Hogwarts Kitchens is located directly under the Great Hall, down the same staircase that leads to the Hufflepuff Common Room. It contains tables identical to those in the Great Hall; food must simply placed on the tables in the kitchens, and it magically appears in the Great Hall. The kitchens are staffed by over 100 house-elves including Dobby, Winky and Kreacher (since Harry Potter inherited him and ordered him there). To gain access to the Kitchens, one must tickle the pear on a fruit portrait, which turns into a door knob.