Milk Watcher

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c. 1938

Overview

A circular thick glass disc with a raised rim and has a notch at one side

Historical information

A Milk Watcher is also called a milk saver, pot watcher, pot minder, milk guard or boil over preventer. It is a cooking utensil placed at the bottom of a pot to prevent boiling over of liquids, and especially the burning( scorching) of milk. Invented in 1938 in England, it was a general piece of domestic equipment in the home.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2018.14

Item type

Objects

Material

Glass

Width

8 cm

Weight

70 g

Inscriptions and markings

THE POT WATCHER

Contextual Information

A milk watcher is a disk with a raised rim, and is notched on one side (see images). Some milk savers are designed so they can be used with the obverse or reverse side facing up, so they appear to have two notches. The interior of the disk is not level; it slants upward toward the notched side creating a space just behind the notch where water vapor can collect. Water vapor is trapped under the Milk Saver causing the notched side to rise up, releasing the water vapor at the same time circulating liquid around the base of the pot and making a rattling nois

Keywords

Busselton -- Western Australia

Year

c. 1938

Statement of significance

No known Significance to Busselton, although it is an example of domestic equipment that would have been used in the home mid 1900's

Busselton Historical Society

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