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2. Chafing dish - Wikipedia

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   It is used for cooking at table, notably in gueridon service, or as a food warmer for keeping dishes at a buffet warm. Historically, a chafing dish (from the French chauffer , "to make warm") is a kind of portable grate raised on a tripod, originally heated with charcoal in a brazier , [ 1 ] and used for foods that require gentle cooking, away ...

3. Self-heating food packaging - Wikipedia

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   Commercial heat sources for self-heating food packaging use an exothermic (heat releasing) reaction, for which there are several common formulations. These include: Quicklime aka calcium oxide, and water. Quicklime, inexpensive and readily available, is generally recognized by the FDA as safe. [2] The product of the reaction is calcium hydroxide.

4. Flameless ration heater - Wikipedia

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   To heat a meal, the bag is first torn open, and a sealed food pouch is placed inside. About 1 US fluid ounce (30 mL) of water is then added to the bag, using the line printed on the bag as a marker. The chemical reaction begins immediately, and takes about 12 to 15 minutes to heat a food pouch to about 60 °C (140 °F).

5. Food warmer - Wikipedia

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   Some food cookers can then, in essence, become food warmers as they use a reduced heat to maintain a serving temperature. [1] Electric rice cookers do this automatically. A multicooker is an electric kitchen appliance for automated cooking using a timer. In addition to cooking programs, a multicooker may have functions to keep food warm. [1]

6. List of cooking vessels - Wikipedia

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   Food steamers are used to cook or prepare various foods with steam heat by means of holding the food in a closed vessel reducing steam escape. This manner of cooking is called steaming . Couscoussier – a traditional double-chambered food steamer used in Berber and Arabic cuisines (particularly, the Libyan, the Tunisian, the Algerian and the ...

7. Hot plate - Wikipedia

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   A hot plate or hotplate is a heated flat surface on a stove or electric cooker on which food may be cooked. [3] It comprises a heated top which is flat and usually circular, and may be made of metal, ceramic, or heat-resistant glass, with resistive wire forming a heating element fitted underneath and a thermostat to control the temperature.