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Consider the Fork

A History of How We Cook and Eat
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Feb 07, 2022dnk rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This thought provoking book not only examines the evolution of the implements we use to help with that most basic of activities, feeding ourselves, but also how those implements have changed us, both culturally and even physically. (Don't…
Aug 29, 2020Einer2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you like history and cooking this one will both entertain and inform. I pride myself on knowing quite a bit about food history but learned much from Bee. Only in a few places toward very end did it drag.
Jul 27, 2019amberwench rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"Consider the Fork" is an interesting and well cited book on HOW we eat rather than what we eat. When did we start using the fork? When did an open fireplace stop being the norm? Does any of the high-tech, shiny equipment in our kitchens…
Jul 24, 2019Ray_Ho rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Very intriguing book, made me realize cooking is more than the technique, and the tools we use are much more older than I knew prior. I learned a lot about the culture shaped by the kitchen, kitchen tools, and where its going. Very…
May 22, 2019IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Fascinating history of cooking styles and technology and how they affect culture. Both enjoyable and enlightening. We all eat. Most of us cook. We all use forks, pans, chopsticks, knives, toasters, coffeemakers, etc. But WHY we use…
Jan 25, 2019sinbad64 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a well-written fascinating book that peppers the reader on almost every page with insights, anecdotes, origins and details pertaining to kitchens and kitchen equipment. A few terms here and there are "British" but they dopn't…
Nov 16, 2018SurreyLibraries_Reads rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is truly a book to savour – I really enjoyed this book by Bee Wilson. I am in love with the subject of “food”. I have to know its history. What were we eating in the old days & how we “evolved” to today’s techniques, tools – to…
May 20, 2014andreabroomfield rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
After reading Bee Wilson's history of cooking technology, Consider the Fork, I consider more carefully the items that surround me in my kitchen. Some kitchen technology’s importance is obvious to me, like my electric convection oven or my…
May 20, 2014andreabroomfield rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
After reading Bee Wilson's history of cooking technology, Consider the Fork, I consider more carefully the items that surround me in my kitchen. Some kitchen technology’s importance is obvious to me, like my electric convection oven or my…
Mar 22, 2013
A fascinating tale of how food influenced cooking and eating implements in many cultures and how the implements influenced food. Of interest to all "foodies". NET
Mar 21, 2013zipread rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat --- by Bee Wilson. --- Consider the Fork considers not only the fork but the spoon, the knife, the pan, the stove and a myriad of other instruments found in the kitchen. A book…
Mar 07, 2013icelandia rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is not a "page turner" but a book that makes one think. It would make a great basis for an applied science course (both physics & chemistry) and a historical & cultural survey course of cooking and kitchens (past, present & future).…
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Jan 26, 2013ksoles rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Forks, knives, pots and pans, measuring cups. These kitchen fixtures seem so basic that we can hardly imagine a time in which they didn't exist. But Bee Wilson takes us that far back in history and presents a fascinating look at the…
Dec 30, 2012
quite informative and entertaining