Table 2 Utensils

Wood fired oven

Adobe and mud construction with a brick base and a door for adding firewood. Once converted to charcoal, it is collected to one side to retain heat

Bake the bread, roast the pig

Bread tin

It is made of tin folded at the sides to prevent the elements placed on it from falling

Used for bread, pigs, guinea pigs, turkeys or rabbits

Fired clay vessel

Earthenware is made from clay, a natural material found throughout our planet

It is used to cook corn or wheat tortillas, heat grains that will become flours such as corn, beans and peas

Tray

Wooden object made from a trunk dug to give it shape

For the preparation of bread dough, tortillas, cereals after heating in the pot

Wooden spoon

Utensil made by wood which in one of its points have a concave space and the rest straight in order to take it

To mix feeding, serve the food and measure the ingredients

Guagua rumi

Rounded stone object

It is used to complement the whetstone, dressing and other elements

Large copper frying pan

A bronze cauldron is a large vessel for the cooking or boiling of liquids and requires a series of processes that require expertise in metallurgy and casting

It is used to prepare food, from savouries like fritadas and chigüiles to sweets like coladas and jams

Mud Pondo (Pid)

It is made of clay and baked with straw and takes the form of a pot, usually with handles on the sides

Used in culinary practices for cooking, making soups, baking and fermenting

Tamalera pot

It is constructed of aluminum and typically has two internal compartments with their respective dividers, which are perforated to allow the passage of steam

Used to prepare wraps such as humas(flavored corn paste wrapped in corn leaves), tamales(ground maize and sometimes meat or a sweet filling wrapped in a banana or maize leaf), chigüiles (dough made from corn flour, wrapped in corn husks, it is steamed) and quimbolitos

Grinding stone

An object carved in stone with a concave shape, complemented by the guagua rumi

It is used to grind and crush cereals

Earthenware pot

It is made of iron and finished with a layer of earthenware and has handles on both sides

Storing water and preparing different kinds of food

Sieve

It is a wooden hoop with a horsehair weave and stitching around the edges

Particularly useful when making a dessert, this tool is used to sift flour and remove the remains of apples and quinces

Sifter

This object is made of pewter. It has two handles and a perforated base

Used for separating small residues when cleaning dry crops and washing husked maize

Mill

This machine is made of cast iron and consists of a base, hopper, handle and screw

Capable of grinding all types of cereals and grains