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From can openers to ricers, a look at what’s in our kitchens

The Julia Child kitchen display is re-opening in November after being revamped at the Museum of American History.
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The Julia Child kitchen display is re-opening in November after being revamped at the Museum of American History.

What’s in your kitchen? With a plethora of kitchen tools available to us today, the contents of our kitchen drawers varies. But a recent survey has shed light on some trends in kitchen tool ownership. This hour, we look at that data, and we talk about the history and evolution of kitchen tools and gadgets. Finally, we talk about examples of creative kitchen tools throughout history.

GUESTS: 

  • Megan Elias: Historian, Director of the Food Studies Program, and Associate Professor at Boston University
  • David Montgomery: Senior Data Journalist at YouGov, and a history podcaster
  • Corinne Mynatt: Writer, editor, consultant, and producer. She is the author of Tools for Food: The Objects that Influence How and What We Eat

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Lily is the senior producer for The Colin McEnroe Show. She first worked at Connecticut Public as an intern in 2014. She has previously worked for WBUR, KUNC and as a producer for the New England News Collaborative's weekly show Next. Lily can be reached at ltyson@ctpublic.org.