and • but • or • because • where•when The fridge What's the most useful piece of equipment in a kitchen? Is it the cooker, (1) is it the fridge? Some people might say it's the fridge (2). without a cooker. You just have to light a -you can still cook fire. Without a fridge, it's very difficult to keep food and milk fresh. Before fridges were invented, people often used ice to keep food fresh, (3). was very difficult (4). melted quickly. In places (5). this the ice there was no ice, it was very common to use salt to keep meat fresh. Do you know people first started using (6). electric fridges? Was it 50 years ago? 100 years ago? Have a look online see if you can find out! (7).