A kitchen item is a utensil, appliance, kitchen utensil, element or similar, used in the preparation of food and its arrangement for serving it to the table.[1]​[2]​[3]​[4]​[5]​[6]​[7]​.

Muchos recipîentes también son artículos de cocina puesto que también pueden ser utilizados para contener o almacenar comida antes o después de su preparación.[8]​[9]​.

Various archaeological excavations confirm that Homo sapiens have been using kitchen utensils for about three million years (beginning of the Stone Age). Essentially mortars "Mortar (utensil)") and cobs, and elements of stone, clay, wood and bone.[10]​.

With the beginning of the Bronze Age, around 3600 BC. C., the wealthiest households in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions abandoned stone and wooden utensils in favor of those made of bronze and copper. Archaeological records indicate that during the Iron Age, more sophisticated forms of metallurgy were developed that produced more useful tools for food preparation.[11]​.

Towards the century BC. C., with the beginning of the Roman Empire, the Romans popularized a series of kitchen utensils, such as meat hooks, meat grinders, spatulas, colanders and saucepans, often made of iron, as well as bronze and terracotta pots and kettles.[12]​.

During the Middle Ages, a series of innovations were developed in kitchen utensils. Slotted spoons became popular, as did frying pans, pepper mills, tongs, mallets, and waffle irons. Medieval kitchens also had scales, roasting forks, rolling pins, and even cheese graters.

With the beginning of the Modern Age, we began to see even greater specialization with tools such as apple corers, corkscrews and, later, with the proliferation of preserves, can openers.

The century, especially in the United States, saw a dramatic expansion in the number of kitchen utensils available on the market, including labor-savers such as potato peelers, gelatin molds, and salad spinners. Signs of dissatisfaction began to be seen with copper utensils, which reacted with acidic foods, and other metals gained popularity. At the beginning of the 20th century, kitchen utensils were usually made of iron and steel (tinned or enamelled), nickel, silver, tin, and aluminum.[13]​.