kitchen hearth

Old stove area

A kitchen hearth is the floor of a fireplace in a kitchen, historically the center of cooking and domestic life before modern stoves.

The hearth provided heat for preparing food and warming the home.

By extension, kitchen hearth evokes traditional domesticity and the gathering of family around shared meals: The kitchen hearth was the heart of the colonial home.

Related

flames · chimney · chimney smoke · embers · home · stove · wood burning · oven · cozy · smoke · cast iron · iron · cooking pot · pot · kettle · bread · bread baking · gathering

Opposites
cooking technology/modernity

kitchen hearthelectric stove

Wired cooking appliance

gas range · induction cooktop · microwave oven · convection oven · commercial kitchen

domestic space function

kitchen hearthroot cellar

Underground food storage chamber

cold storage · pantry · mudroom · garage · utility room

warmth and home symbolism

kitchen hearthhomelessness

Lacking permanent residence

exposure · abandonment · empty house

Family

kitchen, hearth, kitchens, kitchenette, kitchenware, hearths, hearthstone

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G