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Article: Chafers.(Tabletop & Smallwares)
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- Foodservice Equipment & Supplies
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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* Types: Chafers, also called chafing dishes, are freestanding enclosed heated display pieces that hold prepared foods for service on buffets or at catered functions in remote locations. Usually, chafers have a water bath mounted on a stand and a food pan insert, both of which are heated from below.
* Capacities/Footprints: Chafers come in round, oval or rectangular shapes and can hold from 2 1/2 qts. to 9 qts. The smallest chafers take up less than 1-sq.-ft. of space, while larger chafers are up to 26" wide and occupy about 3-sq.-ft. of space.
* Energy Source(s): Because they're used in a variety of nontraditional settings, chafers normally are heated ...