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Food warming apparatus and method

  • US 20050255208A1
  • Filed: 07/20/2005
  • Published: 11/17/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of preserving cooked food, comprising the steps of:

  • cooking food in a cooking appliance to provide pre-cooked food;

    placing the pre-cooked food in a holding compartment of a food warming apparatus for a duration of holding time; and

    heating the pre-cooked food in the holding compartment for at least a portion of said duration of holding time by delivering in a pre-programmed manner an amount of radiant heat to the pre-cooked food from a radiant heat source positioned above the pre-cooked food;

    said heating step comprising varying the amount of radiant heat delivered to the pre-cooked food to maintain the food at a selected holding temperature by delivering radiant heat to the pre-cooked food at a first level during a first phase of the duration of holding time and delivering radiant heat to the pre-cooked food at a second level during a second phase of the duration of holding time.

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