Abstract:
Domestic utensils are indispensable items of
everyhousehold. The brass utensils are considered
essential articles out of various types of
domesticutensils. These are mostly used for
storing,cooking, servicing and catering purposes.
In old days the utensils were generally used to
be made of copper. Later on the same were
replaced by the brass being cheaper than tho
copperand durable material in household cook-
ing. Although, the brass utensils later on were
gradually replaced with stainless steel, aluminiumand
plastic wares. Still now the brass
utensilswill be seen in plenty in the rural areas
for their aesthetic value. One advantage of
the brass utensils is that the old utensils after
wearand tear have good resale value. Besides,
cooking and catering the brass utensils
arealso used for worshipping purpose throughoutthe
country specially in temnles, as these are
consideredone of the essential articles for tb~
puja.
