steam table
noun
: a table having openings to hold containers of cooked food over steam or hot water circulating beneath them
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Avoid: Slow cookers, steam tables, or chafing dishes are not recommended for reheating purposes.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
The family-run outfit decided to turn off the oven, the panini presses, the steam table and warming lamps and instead crafted a new limited-time menu of cold items such as sandwiches, wraps and salads.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
With its mural of Bertha herself and tables of impatient children waiting for their parents in line, Bertha’s is community across the steam table.
—Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
Two were under a toaster oven and three under a steam table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
The family-run outfit decided to turn off the oven, the panini presses, the steam table and warming lamps and instead crafted a new limited-time menu of cold items such as sandwiches, wraps and salads.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
With its mural of Bertha herself and tables of impatient children waiting for their parents in line, Bertha’s is community across the steam table.
—Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
Two were under a toaster oven and three under a steam table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Steam table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20table. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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