. For others a glass of chilled white wine could do
the trick and then there’s those who grab themselves a beer, flip off the cap
and let the stresses of the day disperse in a nice, cool glass of beer. Whatever
your ‘poison’ at the end of a busy day, this now versatile room with all its
amazing gadgetry and Wi-Fi technology has become the mainstay of many a home. So,
we thought we’d take you back to a time when the kitchen was a little humbler,
than it is now.
We may think that the modern-day kitchen is just that, inspired
and formed from modern day living, a creation from the ‘noughties’. ‘Quaint and
outdated’ we may think when we look back at images of kitchens from previous
decades, however these cooking spaces from yester-year have played
a part influencing the spaces we now cook and socialise in. Each era has
brought with it, its own obsession from that time.
In early 1900, Fred W. Wolf of Fort Wayne, Indiana,
invented refrigerators for home and domestic use with
models consisting of a unit that was mounted on top of an ice box.
The 1920’s were viewed as ‘sanitation conscious’, think
all-white kitchens that are clean enough to eat your lunch off.
The advent of early ‘appliance technology’ in the 1930’s,
brought with it a real change in how we were able to prepare food and beverages.
Thanks to appliances from General Electric, such as the electric kettle with automatic
cut-out, making a cup of tea became a whole lot easier.
The 1940’s introduced us to food storage in the
format of Tupperware containers, developed by Earl Silas Tupper in Massachusetts.
Due to rationing because of the war, preserving also became popular in this
decade.
The 1950’s saw the first non-stick pan produced and the invention
of the microwave oven.
The 1960’s brought a leap in change for the humble kitchen. New
technology enabled most fridges to have a freezer compartment below the refrigerator.
Ovens and hobs were built into cabinets, both portable and inbuilt dishwashers becoming
the norm, Washer and Dryer machines were now able to
clean and dry clothes in less time and with fewer wrinkles than before.
The 70’s brought with it the Breville toasted sandwich maker, the Swan Teasmade and the Soda Stream.(who didn’t want a Soda Stream maker?)
The 1980’s bought with it the birth of television cooking shows
such as Food and Drink, followed by Ready Steady Cook in the 1990’s, in early
2000 Saturday Kitchen launched and is still running to this day.
That leads us back to the modern-day kitchen….stunning floor to ceiling
cabinets, concrete work surfaces, high speed ovens that clean themselves,
induction hobs that go from cold to hot to cold instantaneously, music piped
seamlessly through invisible speakers, boiling water straight from the tap with
no need for a kettle and a flat screen TV to catch up on the latest Netflix box
set.
Yester-years kitchens have helped to create the kitchen of today, get in touch with us on 07496 099446 and we will help to create your kitchen of the future.
