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From the open hearth to the Aga and the tin can: the equipment and inventions that changed the British kitchen.

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The Tin Can: A British Invention That Changed the Way We Eat

Canned food began with a French prize and a British patent. Within a few years, a factory in Bermondsey was supplying the Royal Navy, and, eventually, Britain fell in love with beans on toast.

26 September 20262 min read

Kitchens & Kit

From Open Hearth to Aga: The Story of the British Kitchen Range

For centuries British cooking meant an open fire. Cast-iron ranges, gas cookers and finally the Aga transformed the kitchen, and the working lives of the people who cooked in it.

17 September 20262 min read

The Tin Can: A British Invention That Changed the Way We Eat

From Open Hearth to Aga: The Story of the British Kitchen Range

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