chafing dish

American  

[chey-fing] / ˈtʃeɪ fɪŋ /

noun

1. an apparatus consisting of a metal dish with a lamp or heating appliance beneath it, for cooking food or keeping it hot at the table.

2. a vessel that holds charcoal or the like, for heating anything set over it.

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chafing dish British  

/ ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ /

noun

1. a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table

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Etymology

Origin of chafing dish

1400–50; late Middle English chafing warming ( see chafe, -ing ¹)

Example Sentences

If the foods are hot, you can keep them in a preheated oven, warming tray, chafing dish or slow cooker that is 140 F or above.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2023

We weren't part of the outing, so I couldn't do something I desperately wanted to do: grab a handful of soft-shell crabs from a big chafing dish on the buffet table.

From Golf Digest • May 29, 2016

Another time he gave her a chafing dish.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2010

Place hot foods in a 200-degree oven or in a chafing dish, slow cooker or warming tray capable of holding foods at 140 degrees or warmer.

From Washington Post

Attendants rush forward, bringing her medicinal chafing dish closer.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton