Heat retentive server for induction heating
First Claim
1. A method of mass serving food to a given number of consumers to be served a meal, the method comprising:
- A. subjecting a single heat retentive server comprising a heat storage member susceptible to electrical induction heating, and an outer peripheral member, to an electromagnetic field sufficient to inductively heat said heat storage member to a temperature sufficient to maintain hot food, placed in the heated heat retentive server, hot;
B. placing a quantity of heated food on the heated heat retentive server of A;
C. repeating A and B a number of times to provide a plurality of heated servers, said number of times substantially relating to said number of consumers to be served a meal;
D. serving said heated heat retentive servers to said consumers from said plurality of heated servers.
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Abstract
A heat retentive server adapted to be inductively heated comprises a central portion comprising a heat storage member comprising a material which is susceptible to being heated by induction; and an outer peripheral member connected to the central portion so that said outer peripheral member and the central portion are substantially thermally insulated from each other. Preferably, the server is provided with heat insulation constructed and arranged with respect to the heat storage member so that heat is caused to primarily flow upwardly from the heat storage member. Also preferably, the outer peripheral member and the central portion are substantially insulated from each other by means of a thermal break.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of mass serving food to a given number of consumers to be served a meal, the method comprising:
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A. subjecting a single heat retentive server comprising a heat storage member susceptible to electrical induction heating, and an outer peripheral member, to an electromagnetic field sufficient to inductively heat said heat storage member to a temperature sufficient to maintain hot food, placed in the heated heat retentive server, hot; B. placing a quantity of heated food on the heated heat retentive server of A; C. repeating A and B a number of times to provide a plurality of heated servers, said number of times substantially relating to said number of consumers to be served a meal; D. serving said heated heat retentive servers to said consumers from said plurality of heated servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of serving food in mass production fashion, the method comprising:
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A. rapidly heating a single heat retentive server, said single heat retentive server comprising a heat storage member susceptible to electrical induction heating and an outer peripheral member, by subjecting said heat retentive server to an electromagnetic field sufficient to inductively heat said heat storage member to a temperature of at least about 300°
F.;B. sequentially thereafter placing a quantity of food on said single heat retentive server; C. repeating A and B sequentially for successive heat retentive servers; and
,D. providing said food to a plurality of consumers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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