Kitchen maid

Kitchen maid

A kitchen maid is a junior female servant in a great house ranking below a cook and above a scullery maid. An experienced kitchen maid is an assistant cook; the position may be compared to that of a line cook in a professional kitchen.

The kitchen maid reports to the Head Cook.

A Kitchen maid is also a pulley clothes airer or creel. Popular with Victorians the kitchen maid clothes airer is a pulley operated ceiling airer.


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