How to Keep Food Hot

Thứ bảy - 27/04/2024 01:10
Whether you want to keep your meal warm as you're serving it or if you are worried about food safety, keeping your food hot is an important thing to do. Luckily, there are many easy ways to do it right in your own home. You can use your...
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Whether you want to keep your meal warm as you're serving it or if you are worried about food safety, keeping your food hot is an important thing to do. Luckily, there are many easy ways to do it right in your own home. You can use your kitchen appliances or insulated containers to keep food warm, use a cooler to make a hot and portable container, or serve your food on warm plates so they don't get cold. No matter how you do it, you can have a hot meal wherever you are!

Method 1
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Storing Hot Food on the Go

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    Wrap your food in tin foil and a towel. Without electricity, tin foil is one of the easiest ways to give your food short-term warmth. First, put your food in a sealed container. Next, wrap thick tin foil around the food and be careful not to leave any holes where warm air can escape. Finally, wrap 2-3 towels tightly around the food and foil.
    • Depending on the food, this can keep things nice and toasty for anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
    • If you don't have thick tin foil, wrap multiple layers of regular tin foil instead.
    • Not only does this method trap steam, but it'll also reflect heat back as well.
  2. Step 2 Keep soups and stews in an insulated thermos.
    Transfer your soup into a tall thermos while it is still piping hot. Secure the lid tightly as soon as you're finished putting your food inside. Eat your food within 4 hours so it doesn't cool down and develop bacteria.[1]
    • Look on the thermos' packaging to determine how long you can safely store food inside.
    • Thermoses are typically only sized for a single serving.
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Method 2
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Using Kitchen Appliances

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Method 3
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Making an Insulated Container

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Method 4
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Keeping Your Plates Warm

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Warnings

  • Keep hot food above 140 °F (60 °C) to decrease the chance of food poisoning. If food is colder than this for 4 hours, throw it away.[20]
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Things You'll Need

Using Kitchen Appliances

  • Slow cooker
  • Oven
  • Oven-safe pan or tray
  • Range
  • Large pan
  • Chafing fuel
  • Catering tray

Storing Hot Food on the Go

  • Thermos
  • Thermal bag
  • Electric cooler or lunchbox

Making an Insulated Container

  • Cooler
  • Aluminum foil
  • Clean socks
  • Uncooked rice
  • Towels
  • Hot-water bottle

Keeping Your Plates Warm

  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Electric plate warmer

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