How do you Keep your Food Warm?

what are you using to keep food warm after sous vide?by the time i plate individual dishes (salmon or vegetbales for example) that were cooked sous vide they get cool to cold pretty fast.

i've been looking at what can help with this. i have played with putting the plates in an oven but this is not ideal.

i've gone over to webstaurant.com to see what solutions they have for the home chef. they offer heat lamps

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/14131/bulb-warmer-heat-lamps.html

or heated shelf warmers

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/13351/heated-shelf-food-warmers.html

i'm more drawn to the shelf warmers than the heat lamps. anyone have experience with these? what do you use to keep food warm in a home kitchen setting?

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Brendan_Lee_56950

Warm, bordering on hot plates are the way to go. Also timing, having everything else ready to go makes it easier to just bring the food from the bath to the plate or to sear and to the hot plate.

tshewman

Same as Brendan, along with putting much in the SV bath and extracting one at a time. Ziploc bags, and esp measuring cups (b/c of their handle) make great holders while sitting in the bath.

sebastian_palmigiani_21610

@Brendan and @Todd what technique do you use to get your plates hot?

Brendan_Lee_56950

I throw them in the oven set to it's lowest setting which is right around 150-175F, they're too hot to handle with bare hands which is perfect so that they come to the table at a really nice warm temp.

Brandon_Byrd_40557

I recently started doing what Brendan does, and it has been very helpful in getting everything to the table at a pleasant temperature.

tshewman

Typically at 170 (lowest my oven will go other than warm, which.........doesn't do much.

robert.c.brown15

Hot plates definitely. Also maybe crank the oven to 550F or however high it goes and throw the meat in the oven for 1 to 2 minutes before cuttting and putting on a plate. I did it today with a steak, but I didn't sous vide. I did let the steak rest for 40 minutes before throwing it in the oven so it was pretty cool and those few minute warmed it up well. But probably just hot plates would help.