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Questions about Greece and Rome

What type of kitchen equipment did the ancient Greeks have? How did they cook their food?
   Krista, Web Post

Dr. dig responds:

Greek households had relatively simple kitchen equipment: a variety of cooking pots and serving vessels, ovens for baking bread, griddles, knives and spoons or ladles, pestles or querns for grinding corn and spices. Wealthy women would have slaves to cook for them, but poorer women would cook for their families. Often the cooking took place out of doors, reducing the risk of fire.


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