As an important but insignificant tool in daily life, the history of iron pot has not received much attention. Speaking of it, iron pots began to spread in the homes of ordinary people in the early Northern Song Dynasty. The fundamental reason is that iron smelting technology has been greatly developed in the Northern Song Dynasty. According to historical records, by the time of Song Huizong (1082- 1 135), the national population was nearly1300,000, and the annual iron output reached 9 million Jin, or 4 million Jin.

The output of iron is enough to cast a considerable number of iron pots for ordinary people to use, which is the fundamental reason why iron pots can be widely popularized in this period. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period before the Song Dynasty, China mastered the technology of smelting iron, but at that time, the technology of smelting iron was very backward, the output of iron was very small, and things were rare, so that iron was more expensive than gold, silver and copper.

Therefore, it is impossible for ordinary people to afford iron, and only a small amount of iron is used between the royal family and the nobility. Before the Song Dynasty, there were no iron pots. Didn't the ancients eat? The answer is no, the author first talks about the diet of primitive people, and looks at how the ancients used iron pots to cook step by step.

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period before the Song Dynasty, China mastered the technology of smelting iron, but at that time, the technology of smelting iron was very backward, the output of iron was very small, and things were rare, so that iron was more expensive than gold, silver and copper. Therefore, it is impossible for ordinary people to afford iron, and only a small amount of iron is used between the royal family and the nobility.

Before the Song Dynasty, there were no iron pots. Didn't the ancients eat? The answer is no, the author first talks about the diet of primitive people, and looks at how the ancients used iron pots to cook step by step.

Since then, people have had the concept of cookware in their hearts and began to think of ways to make cookware. After constant experiments, pottery was made, mainly "Wei" and "Ding". Pottery is an oval jar with a ring-shaped outer edge at the top and three supporting legs at the bottom.

The tripod, which is mainly used for boiling water and cooking, also has three legs, and two ears with holes are exposed at the top edge, which is convenient for hanging with ropes. It is square or round and is mainly used for cooking meat. At this time, people's food is mainly cooked, and cooking a pot of broth is a good taste.