Comments on: Why Restaurant Food Stays Hot on Your Plate http://brokensecrets.com/2009/11/25/why-restaurant-food-stays-hot-on-your-plate/ Sharing some of life's best kept secrets Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:08:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mary Kay http://brokensecrets.com/2009/11/25/why-restaurant-food-stays-hot-on-your-plate/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 05:50:39 +0000 http://brokensecrets.com/?p=139#comment-1799 Your microwave should not be used to heat dishes,or dry your wet newspaper or your laundry! MicroWaves are actually radiowaves and cause items to heat by setting the molecules
in motion thereby causing friction in the item to be heated (much
like rubbing our hands together to warm them.) Microwaves can only heat items which contain sugar, fat, oil or water. Putting
empty dishes in a microwave could actually damage the Magnatron-a costly repair. Sorry!

]]> By: Chad Upton http://brokensecrets.com/2009/11/25/why-restaurant-food-stays-hot-on-your-plate/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:50:27 +0000 http://brokensecrets.com/?p=139#comment-1204 Taco,
Thanks for dropping a line. It’s great to have a professional chef reading the blog. I’m sure your head is full of food and restaurant secrets, please drop me a line and share some of your great knowledge.

Yes, those are definitely plate dispensers at the end of the buffet — they’re also plate warmers:
http://www.webstaurantstore.com/delfield-cab2-1200et-even-temp-mobile-heated-plate-warmer-dispenser-two-stack-120v-400-watt/305CAB21200E.html

They’re not just for buffets, restaurants also use them in the kitchen. I’m surprised you’ve never run into these in your career, I have seen them in many restaurants, even on cruise ships.

]]> By: Evil Taco http://brokensecrets.com/2009/11/25/why-restaurant-food-stays-hot-on-your-plate/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:02:54 +0000 http://brokensecrets.com/?p=139#comment-1201 Umm…. I’ve been a professional chef for like 15 years. No, this isn’t true. Some buffets *do* use warm plates, but most restaurants? The plate turnover is so fast that you wouldn’t have *time* to warm them. No, the plate is hot because it’s held under a warming lamp while the waitresses run the food. Also, a lot of dishes involve putting the plate directly into the broiler, to melt cheese or what have you. Toast bread crumbs.

Sure, this is great advice for at home, but at a restaurant? I’ve worked in dozens and I’ve never seen this in action.

Also, that thing at the end of the buffet table? May be a plate warmer. More likely, it’s a plate dispenser. You ever see plastic salad bowls come out of those? Yeah.

]]> By: Betty http://brokensecrets.com/2009/11/25/why-restaurant-food-stays-hot-on-your-plate/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:22:39 +0000 http://brokensecrets.com/?p=139#comment-2 I never realized how important warm plates were. Thanks for making this clear.

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