FOOD WARMING VESSEL FOR CAFETERIAS AND RESTAURANTS

摘要

The warming device of the present invention includes a food pan or tray (12) formed from metal so as to promote the conduction of heat to the food contained in the tray (12). The tray (12) is held within a sump vessel (14) which, during use contains a heat transfer fluid such as water. The sump vessel (14) is a unitary bowl-shaped, i.e., dish-shaped container having side walls (14a-14d) and a bottom wall (14e) and an upper open wide mouth for receiving the food tray (12) whereby the food tray (12), when inserted, is located within the sump vessel (14) so that the bottom portion of the food tray (12) is spaced from the wall of the sump vessel (14) to define a chamber (32) suited for containing water and steam between the sump vessel (14) and the food tray (12).