# Steam digester

> high-pressure cooker invented by Denis Papin in 1679 to allow paupers to consume bones and low-quality meat

**Wikidata**: [Q898823](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898823)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_digester)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/steam-digester


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. BBC Things