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, a look at that data and the history and evolution of kitchen tools and gadgets. Plus, examples of creative kitchen tools throughout history.

GUESTS:
Megan Elias: Historian and 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: Author of Tools for Food: The Objects That Influence How and What We Eat

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What&rsquo;s in your kitchen? With a plethora of kitchen tools available to us today, the contents of our kitchen drawers varies. But <a href="https://today.yougov.com/consumer/articles/47875-how-common-are-your-kitchen-utensils" data-cms-ai="0">a recent survey</a> has shed light on some trends in kitchen tool ownership.
This hour, a look at that data and the history and evolution of kitchen tools and gadgets. Plus, examples of creative kitchen tools throughout history.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Megan Elias: Historian and director of the Food Studies Program and associate professor at Boston University</li>
<li>David Montgomery: Senior data journalist at YouGov and a history podcaster</li>
<li>Corinne Mynatt: Author of&nbsp;<a href="https://corinnemynatt.com/Tools-for-Food" data-cms-ai="0">Tools for Food: The Objects That Influence How and What We Eat</a></li>
</ul>
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