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chafing dish

[ chey-fing ]

noun

  1. an apparatus consisting of a metal dish with a lamp or heating appliance beneath it, for cooking food or keeping it hot at the table.
  2. a vessel that holds charcoal or the like, for heating anything set over it.


chafing dish

/ ˈ³Ùʃ±ðɪ´Úɪŋ /

noun

  1. a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chafing dish1

1400–50; late Middle English chafing warming ( chafe, -ing 1 )
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They are replete with chafing dishes and towering candelabras, billowing chiffon sleeves and conversational pointers.

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Tom's mother, Mag, made these omelets in a chafing dish right on the breakfast table.

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If the foods are hot, you can keep them in a preheated oven, warming tray, chafing dish or slow cooker that is 140 F or above.

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It was a buffet-style setup that featured all the hits: roasted and sliced turkey, chafing dishes of macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes, slices of whipped cream-topped pumpkin pie.

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Place hot foods in a 200-degree oven or in a chafing dish, slow cooker or warming tray capable of holding foods at 140 degrees or warmer.

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