What a great thread!
I know of a family of four in Africa who have one ageing gas ring and one saucepan with which to prepare the family repast. They have wooden bowls which have been hewn by the husband and they use their fingers to eat the not so ample food available...this family are the lucky or blessed ones...some have no heating for food bar an open fire which is outside the mud hut and have to make do with whatever food they can scavenge. The family of four are comparitively well off as the husband has a job...earning a pittance but enough to feed the family adequately.
Wonder how they would cope with a modern kitchen as we know it?
Best wishes, Mike.