👉 Cookhouses are small, communal buildings used for cooking food. They are often found in rural or agricultural areas where there is a need for a place to prepare meals and store food. Cookhouses can be built on a farm, in a village, or even as a temporary housing option during farming seasons. Cookhouses were originally used by farmers to prepare their crops and store the finished products. They were often made of wood or stone and had small stoves or ovens that burned coal or wood for