Do you warm your plates before plating?

[bbqLuv]

Warm dish for Hot Apple Pie Ala Mode
Melts down over the pie and dish for all that warm sauce.
But alas, I don't do desserts anymore.

[briano52]

I watch my sugar intake and rarely make desserts for myself. But I love to make nice desserts and still do when I have guest for a nice meal.

[smokenoob]

Warming drawer when I remember or when we have guests.

[smokenoob]

klflowers Johnny Booth it’s only a warming drawer if ya turn it on 🤪

[klflowers]

smokenoob you have to turn it on? This is too darned complicated. And my plates might catch fire since they are paper...

[briano52]

I use the warming drawer for plate warming. So, easy. I can put it on a low setting and put a stack of plates in there 45 minutes or so before needed. They come out warm but you can still handle them on setting 1 and 2 out of 4 with 4 being the hottest.

[ecowper]

I tried warming my fancy Panhead plates once ..... and this happened. I swore never again

[ecowper]

Johnny Booth Yeah, I try to avoid flames above the grates of the stove personally

Hulagn1971 I LOL’ed

[Huskee]

Toss a cup of water on it

[briano52]

Get the marshmallows and sticks out.

[Mike981]

Every time I think of it, yes. Why not? It certainly isn't hard.

[Hulagn1971]

Looky there. Just opened a package from Made In and even they suggest warming plates before serving for "an elevated dining experience". Who'd a thunk it?

[smokenoob]

reinventing the wheel keeps the synapse firing! Warm on!

[Murdy]

I generally don't, but my Grandmother was absolutely fanatical about it. Usually, she'd set the dinner plates on top of the stove to pick up some residual heat from the oven. I was cooking at her place one time, and had the stove fully tied up. She got out a hair dryer and individually warmed the plates while I was cooking.

[surfdog]

Fanatical is such an overused word and…oh wait…no, that is kinda fanatical.

[jayjordan]

I don't do it every time, usually run hot water over the plates in the sink. I put salad bowls in the fridge to chill before adding the salad mix. Every morning I run hot water into our cups to warm them up before filling with coffee.
A warming drawer is part of my dream "I won the lottery" kitchen build.

[Hulagn1971]

I do the same with my morning coffee cup and even at work. Surely makes a difference.

[SheilaAnn]

Hulagn1971 same with boiling water for tea.

[briano52]

I built my dream house and dream kitchen a few years ago. I put in a warming drawer from Miele. It was about $1,200. Like most appliances, they have recently gone up a lot. Depending on the brand, they range from about $1k to $2.5k.

[Huskee]

I do when it's an important meal like steak or brisket. In the winter we keep our house about 66-67, therefore the plates are that, and let me tell you the food is cold in twelve seconds.

[Michael_in_TX]

Given the weather forecast, I would like to start warming my plates!

[Pobeque]

Hot food hot plates....I generally only warm my plates when I'm serving a an un/semi stable sauce - ie carbonara, cacio e pepe, some butter sauces (buerre fondue), etc