What’s a chafing dish?

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A bottle warmer is a specific electrical device designed to heat baby formula bottles and baby food jars. These machines evenly heat baby food to a temperature that is safe for most babies. As a small device, food warmers are also relatively portable and easy to store. Some of these devices only work with jarred food, but many are adapted to work with formula bottles as well.

Parents can often open new jars of baby food and serve it to their children at room temperature, but once a jar is opened, it needs to be refrigerated. However, many children refuse to eat cold foods and some even refuse to eat foods served at room temperature. As a result, many parents warm up baby food before distributing it to their children.

Using a chafing dish warmer is a safe and convenient method of warming baby food jars. Most warmers contain a thermostatic device that can automatically heat food to a predetermined temperature. A parent simply turns on the device and sets the control. After a few minutes, the bottle warmer clicks by itself. Some warmers even display a flashing light to let the user know the food container is ready.

These heaters are designed to heat baby food evenly, thus avoiding the development of hot spots. Microwaves don’t always heat food evenly. Baby food prepared in a microwave may not be too hot initially, but patches of intensely hot food can develop unnoticed, and these patches can burn a baby’s sensitive mouth. Thoroughly mixing food before feeding reduces the risk of burns, but does not necessarily eliminate this risk. A baby food warmer presents a safe alternative for parents who worry about using the microwave for this reason.

Heaters are also desirable over other heating methods due to their practicality. In addition to the microwave, many parents also heat bottles and jars in a pot of hot water. This method heats the food evenly and prevents hot spots from developing, but it can be time consuming. In comparison, a bottle warmer heats food much faster. These heaters are also relatively small, making it easy for parents to store, travel, and find space to plug in the device.

Some bottle warmers only fit one brand of jar baby food, but most fit containers of various sizes and shapes. In addition to heating jars of baby food, many of these devices also have settings designed to accommodate and heat baby milk bottles or breast milk. Like any mechanical device, chafing dishes are not perfect. Parents should still test the temperature of heated food, formula or milk using the device before feeding it to their baby to ensure the food is not too hot.

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