Kirbister Kitchen

This is the kitchen of Kirbister Farm Museum and contains many of the things I can just remember in some Orkney kitchens. Of course, the focal point of the room was the stove and I recognise the stove in the pictures as a Victoress because it’s the kind I learned to cook on. The peats were put in through the round lids on the top. They could also be lifted off if you wanted more heat under your pot. The cast iron kettle that always stood at the back of the stove quickly produced boiling water when pulled to the front. The temperature of the oven at the back could be varied by the blackness of the peats we used.

The floors were Orkney flagstone, softened by a wool or rag rug and a dresser provided storage and displayed the china. There were no built in work surfaces so all the food preparation was done on the kitchen table, which was pulled into the centre of the floor for meals.

Image size, 23 x 16.5cm

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