Our cupboards are on an outside wall of the kitchen so with the doors
closed they are always on the cool side. I put plates in the oven to
heat them a bit so they don't cool the food when served. Cups I'll fill
with hot water and let them stand a few minutes.

I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?

On 2016-01-25 8:27 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Our cupboards are on an outside wall of the kitchen so with the doors
> closed they are always on the cool side. I put plates in the oven to
> heat them a bit so they don't cool the food when served. Cups I'll fill
> with hot water and let them stand a few minutes.
>
> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?


Wasn't that draw under an oven originally intended as a warming drawer?I
guess modern ovens are too well insulated to do that anymore.

Sqwertz wrote:
> I have a different problem.

Yes...it's called stalking and abusing women.

We know.

On 1/25/2016 3:56 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-01-25 8:27 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> Our cupboards are on an outside wall of the kitchen so with the doors
>> closed they are always on the cool side. I put plates in the oven to
>> heat them a bit so they don't cool the food when served. Cups I'll fill
>> with hot water and let them stand a few minutes.
>>
>> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?
>
>
> Wasn't that draw under an oven originally intended as a warming drawer?I
> guess modern ovens are too well insulated to do that anymore.

My Samsung range has a heated warming drawer. I won't use it. It's a
useless feature for me but somebody probably uses these things.

dsi1 wrote:
> On 1/25/2016 3:56 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-01-25 8:27 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> Our cupboards are on an outside wall of the kitchen so with the doors
>>> closed they are always on the cool side. I put plates in the oven to
>>> heat them a bit so they don't cool the food when served. Cups I'll fill
>>> with hot water and let them stand a few minutes.
>>>
>>> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing
>>> this?
>>
>>
>> Wasn't that draw under an oven originally intended as a warming drawer?I
>> guess modern ovens are too well insulated to do that anymore.
>
> My Samsung range has a heated warming drawer. I won't use it. It's a
> useless feature for me but somebody probably uses these things.

I believe the word for things like that is: stagey.

On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 7:56:40 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 2016-01-25 8:27 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> > I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?
>
>
> Wasn't that draw under an oven originally intended as a warming drawer? I
> guess modern ovens are too well insulated to do that anymore.
>
>
My mother had a gas range and her drawer under the oven was the
broiler.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:27:34 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> Our cupboards are on an outside wall of the kitchen so with the doors
> closed they are always on the cool side. I put plates in the oven to
> heat them a bit so they don't cool the food when served. Cups I'll fill
> with hot water and let them stand a few minutes.
>
> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?

Yes.

--

sf

On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:12:31 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

> On 1/25/2016 3:56 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2016-01-25 8:27 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> Our cupboards are on an outside wall of the kitchen so with the doors
> >> closed they are always on the cool side. I put plates in the oven to
> >> heat them a bit so they don't cool the food when served. Cups I'll fill
> >> with hot water and let them stand a few minutes.
> >>
> >> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?
> >
> >
> > Wasn't that draw under an oven originally intended as a warming drawer?I
> > guess modern ovens are too well insulated to do that anymore.
>
> My Samsung range has a heated warming drawer. I won't use it. It's a
> useless feature for me but somebody probably uses these things.

You're in Hawaii where it's always warm anyway.

--

sf

On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 10:08:29 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 7:56:40 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> > On 2016-01-25 8:27 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > >
> > > I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?
> >
> >
> > Wasn't that draw under an oven originally intended as a warming drawer? I
> > guess modern ovens are too well insulated to do that anymore.
> >
> >
> My mother had a gas range and her drawer under the oven was the
> broiler.

I have a gas range, and the drawer under the oven is a warming drawer.
However, I use it for storing cookie sheets and stuff. My dish storage
is on an interior wall, anyway, so they stay pretty warm.

Cindy Hamilton

On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:35:43 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

> My dish storage
> is on an interior wall, anyway, so they stay pretty warm.

Mine is too, but my dishes are still cold to the touch - so I take the
chill off in the oven when I want food to stay hot on the plate
without overcooking.

--

sf

On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:27:34 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>Our cupboards are on an outside wall of the kitchen so with the doors
>closed they are always on the cool side. I put plates in the oven to
>heat them a bit so they don't cool the food when served. Cups I'll fill
>with hot water and let them stand a few minutes.
>
>I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?

