steam table

noun

: a table having openings to hold containers of cooked food over steam or hot water circulating beneath them

Examples of steam table in a Sentence

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Avoid: Slow cookers, steam tables, or chafing dishes are not recommended for reheating purposes. 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 See all Example Sentences for steam table 

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of steam table was in 1819

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“Steam table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20table. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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