Rumford roaster
The Rumford roaster is an early cast iron oven, invented by Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford,[1] around 1800.[2] It was part of his development of the kitchen range, which gave more control of the cooking and saved fuel.[3] He published his research in 1805.[4]
The Rumford roaster is a cylinder of cast-iron set into a brick wall. It is heated by a separate firebox below, and the ashes fall into a lower box. Coal or charcoal is burned to get the oven and bricks up to temperature, then the bricks continue to heat the oven after the fuel is burnt.[5][6] Rumford's invention distributed heat evenly around the food. A system of moisture-venting tubes and blowpipes improved browning.[4]
A similar design, the Reip "Bake Oven and Roaster", was patented by Henry Reip in 1825.[7][8]
The Rumford roaster was often built next to a Rumford fireplace, in the wall of a kitchen.[5]
The Rumford roaster was ultimately made obsolete by improvements in cast-iron technology. This allowed the development of the closed-fire cooking range, which enabled even more control over cooking.[4]
At the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, a kitchen design described as the "Rumford Kitchen" was exhibited.[9]
Examples
- Rundlet-May House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire[5]
- Lorenzo, New York[2]
- Hamilton Hall, Salem, Massachusetts[10]
See also
References
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