My stove/range which is over ten years old has a fifth ring on the
glass top, specifically for warming plates - or I often leave gravy on
it to keep nice and warm. It's been almost as well used as the other
burners over the years, no point in nice, hot food put on a cold
plate.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:05:34 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:27:34 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> Our cupboards are on an outside wall of the kitchen so with the doors
>> closed they are always on the cool side. I put plates in the oven to
>> heat them a bit so they don't cool the food when served. Cups I'll fill
>> with hot water and let them stand a few minutes.
>>
>> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?
>
>I have a different problem. My pantry is in the corner of the house
>that gets the most sun and it gets warm where I keep most of my
>dry/canned foods. My solution is to just keep the pantry door open so
>it gets A/C. The open door doesn't really block anything except the
>back deck door (partially) which is rarely used anyway. That keeps
>the food from being subjected to heat and expiring prematurely.
>
>My dishes are stored up in the cabinets on either side of the stove,
>so if I'm cooking anything for more than 20 minutes, chances are
>they're at least 80-85 degrees.
>
>-sw

Would it be very difficult to line the cupboards with hard,
polystyrene insulation?

On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 8:27:34 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Our cupboards are on an outside wall of the kitchen so with the doors
> closed they are always on the cool side. I put plates in the oven to
> heat them a bit so they don't cool the food when served. Cups I'll fill
> with hot water and let them stand a few minutes.
>
> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?

I always warm my plates in the oven. I considered a warming drawer when remodeling the kitchen but decided I no good place to put it. Instead of a warming drawer it's better to put in an extra oven.

http://www.richardfisher.com

On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 6:46:32 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:35:43 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> > My dish storage
> > is on an interior wall, anyway, so they stay pretty warm.
>
> Mine is too, but my dishes are still cold to the touch - so I take the
> chill off in the oven when I want food to stay hot on the plate
> without overcooking.

Ah, well. I don't care that much about food staying hot. I
generally have to wait for it to cool before I can eat it,
anyway. A plate at 71 F just speeds that along.

Cindy Hamilton

On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 05:43:04 -0800 (PST), Helpful person
> wrote:

>On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 8:27:34 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> Our cupboards are on an outside wall of the kitchen so with the doors
>> closed they are always on the cool side. I put plates in the oven to
>> heat them a bit so they don't cool the food when served. Cups I'll fill
>> with hot water and let them stand a few minutes.
>>
>> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?
>
>I always warm my plates in the oven. I considered a warming drawer when remodeling the kitchen but decided I no good place to put it. Instead of a warming drawer it's better to put in an extra oven.
>
>http://www.richardfisher.com

Or one can run a hot tap over them in the kitchen sink -

On 1/25/2016 8:56 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-01-25 8:27 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> Our cupboards are on an outside wall of the kitchen so with the doors
>> closed they are always on the cool side. I put plates in the oven to
>> heat them a bit so they don't cool the food when served. Cups I'll fill
>> with hot water and let them stand a few minutes.
>>
>> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?
>
>
> Wasn't that draw under an oven originally intended as a warming drawer?I
> guess modern ovens are too well insulated to do that anymore.

That bottom drawer was either the broiler or just a drawer in
all of my ranges until this one. I have a warming drawer now
but I don't use it much at all, even though I have a similar
problem with the dishes being on an outside wall. I just take
them out early.

nancy

On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 9:19:58 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 05:43:04 -0800 (PST), Helpful person wrote:
> >
> >I always warm my plates in the oven. I considered a warming drawer when remodeling the kitchen but decided I no good place to put it. Instead of a warming drawer it's better to put in an extra oven.
> >
> >http://www.richardfisher.com
>
> Or one can run a hot tap over them in the kitchen sink -

Much less convenient, especially if you also want to keep food hot.

http://www.richardfisher.com

On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 8:10:39 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 6:46:32 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:35:43 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > My dish storage
> > > is on an interior wall, anyway, so they stay pretty warm.
> >
> > Mine is too, but my dishes are still cold to the touch - so I take the
> > chill off in the oven when I want food to stay hot on the plate
> > without overcooking.
>
> Ah, well. I don't care that much about food staying hot. I
> generally have to wait for it to cool before I can eat it,
> anyway. A plate at 71 F just speeds that along.

I think that some folks like to burn their mouths. When I take a pizza
out of the oven, I go check my email, or this NG or Facebook, something
to kill some time.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

--Bryan

On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:08:24 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 7:56:40 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 2016-01-25 8:27 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> >
>> > I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?
>>
>>
>> Wasn't that draw under an oven originally intended as a warming drawer? I
>> guess modern ovens are too well insulated to do that anymore.
>>
>>
>My mother had a gas range and her drawer under the oven was the
>broiler.

That was an ancient gas stove, it's been some 40 years since gas
stoves were made with the broiler in a bottom compartment, that was
back when gas stoves still had pilot lights. The newer gas stoves
have the broiler inside the oven compartment, at the top of the
oven... much safer and makes for easy cleaning with the clean cycle.

