Kitchen Technology: Canning, Can Openers, and Cookie Cutters

<p>Break out your favorite cookie cutters and tune into As We Eat Episode 29 as we take on the fabulous origins of two kinds of cutters - one for cookies and the other for cans.</p><p>Leigh traces the origins of outline cutters from Germany and The Netherlands to Great Britain and over the seas to the new world.</p><p>In this episode, Kim recounts the genesis of canning, and we take a sharp look at the evolution of the tin opener - watch out for jagged edges!</p><p>We would love you to connect with us</p><p><a href="https://asweeat.com">AsWeEat.com</a>, on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/asweeat/">@asweeat</a> or join our new<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1643433769037789"> As We Eat</a> community on Facebook.</p><p>Do you have a great idea 💡 for a show topic, a recipe 🥘 that you want to share, or just say “hi”👋🏻?  Send us an email at <a href="mailto:connect@asweeat.com">connect@asweeat.com</a></p><p>Review As We Eat on <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/as-we-eat-1522265">Podchaser</a> or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/as-we-eat/id1537593535">Apple Podcast</a>. We would like to know what you think.</p><p>Mentioned in this episode:</p><p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolas-Appert">Nicholas Appert</a></p><p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Durand">Peter Durand</a></p><p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bryan-Donkin">Brian Donkin</a></p><p><a href="http://www.cookiecuttercollectorsclub.com/">Cookie Cutters Collectors Club</a></p><p><a href="http://www.cookiecuttercollectorsclub.com/museum.html">National Cookie Cutter Historic Museum</a></p><p>Books:</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3mfZkqo"><i>Consider the Fork</i></a></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3kYXmv6"><i>Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things, </i>Charles Panati</a></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3l1QRI1"><i>How to Feed an Army</i>, JG Lewin and PJ Huff</a></p>