Technologies Old and New
Julia Child used a variety of tools and equipment throughout her cooking career, from items she purchased in the late 1940s while attending the Cordon Bleu school in Paris to the latest gadgets for serious home chefs of the 1990s. While Julia was devoted to mastering the techniques of classic French cuisine, she also eagerly adopted new appliances that made those tasks easier, as long as the results were just as good. The kitchen is a time capsule not only of her life, but of technologies used in many American kitchens in the second half of the 20th century.