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chafer

English translation: a type of heated serving dish

16:18 Aug 6, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / gastronomy
English term or phrase: chafer
Fill chafer with 2 quarts (64 ounces) of tap water. Turn on the power and preheat the unit
esteban
Selected answer:a type of heated serving dish
Explanation:
A type of serving dish which is heated from below. See:

bon appetite!

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-08-06 16:22:25 GMT)
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also, see:

http://www.servu-online.com//subpages/Groupings.asp?dept=16&...

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Note added at 39 mins (2004-08-06 16:58:07 GMT)
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As Kim says, \'A type of heated serving pan\' also.
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cjperera
Local time: 14:22
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +6a type of heated serving dish
cjperera
5 +2A vessel for heating water
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
4 +2pan
Kim Metzger
5 +1Chafing Dish
airmailrpl
5hibachi or fondu pan
humbird
4cooking pot
David Moore (X)
2otherwise known as
Jonathan MacKerron


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pan


Explanation:
Definition: 1. \Chaf"er\, n.
A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan.
A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons. --Baker.

http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/chafer


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 06:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 min
neutral  cjperera: i don't know if it's for heating water - take a look at the links in my answer...
2 mins
  -> A heated serving pan?
agree  Kevin Pfeiffer (X): Used as Cillín says, for heating food, but essentially as you say: "a pan".
3 mins
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
A vessel for heating water


Explanation:
A vessel for heating water

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-08-06 16:22:14 GMT)
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Ref: http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.sh?WORD=Chafer

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 min
  -> Thanks vicky
neutral  cjperera: I don't know if it's for heating water - take a look at the links in my answer, they are definitely to serve food out of...
3 mins
neutral  Kevin Pfeiffer (X): I would more or less disagree, as this misrepresents its purpose (as used here, for example).
5 mins
agree  Mark Xiang
10 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cooking pot


Explanation:
That's what they all look like to me.... According to OED,it's an old term for a water heater. According to other dictionaries it can also be a portable grate or a saucepan....

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Note added at 24 mins (2004-08-06 16:42:46 GMT)
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Note the measurement you have given is US liquid measure; in the UK, this would be 3 1/5 pints only (at 20 fl.oz to the pint).

David Moore (X)
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  cjperera: i would disagree with a cooking pot, as they mostly used to serve food out of at buffets.
16 mins
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
a type of heated serving dish


Explanation:
A type of serving dish which is heated from below. See:

bon appetite!

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-08-06 16:22:25 GMT)
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also, see:

http://www.servu-online.com//subpages/Groupings.asp?dept=16&...

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Note added at 39 mins (2004-08-06 16:58:07 GMT)
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As Kim says, \'A type of heated serving pan\' also.


    Reference: http://www.exeterrent-all.com/cookingandserving.html
cjperera
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kevin Pfeiffer (X): would also be my all-purpose, general definition
5 mins
agree  Kim Metzger: By George, I think you've got it! "Turn on power and pre-heat the unit." But I don't think "dish" is right term.
6 mins
  -> yes, ok, maybe more of a pan, given the heating function. A serving pan, nonetheless.
agree  Melanie Nassar: yes, we used to have one which my mother called a chafing dish, used for keeping food warm at a buffet.
27 mins
agree  Jörgen Slet
6 hrs
agree  Eva Karpouzi
8 hrs
disagree  Mark Xiang: You can not put 4LB of water into a chafer in your meaning./It is chafing(chafe) in your link and Chafing is a cooking process, not dish
10 hrs
  -> Of course you can. http://www.famousfoods.com/cachdi37qt.html / What? So a cooking pot is not a pot, and a serving platter is not a platter? And as far as I know, chafing is NOT a cooking process: http://www.thewalkingsite.com/blisters.html
agree  eccotraduttrice: These are large silver metal serving dishes, they are often deep enough to hold 2 quarts of water, especially when used for very large buffets.
15 hrs
agree  Orla Ryan
1 day 22 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
otherwise known as


Explanation:
"Webster" = "1 archaic : a dish holding burning coals used especially for cooking or warming food
2 : a cooking utensil supplied with a source of heat (as electricity or an alcohol lamp) and used to cook food at the table"

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Note added at 2 hrs 13 mins (2004-08-06 18:32:28 GMT)
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sorry, otherwise known as a \"chafing dish\" - I need new glasses...

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
hibachi or fondu pan


Explanation:
My Oxford Dic. don't have this word (though it says this is a name of a beetle, Wow!). But your quote strongly suggests it is not about a beetle (of course). What remind me of your question is a little pan for cooking-on-the-table dishes.
And Japanese has a few cooking-on-the-table stuff, best known is called Sukiyaki. In this all the chef or cook need to do is chop up veges and few thinly sliced meat and some source. The chafer in this case (the source of the heat) is hibachi (electric mostly).
This is similar (in cooking methodwise) to Swiss Cheese Fondu. This is also a cooking on the table type of delicacy. The utencil? Of course a type of chafer.
Also, when you go to a buffe, some foods are kept warm from below. I think this container is a type of chafer too.

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Chafing Dish


Explanation:
Chafer, Chafing Dish, Roll Top Chafing Dish, Stainless Steel ...
... This chafer is the choice of most upscale hotels. ... Also great for most baking applications,
heating hors d'oeuvres or baking breads. 18"Lx 13"W, x 1"Deep. ...
www.chefdepot.net/chafer.htm

Foodservice Equipment Reports: Evaluations
... Some of these heating elements simply sit in the bottom of the water pan, while others have to be screwed onto the bottom of the chafer base. ...
www.fermag.com/sr/v6i6_sr_chafers.htm

CHAFER - Meaning and Definition of the Word
... Definition: \Chaf"er\, n. 1. One who chafes. 2. A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan. A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons. --Baker. ...
www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/chafe


airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 09:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Refugio: Chafing dish is the US term I have always heard.
4 days
  -> thank you
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