The Science Of Zen Cooking - Using The Old Ways And Antique Utensils

If you have ever been asked to put together a kitchen utensils list, you've probably discovered that the biggest problem is knowing when you have finished! The diversity of our culinary practices over the last 50 years or so have been accompanied by an increase in the variety and form of kitchen utensils available. Of course, we can't purchase everything, and frequently some of these devices designed to save labor cause more work than they save. So how should we proceed when fitting out our kit of cooking utensils?

The Eighty-Twenty Rule

This general law applies to almost every natural thing in the in the world and states that 80%of the results of any activity are achieved with just 20% of the effort or resources. When applied to this subject, it indicates that 80% of everything we cook and eat is generally cooked with only 20% of the utensils we keep in our kitchen! This is good news for folks on a tight budget. Most of the base kitchen utensils are comparatively strong and affordable, being made from cast iron or earthenware. In fact, many antique pots and pans were made from cast iron and are first-rate to work with. The mass of iron disseminates the heat and promotes cooking uniformly throughout the food. On more plus is that old skillets and pans can be acquired very cheaply, so you can get the best of both worlds.

Old Fashioned Recipes

While on the subject of antique kitchen utensils, why not get into the whole antique thing and prepare meals in the old style? A kitchen fitted out with old utensils suspended from the ceiling or the wall lends a really warm atmosphere to the home, so why not prepare old style food to go with it? Modern day life has prompted the manufacture of meals and foodstuffs complete with artificial preserving agents and colors, which we don't really need. More often than not, old fashioned recipes use natural foods to make a completely well-balanced plate that is very nutritious, without recourse to unnatural additives and industrial compounds.

The kitchen of yesteryear was the focal point of family life and the whole house. The family would enter the kitchen from the cold outside and gather there to take part in many common activities, like reading, playing music or exploring hobbies, and listening to the radio. Often, a wood or coal burning stove was the focal point of the the old kitchen, which further helped to produce a caring family ambiance.

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