Timeline of culinary technologies

This is a timeline of culinary technologies. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Timeline of culinary technologies

Earliest attested dates, inventors, or locations, for culinary technologies.

• 3,000,000 BP - Stone tools.
• 780,000 BP - Cooking - see: Control of fire by early humans.
• 18,300 BP - Pottery - Xianrendong and Yuchanyan caves, China.
• 6500–5500 BC - Butter churn - Beersheba culture, Negev ^[6]
• 2600 BC - Barrel - Egypt. ^[7]
• 1766–1122 BC - Chopsticks - Shang dynasty, China. ^[8]
• 1766-1122 BC - Fork- Shang dynasty, China. ^[9]
• 1700 BC - Cookbook - Akkadian tablets. ^[10]
• 1500 BC - Glass bottle - Mesopotamia. ^[11]
• 1000 BC - Ash glazeware - Shang dynasty, China. ^[12]
• 750 BC - Cast iron cookware - China. ^[13]
• 210 BC - Kitchen stove - Qin dynasty, China.
• 70 AD - Gridiron - Pompeii, Italy.
• 12th century - Waffle Iron - France.
• 13 Jun 1475 - First Printed Cookbook: "De honesta voluptate et valetudine" - Bartolomeo Platina, Italy. ^[14]
• 17th century - Greensand cast, brass, cookware - Netherlands.
• 1679 - Pressure cooker - Denis Papin, UK. ^{[15] [5]}
• 18th century - Larkspit / Bar-Grate Toaster / Wire toasting frame - UK. ^[16]
• 1707 - Green sand, thin walled, Cast Iron Cookware - patented Abraham Darby I, UK. ^[17]
• 1772 - Canned food - Dutch Navy, Netherlands. ^[18]
• 1786 - Threshing machine - Andrew Meikle, UK. ^[5]
• 1795 - Cast Iron kitchen Stove - Count Rumford, UK. ^[5]
• 1799 - Coffee grinder - Richard Dearmann, UK.
• 1819 - Coffee percolator - Joseph-Henry-Marie Laurens, France.
• 1826 - Gas Stove - patented James Sharp, UK.
• 1830s - Wire Whisk - Philippe, France.
• 1833 - Coal fulled stove - Jordan Mott, USA.
• 1834 - Icemaker - Jacob Perkins, UK.
• 1842 - Pepper mill - Peugeot, France.
• 1845 - High pressure water Taps - Edward Chrimes, UK.
• 1850s - Plumbed Kitchen Sink - UK.
• 1850 - Hand cranked Dishwasher - patented Joel Houghton, USA.
• 1855 - Can opener - patented Robert Yeates, UK. ^[19]
• 1856 - Hand mixer - patented Ralph Collier, USA.
• 1858 - Screw-capped glass Mason Jar - patented John Landis Mason, USA.
• 1859 - Electric Stove - patented George B. Simpson, USA.
• 1861 - Rice polisher - patented Sampson Moore, UK.
• 1884 - Espresso machine - patented Angelo Moriondo, Italy.
• 1884 - Rotary egg beater - patented Willis Johnson, USA.
• 1885 - Popcorn maker - Charles Cretors, USA.
• 1885 - Electric mixer - patented Rufus Eastman, USA.
• 1885 - Rice huller - Evaristo Conrado Engelberg, Brazil.
• 1887 - Electric water boiler - induction heater, patented Ferranti, UK.
• 1890-91 - Electric Kettle - UK / USA.
• 1892 - Vacuum Flask - James Dewar, UK. ^[20]
• 1893 - Electric Toaster - Crompton & Company, UK.
• 1897 - Electric Oven - patented Thomas Ahearn, Canada.
• 1903 - Tea bag - patented Roberta Lawson and Mary McLaren, USA. ^{[21] [5]}
• 1906 - Induction Stove - patented Arthur F. Berry, UK. ^[22]
• 1910 - Aluminium foil - Dr. Lauber, Neher & Cie, Switzerland. ^[5]
• 1913 - Residential refrigerators, USA.
• 1913-15 - Martensitic stainless steel cutlery and cookware - Harry Brearley, Sheffield, UK. ^[23]
• 1915 - Jena glass / Pyrex Borosilicate glassware - Otto Schott, Germany.
• 1921 - Popup toaster - patented Charles Perkins Strite, USA. ^[24]
• 1922 - Blender - Stephen Poplawski, USA. ^[25]
• 1923 - Electric Rice Cooker - Mitsubishi Electric, Japan. ^[26]
• 1924 - Pie iron sandwich toaster - patented Charles V. Champion, USA. ^[5]
• 1926 - Kitchen hood (Extractor Hood) - Theodore R. N. Gerdes, USA. ^[5]
• 1929 - Electric Dishwasher - Miele, Germany. ^[27]
• 1938 - Tupperware containers - Earl Tupper, USA. ^[28]
• 1946 - Food Processor - Starmix, Germany. ^[5]
• 1947 - Microwave oven - patented by Percy LaBaron Spencer, USA. ^[29]
• 1949 - Plastic wrap (Saran) - Ralph Wiley, Dow Chemicals, USA. ^[30]
• 1955 - Automatic Kettle - Russell Hobbs, UK. ^[31]
• 1955 - Automatic Rice Cooker - Toshiba, Japan. ^{[26] [5]}
• 1956 - Non-Stick TEFlon pans - Tefal / Marc Grégoire, France. ^{[32] [5]}

See Also

• Timeline of food
• Kitchenware
• List of cooking appliances
• List of cooking vessels

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