Gastrolith

Gastrolith is a cookware collection and kitchen chronicle app built for people who care about the tools behind every meal. It is not a generic recipe notebook, grocery list, or pantry tracker. Instead, it treats knives, pans, boards, pots, grinders, molds, and vessels as long-term kitchen objects with their own condition, maintenance history, and cooking story. In the Exhibit Hall, you can create a detailed profile for each piece of cookware, including material, category, brand, origin, acquisition date, condition, photos, notes, voice memos, and a vitality score. This makes it easy to see which tools are in good shape and which ones need attention. The Workshop helps you manage real maintenance tasks such as sharpening, seasoning, polishing, repairing, deep cleaning, and oil treatment. Each task can be linked to a specific item, marked by status, documented with before-and-after photos, and used to restore that item’s vitality when completed. The Chronicle connects cooking sessions with the tools and ingredients actually used. Record the dish, date, cookware, pantry items, duration, rating, notes, photos, and voice memos, then build a timeline of how your kitchen collection performs in daily cooking. The Pantry keeps food materials organized by category, quantity, batch, storage location, and expiry date. Items that are expiring soon or already expired are highlighted so your kitchen stock stays practical, not just listed. What makes Gastrolith different is its object-centered workflow: cookware, care, cooking, and ingredients are connected in one system. It is designed for cookware collectors, cast iron and carbon steel users, knife enthusiasts, home cooks, and anyone who wants a more thoughtful way to understand how their kitchen tools age, improve, and earn their place over time.