The subject of tableware, which can often be seen in restaurants, is called a food warmer. It can have a rectangular, round (or oval) shape and be closed with a lid. This container is designed for cooking, storing food and convenience foods. Not everyone knows about the existence of such a device, its advantages and rules of use. And with this device you can maintain the temperature of just cooked dishes for a long time.
Marmit - what is it?
Marmite is a French word, in translation it means a pan, pot, pot. The food warmer made of steel or aluminum is intended for storage of semi-finished products, products, and also ready food. To maintain the temperature, a stainless steel or silver fixture is used.
Marmit is mainly used at receptions and large receptions, which serve hot dishes among other things. Its main purpose is to maintain the temperature of the finished dish in a hot state for a long time. You can be sure by putting food in the food warmer that this will allow it not to burn, to be always ready to eat and not to weather.
Types of food warmers
There are several types of food warmers. They are intended for serving various foods. Most often you can meet the food warmer for second courses. In the device’s capacity, as a rule, up to three different foods can be put at the same time using suitable container sizes.
For serving soups, it is customary to use the food warmer for the first dishes. This device has a completely different look. Special pans with a specific shape and a thick bottom are inserted into the base stand.
For hot drinks and sauces, a special food warmer is also used. That this kitchen appliance can be stationary, mobile or desktop, follows from its main purpose - to maintain the temperature of the finished dishes.
Food warmers are used both in restaurant halls, and in kitchens of various institutions. Where customers flow, this equipment helps organize a thriving business. Its use is unjustified only in elite restaurants where orders are executed individually and are works of art. But in this case, the food warmer is used to store components of future dishes at the required temperature conditions.
Food warmer in the household
For home use, table tops are most often used only for serving hot food and maintaining its optimal temperature. Such a kitchen technique consists of an autonomous source of heating, a container for placing dishes, a frame stand and a lid. The
food warmer on the
buffet table with candles lit from below looks stylish and very decorates the table, attracts the interested eyes of the guests. There are devices without heating, the heat is stored in them due to the thick double walls.
What else do you need to know when choosing a food warmer? What else can this kitchen appliance offer to the hostess of the house? The buyer has the opportunity to choose the shape, size, type of energy source (gas, electricity or candles) and other features. There are types of food warmers with a solid surface, with temperature control by zones. The heat treatment can be traditional (heating the surface due to heat transfer) and intensified, with an increased heat transfer coefficient (equipment with infrared and combined heating).