Food

Innovations in food equipment

  • 1490

    Oven

    Oven
    The first official oven in recorded history was built in 1490. It was in France and made using brick and tile. Although there may have been other ovens before this date, the French oven is the first one recorded. https://www.uakc.com
  • The pressure cooker

    The pressure cooker
    The pressure cooker first appeared in 1679 as Papin's Digester, named for its inventor, French-born physicist Denis Papin. https://www.britannica.com
  • Gas stove

    Gas stove
    The first gas stoves were developed as early as the 1820s, but these remained isolated experiments. James Sharp patented a gas stove in Northampton, England, in 1826 and opened a gas stove factory in 1836. His invention was marketed by the firm Smith & Philips from 1828. https://en.wikipedia.org
  • Vending machine

    Vending machine
    The first American vending machine appeared in 1888. A penny machine that could dispense candy and peanuts was developed the following year. Hot coffee machines were invented in 1945. -
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  • Coffee maker

    Coffee maker
    The short answer is Melitta Bentz in 1908. Melitta Bentz created the first drip coffee maker using a filter she made out of blotting paper. https://coffee.org
  • The first fast food restaurant

    The first fast food restaurant
    The first fast-food restaurants originated in the United States with White Castle in 1921. Today, American-founded fast-food chains such as McDonald's (est. 1940) and KFC (est. 1952) are multinational corporations with outlets across the globe. https://en.wikipedia.org
  • The Blender

    The Blender
    Polish-American Stephen Poplawski solved this by wiring a series of small, spinning blades to an electric motor. He attached these blades to a clear glass container specially molded to conform to them, and thus the blender was born. --Blendershttps://www.keyelco.com
  • Microwaves

    Microwaves
    The first domestic microwave oven is introduced. Walk into almost any American kitchen today and there's one appliance that is likely to be sitting on the counter somewhere — a microwave oven. The microwave oven didn't come from humble beginnings. https://www.wired.com
  • Thermomix

    Thermomix
    German innovators, Vorwerk first created Thermomix in 1971. They have continued to improve its functions and performance, transforming it into the model we know today. https://thermomix.com.au
  • Air Fryer

    Air Fryer
    Fred van der Weij, an inventor in the Netherlands, was just looking for a way to crisp a French fry without deep-frying when he started developing the air fryer in 2005. Before his invention, he said, alternative methods for making fries at home took too long, with disappointing results. https://www.nytimes.com