warming plate

Keeps dishes hot

A warming plate is a small heated surface used to keep food or beverages at serving temperature.

Common in restaurants and home kitchens, it prevents dishes from cooling while awaiting service: She set the gravy boat on the warming plate.

Some are electric; others use candles or fuel cells beneath a metal plate.

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G