chafing dishes
Cater warming pans
Chafing dishes are serving vessels designed to keep food warm at the table, typically consisting of a metal pan set above a heat source such as a candle or small burner.
The name comes from an old sense of chafe meaning to warm by rubbing or friction, which extended to warming generally.
They appear most often at buffets, banquets, and catered events where food must stay at serving temperature for extended periods.
The caterer set up chafing dishes along the buffet line.
- bain-marieHeated water bath for cooking
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- buffet lineSelf-service food arrangement
- all you can eatUnlimited food for fixed price
- cateringSupplying prepared meals professionally
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- Banquet Itemstables, chairs, tablecloths, napkins, plates
- buffet itemscarving station, sneeze guard, serving spoons, salad bar, hot plates
- cafeterialunch line, menu, line, tray, food counter
- catering suppliesserving trays, serving utensils, food warmers, warming trays, platters
- dining room itemschina, silverware, crystal, glassware, linens
- tablewareplate, dishes, fork, bowl, plates
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