Our cupboard is on an outside wall and with the door closed it is cooler
than the rest of the kitchen. In cold weather, I always warm up the
plates before putting hot food on them.

Today, the outside temperature was 20 degrees and the dishes inside were
62 degrees. House thermostat is 68.

Most time I turn the oven on a few minutes, other times or a single
plate I just hold it over a flame on the burner.

On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 12:43:06 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> Our cupboard is on an outside wall and with the door closed it is cooler
> than the rest of the kitchen. In cold weather, I always warm up the
> plates before putting hot food on them.
>
> Today, the outside temperature was 20 degrees and the dishes inside were
> 62 degrees. House thermostat is 68.
>
> Most time I turn the oven on a few minutes, other times or a single
> plate I just hold it over a flame on the burner.
>
>
Running hot water over them will of course warm them but then you've got
to dry the dishes before using and wasted water down the drain. A spritz
of water on the dishes and then into the microwave might heat them up.

On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 8:43:06 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Our cupboard is on an outside wall and with the door closed it is cooler
> than the rest of the kitchen. In cold weather, I always warm up the
> plates before putting hot food on them.
>
> Today, the outside temperature was 20 degrees and the dishes inside were
> 62 degrees. House thermostat is 68.
>
> Most time I turn the oven on a few minutes, other times or a single
> plate I just hold it over a flame on the burner.

Ah, people on the mainland have to warm up their plates. I have never seen that. Very interesting.

On 12/14/2017 2:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 8:43:06 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> Our cupboard is on an outside wall and with the door closed it is cooler
>> than the rest of the kitchen. In cold weather, I always warm up the
>> plates before putting hot food on them.
>>
>> Today, the outside temperature was 20 degrees and the dishes inside were
>> 62 degrees. House thermostat is 68.
>>
>> Most time I turn the oven on a few minutes, other times or a single
>> plate I just hold it over a flame on the burner.
>
> Ah, people on the mainland have to warm up their plates. I have never seen that. Very interesting.
>

You just stick yours in the volcano? That would be handy.

On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 1:43:06 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Our cupboard is on an outside wall and with the door closed it is cooler
> than the rest of the kitchen. In cold weather, I always warm up the
> plates before putting hot food on them.
>
> Today, the outside temperature was 20 degrees and the dishes inside were
> 62 degrees. House thermostat is 68.
>
> Most time I turn the oven on a few minutes, other times or a single
> plate I just hold it over a flame on the burner.

My plates are in a cupboard on an inside wall. I occasionally
warm them, but not very often. In the oven; if the plates need
to be warmed, the furnace is going so the oven heat isn't wasted.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 9:55:56 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> You just stick yours in the volcano? That would be handy.

It would never occur to me to cook our dinnerware. We like to have ours raw. Over here, we like to stick our plates in the freezer.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 9:55:56 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> You just stick yours in the volcano? That would be handy.
>
> It would never occur to me to cook our dinnerware. We like to have ours
> raw. Over here, we like to stick our plates in the freezer.

Hehehe. Used to be a restaurant here that served salad on frozen plates.
Thankfully they quit doing that. At best it made the lettuce so cold that it
hurt my teeth to chew it. At worst, it made everything on it wilted.

On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 11:54:52 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> Hehehe. Used to be a restaurant here that served salad on frozen plates.
> Thankfully they quit doing that. At best it made the lettuce so cold that it
> hurt my teeth to chew it. At worst, it made everything on it wilted.

I like that idea. Not frozen but chilled a little. It's probably a good idea when serving sashimi. Ice cream should be served in dishes chilled in liquid nitrogen.

On Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:43:00 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>Our cupboard is on an outside wall and with the door closed it is cooler
>than the rest of the kitchen. In cold weather, I always warm up the
>plates before putting hot food on them.
>
>Today, the outside temperature was 20 degrees and the dishes inside were
>62 degrees. House thermostat is 68.
>
>Most time I turn the oven on a few minutes, other times or a single
>plate I just hold it over a flame on the burner.

Why not have one of those companies come out and blow some insulation
into the wall behind the cupboard? When they installed my big
balcony doors it was -15C that day. They took out the old ones then
prepared the concrete all round, then put in the new. It was
ghastly, I covered houseplants with blankets and when it was all over
and I went to get my supper, the plates in the cupboard were freezing,
so I know the problem.

I should add the balcony windows/door are floor to ceiling by nearly
20ft wide, so you can imagine how cold the place became.

On 12/14/2017 5:52 PM, wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:43:00 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> Our cupboard is on an outside wall and with the door closed it is cooler
>> than the rest of the kitchen. In cold weather, I always warm up the
>> plates before putting hot food on them.
>>
>> Today, the outside temperature was 20 degrees and the dishes inside were
>> 62 degrees. House thermostat is 68.
>>
>> Most time I turn the oven on a few minutes, other times or a single
>> plate I just hold it over a flame on the burner.
>
> Why not have one of those companies come out and blow some insulation
> into the wall behind the cupboard? When they installed my big
> balcony doors it was -15C that day. They took out the old ones then
> prepared the concrete all round, then put in the new.

The wall is insulated but physics dictates there will be heat loss to a
cooler area and with the door closed, little heat gets in. If there was
no insulation the dishes would probably be 40 degrees or less.

I toss mine into the toaster oven. Just had an Ego with mj, ms and butter.. needed that plate hot.

Thomas wrote:
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> I toss mine into the toaster oven. Just had an Ego with mj, ms and butter.. needed that plate hot.

???

"Gary" wrote in message ...

Thomas wrote:
>
> I toss mine into the toaster oven. Just had an Ego with mj, ms and
> butter.. needed that plate hot.

???

==

I didn't understand it either.

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On 12/17/2017 10:06 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "Gary"Â* wrote in message ...
>
> Thomas wrote:
>>
>> I toss mine into the toaster oven. Just had an Ego with mj, ms and
>> butter.. needed that plate hot.
>
> Â* ???
>
> ==
>
> I didn't understand it either.
>

Eggo frozen waffle with maple syrup and butter. mj is probably mixed
berry jelly or mint jelly?

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...

On 12/17/2017 10:06 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>
> Thomas wrote:
>>
>> I toss mine into the toaster oven. Just had an Ego with mj, ms and
>> butter.. needed that plate hot.
>
> ???
>
> ==
>
> I didn't understand it either.
>

Eggo frozen waffle with maple syrup and butter. mj is probably mixed
berry jelly or mint jelly?

==

Oh! Well thank you) Heh who could have guessed)



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On 12/17/2017 7:58 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/17/2017 10:06 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> "Gary"Â* wrote in message ...
>>
>> Thomas wrote:
>>>
>>> I toss mine into the toaster oven. Just had an Ego with mj, ms and
>>> butter.. needed that plate hot.
>>
>> Â* ???
>>
>> ==
>>
>> I didn't understand it either.
>>
>
> Eggo frozen waffle with maple syrup and butter. mj is probably mixed
> berry jelly or mint jelly?
>


I think he was smoking something with his Eggo and butter.

"Taxed and Spent" wrote in message news
On 12/17/2017 7:58 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/17/2017 10:06 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>>
>> Thomas wrote:
>>>
>>> I toss mine into the toaster oven. Just had an Ego with mj, ms and
>>> butter.. needed that plate hot.
>>
>> ???
>>
>> ==
>>
>> I didn't understand it either.
>>
>
> Eggo frozen waffle with maple syrup and butter. mj is probably mixed
> berry jelly or mint jelly?
>


I think he was smoking something with his Eggo and butter.

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On Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 11:19:40 AM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
>
> I think he was smoking something with his Eggo and butter.

Bingo! LOL