Kitchen

Medieval kitchens were most commonly located in a separate part of a castle. The reason for this was to prevent the spreading of fires, which were often caused by food preparation on open fireplaces.

The hearth itself was located in the middle of the room. Meals were usually cooked in a pot or the meat was roasted on a spit. In the Baroque period, the open fire was gradually replaced by stoves, but their central position was maintained. Such a location of a stove can be seen here, although the stove was built in the early twentieth century.

In the corner of the room there is a oven in which bread and other edibles could be baked.

The adjacent room served as a pantry, where the supplies were kept. What was stored in the pantry had changed over the centuries in accordance with dietary habits and the use of foodstuffs from newly discovered continents.