On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 06:42:37 -0800 (PST), Helpful person
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 9:19:58 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 05:43:04 -0800 (PST), Helpful person wrote:
>> >
>> >I always warm my plates in the oven. I considered a warming drawer when remodeling the kitchen but decided I no good place to put it. Instead of a warming drawer it's better to put in an extra oven.
>> >
>> >http://www.richardfisher.com
>>
>> Or one can run a hot tap over them in the kitchen sink -
>
>Much less convenient, especially if you also want to keep food hot.
>
>http://www.richardfisher.com

It is a quick way to warm the dish before serving though -

On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 9:54:13 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 06:42:37 -0800 (PST), Helpful person wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 9:19:58 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> >> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 05:43:04 -0800 (PST), Helpful person wrote:
> >> >
> >> >I always warm my plates in the oven. I considered a warming drawer when remodeling the kitchen but decided I no good place to put it. Instead of a warming drawer it's better to put in an extra oven.
> >> >
> >> >http://www.richardfisher.com
> >>
> >> Or one can run a hot tap over them in the kitchen sink -
> >
> >Much less convenient, especially if you also want to keep food hot.
> >
> >http://www.richardfisher.com
>
> It is a quick way to warm the dish before serving though -

True.

http://www.richardfisher.com

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> wrote:
> > My mother had a gas range and her drawer under the oven was the
> > broiler.
>
> I have a gas range, and the drawer under the oven is a warming drawer.
> However, I use it for storing cookie sheets and stuff.

My gas stove also has a drawer underneath. Like itsjoan, mine is the
broiler. You don't want to store things down there.

The very few times I've needed to warm plates, and more often bowls, I
just get the hot water going then stack them in a clean sink soaking
in hot water. Takes like 30 seconds to dry off 4 plates or bowls right
before serving.

On the opposite side - whenever I want to eat cereal, I like it to
stay very cold. I'll put the bowl and also the cereal itself in the
fridge or freezer.

On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 8:27:34 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?

I use my toaster oven even though the larger plates hang out a bit.

Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> > wrote:
> >My mother had a gas range and her drawer under the oven was the
> >broiler.
>
> That was an ancient gas stove, it's been some 40 years since gas
> stoves were made with the broiler in a bottom compartment, that was
> back when gas stoves still had pilot lights.

Gee whiz, Sheldon...you just described my gas stove perfectly!
I love it still. And with the nifty pilot light, it also doubles
as an overnight yogurt maker and a dehydrator.

On 1/26/2016 9:45 AM, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 8:10:39 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 6:46:32 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:35:43 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> My dish storage
>>>> is on an interior wall, anyway, so they stay pretty warm.
>>>
>>> Mine is too, but my dishes are still cold to the touch - so I take the
>>> chill off in the oven when I want food to stay hot on the plate
>>> without overcooking.
>>
>> Ah, well. I don't care that much about food staying hot. I
>> generally have to wait for it to cool before I can eat it,
>> anyway. A plate at 71 F just speeds that along.
>
> I think that some folks like to burn their mouths. When I take a pizza
> out of the oven, I go check my email, or this NG or Facebook, something
> to kill some time.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> --Bryan
>

Very true with some foods like pizza, but with an egg, I want a warm
plate to put it on.

"cibola de oro" > wrote in message
...
> dsi1 wrote:

>> My Samsung range has a heated warming drawer. I won't use it. It's a
>> useless feature for me but somebody probably uses these things.
>
> I believe the word for things like that is: stagey.

Sort of like all those useless gadgets on new cars.

Cheri

On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:16:52 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On 1/26/2016 9:45 AM, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> > On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 8:10:39 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 6:46:32 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> >>> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:35:43 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> >>> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> My dish storage
> >>>> is on an interior wall, anyway, so they stay pretty warm.
> >>>
> >>> Mine is too, but my dishes are still cold to the touch - so I take the
> >>> chill off in the oven when I want food to stay hot on the plate
> >>> without overcooking.
> >>
> >> Ah, well. I don't care that much about food staying hot. I
> >> generally have to wait for it to cool before I can eat it,
> >> anyway. A plate at 71 F just speeds that along.
> >
> > I think that some folks like to burn their mouths. When I take a pizza
> > out of the oven, I go check my email, or this NG or Facebook, something
> > to kill some time.
> >>
> >> Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > --Bryan
> >
>
> Very true with some foods like pizza, but with an egg, I want a
> plate to put it on.

I bake my pizzas in a very hot oven - AFAIC, it's practically cold by
the time it's cut and on a plate... and I don't burn my mouth on it,
probably because I don't dump a ton of unnecessary cheese on mine.

