Kitchens Society

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Medieval kitchens differed in the countryside, the city and at court. In earlier times, everything was cooked outdoors, while later (at the time of our narrative), stove hearths were built, which served for heating the home as well as cooking.
Some kitchens had an open fireplace indoors, with the smoke drawn off by small windows and fume hoods. When we speak of the so-called smoke-kitchen or black kitchen, this was largely a feature of taverns, mills, presbyteries and manors, which got its name from the smoke-blackened walls around it.

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