Cooking Through The Times: Restoration And Enlightenment Era

Methods of Cooking

Ashley Reinhold

English IV

Mrs. Parham

October 31, 2014

Ashley Reinhold

Mrs. Parham

English IV Research Paper

21 October 2014

Cooking Through the Times Cooking methods during the Anglo-Saxon Era through the Restoration and Enlightenment Era were extremely diverse however still uncomplicated. Each time period brought new technological advancements which impacted the cooking methods of Europe. Throughout European countries, the same cooking methods and techniques were used. Each dish created had a different process and method of cooking that must have been executed in order for the dish to be created and served accurately. Through time, cooking methods advanced which allowed different preparations of food

Baking was done in hearths and in ovens. Before the invention of ovens, baking was done strictly on hearths, in griddles, or wrapped in leaves. “Baking was done in a clay or turf oven and sometimes, Wrapped in leaves and clay, in the embers of a fire” (Levick 1). When baked on a hearth, in a clay oven, or in a turf oven, meats could be cooked in the ashes after being wrapped in leaves and clay. Hearth baking was typically used to cook meats such as: veal, beef, pork, and fish. “Braziers and covered pots acted as mini-ovens and provided gentle heat for slow baking” (Alder-France 1). Many times, Baking needed to be done slowly. In these instances covered pots would be placed over braziers or placed on hearths and covered with ashes to initiate the slow baking process. The impact of ovens created new modus to bake. Ovens were found in bake houses, in which they were built into the walls. Items that were baked in ovens included breads, fruit pies, along with meat pies. “Bread was cooked communally in a shared bread oven or made by a baker” (Sider 305). Often, Breads and pies were made and baked by the town baker. “Bread was baked in a clay oven or on a griddle” (Levick 1). Griddles were of use for many cooking methods including baking and

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