--

sf

On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 06:58:36 -0800 (PST), Helpful person
> wrote:

> On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 9:54:13 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> > On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 06:42:37 -0800 (PST), Helpful person wrote:
> >
> > >On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 9:19:58 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> > >> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 05:43:04 -0800 (PST), Helpful person wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >I always warm my plates in the oven. I considered a warming drawer when remodeling the kitchen but decided I no good place to put it. Instead of a warming drawer it's better to put in an extra oven.
> > >> >
> > >> >http://www.richardfisher.com
> > >>
> > >> Or one can run a hot tap over them in the kitchen sink -
> > >
> > >Much less convenient, especially if you also want to keep food hot.
> > >
> > >http://www.richardfisher.com
> >
> > It is a quick way to warm the dish before serving though -
>
> True.
>
First you waste a lot of water, running it to get hot water - which is
not anything an apartment dweller would care about.


--

sf

On 1/26/2016 11:42 AM, sf wrote:

> First you waste a lot of water, running it to get hot water - which is
> not anything an apartment dweller would care about.

My thought exactly, all that water down the drain. I feel the
same way about running water till it's hot just to wash a plate
or a pot. I don't know if I'm technically in a drought situation
right now, especially with this snow, but I think it's something
to consider.

nancy

wrote:
> hot food put on a cold
> plate.

Tell us again about your rich bitch equine boarding school days.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 6:46:32 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:35:43 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> My dish storage
>>> is on an interior wall, anyway, so they stay pretty warm.
>>
>> Mine is too, but my dishes are still cold to the touch - so I take the
>> chill off in the oven when I want food to stay hot on the plate
>> without overcooking.
>
> Ah, well. I don't care that much about food staying hot. I
> generally have to wait for it to cool before I can eat it,
> anyway. A plate at 71 F just speeds that along.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Leave it out on the porch and keep the fdogs in...

MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> When I take a pizza
> out of the oven, I go check my email, or this NG or Facebook, something
> to kill some time.

Fess up, you masturbate over this:

https://www.austinfoodbank.org/news/...unteer-quarter

Cheri wrote:
>
> "cibola de oro" > wrote in message
> ...
>> dsi1 wrote:
>
>>> My Samsung range has a heated warming drawer. I won't use it. It's a
>>> useless feature for me but somebody probably uses these things.
>>
>> I believe the word for things like that is: stagey.
>
> Sort of like all those useless gadgets on new cars.
>
> Cheri

Ayup.

On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 08:42:36 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 06:58:36 -0800 (PST), Helpful person
> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 9:54:13 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>> > On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 06:42:37 -0800 (PST), Helpful person wrote:
>> >
>> > >On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 9:19:58 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>> > >> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 05:43:04 -0800 (PST), Helpful person wrote:
>> > >> >
>> > >> >I always warm my plates in the oven. I considered a warming drawer when remodeling the kitchen but decided I no good place to put it. Instead of a warming drawer it's better to put in an extra oven.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >http://www.richardfisher.com
>> > >>
>> > >> Or one can run a hot tap over them in the kitchen sink -
>> > >
>> > >Much less convenient, especially if you also want to keep food hot.
>> > >
>> > >http://www.richardfisher.com
>> >
>> > It is a quick way to warm the dish before serving though -
>>
>> True.
>>
>First you waste a lot of water, running it to get hot water - which is
>not anything an apartment dweller would care about.

Wrong again KnowAll - I have instantaneous hot water in my condo!

On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:01:34 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 1/26/2016 11:42 AM, sf wrote:
>
>> First you waste a lot of water, running it to get hot water - which is
>> not anything an apartment dweller would care about.
>
>My thought exactly, all that water down the drain. I feel the
>same way about running water till it's hot just to wash a plate
>or a pot. I don't know if I'm technically in a drought situation
>right now, especially with this snow, but I think it's something
>to consider.
>
>nancy

I have instant hot water, none is wasted here.

wrote:
> I have instantaneous hot water in my condo!

How many canuckleheads did it take to subsidize that?

wrote:
> I have instant hot water, none is wasted here.

You brag like the spoiled rich bitch who went to Swiss boarding school,
you risible ****.

On 1/25/2016 10:08 PM, wrote:
> On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 7:56:40 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 2016-01-25 8:27 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?
>>
>>
>> Wasn't that draw under an oven originally intended as a warming drawer? I
>> guess modern ovens are too well insulated to do that anymore.
>>
>>
> My mother had a gas range and her drawer under the oven was the
> broiler.
>
Sounds like a fairly old gas range. I had one like that in an apartment
many years ago.

Jill

On 1/26/2016 11:42 AM, sf wrote:
> First you waste a lot of water, running it to get hot water - which is
> not anything an apartment dweller would care about.

I agree about the waste of water to warm dishes. But the "apartment
dweller" thing isn't strictly true. I never lived in an apartment where
I didn't also have to pay the water bill. So I certainly did care.

Jill

On 2016-01-26, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:


> I'd put in a warming drawer if we had the space. Anyone else doing this?

I jes nuke a plate as needed.

nb