‘This Dutch oven keeps my mother’s memory alive’: readers’ kitchen treasures

Thomas Pickett: ‘When my mother died … we were left with cooking utensils, camping gear and books.’ Photograph: Guardian Community

A few weeks ago, Bee Wilson wrote about how people sometimes invest kitchen items with strong meanings as they pass through generations.

Here, four readers share stories of such treasured heirlooms, from copper pots from India to a cast-iron spatula from Italy.