Chafing dish
A chafing dish [ ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ dɪʃ ] (from English chafing , Anglicised from French chauffer “heat”, and English dish “bowl, plate, dishes”; ugsp. Short form: Chafi [ ˈtʃeɪfɪ ]) is a container for keeping food warm. As a rule, the food container rests on a frame with a heating device underneath (open flame or electric hot plate).
If heating devices are operated with an open flame, such as fuel pastes , the applicable fire protection regulations must be observed.
In the catering industry or at larger celebrations, these containers are used for buffets, for example . When using GN containers , they are placed in a water bath so that the heat from the point heat source (s) is better distributed over the thin-walled containers and prevents them from burning. This principle is also the eponymous component of the bain-marie (water bath).
In the English-speaking world, a chafing dish is the translation of the French term rechaud and not a special term from gastronomy. All table appliances with an open flame for preparing and heating food directly at the table are called there.
