I would like to know if I put a hot dish in glass stew, out of the stove, per say, how long does it keep hot, and then how long does it keep warm.
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I don't agree with part of this answer. On Thanksgiving, I took a casserole dish straight from the oven and it melted a nice ring in the carrier :-( Luckily, I caught it before it was burned through. I then put a dry hand towel underneath the dish.
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It keeps it warm for hr, for example i made a corn caserole fromOven to expandable lugger at 6 am and took it out around 12:30 and it was warm, it was great for me
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I put my hot casserole (out of the oven) into the carrier at 2:30 on Christmas day. My daughter's roast was delayed due to operator error by a whole hour and I was worried that my dish would get cold. We finally ate at 6:30, and I couldn't believe it - the casserole was still HOT to the touch. I love this thing!!!!
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Hi Ann -I put a large 13 x 9 glass pan full of Thanksgiving stuffing in the bottom section of the tote at about 12:00 noon. At 5:00, when dinner was started, the stuffing was still piping hot.
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This was a gift to my niece for Christmas, she was excited to get it, exactly what she wanted but she live in California and hasn't said how long it will keep hot dishes hot
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I have a glass-top stove, it came with the house, I did not choose it. Considerations include, lifting the steamer, not dragging it, realizing that when it hits the appropriate pressure and you turn the heat down, it takes a little time for the the burner temp to adjust. At the end, I lift the pot and move it from the hot burner. Also, I am gentle sitting it on the stove. I use mine all the time to cook beans, so just leaving it on the hot burner can continue the cooking rather than begin the cooling process.
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There's a setting called "stew". Its default is set to 4 hours. Can be set in 30 minute increments up to 12 hours. It's the slow cooking mode but the cooking efficiency is 50% higher so you'll need to experiment a little. After the cooking time it automatically switches to a 12 hour Warm Cycle.
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I've placed a hot pot on it, but only for a few minutes, for example, when I've poured out hot pasta water. But I don't know what would happen if you left a hot pot on it for more than a few minutes. Hope this helps.
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I bought this pot to use for small meals. Used it the first day I got it. Plugged it in....added my ingredients and by dinner time that night had delicious stew. Using it like any other crock pot so I have no idea why it says that. But you can in fact cook in it. Maybe it means you can't use it on the stove.
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As recommended I put boiling water in the thermos for a few minutes before putting the hot food in to heat up the thermos and then yes, the food stays warm for four hours. Not piping hot as it was when first put in, but still heated. The wide mouth makes it really easy to eat from too.
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I've only used it to reheat stews, chili, soups, etc. It gets pretty hot, but I don't know if I would cook in it. My big crock pot has a warm, low, and high setting. This little pot just has one temp, so it would be hard to control, and the portions would be small, so it would be a pain. I'd stick to a big recipe in a large crock pot and take individual servings in the small one.
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I may be warm but not hot to touch if used stove top. In the oven yes it will be hot but cool quickly when removed.
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Finally all water will be dried out that contacted directly to the cooker, so you should not heat your soup too long. If you put your soup in a container, even the cooker dries out watter outside the container, your soup still there.
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The water will keep boiling during it's "cooking" mode (Yes, over an hour is normal when you put in 3 bowls of cold water to start cooking), until it's switch to "warm" automatically. PS: The more water you put into it will cook longer of course. *My pot was broken now.
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I didn't remove the food from the inner metal cylinder so my food stayed warm for about 3 hours. I left the inner part inside the base because I didn't have pot holders to remove it at work and it gets hot. I don't know how long it would stay warm if you unplugged it and left the lid closed.
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Hi, thank you for your interest. it is just like what you said, you put it on the stove first wait for the food boil up and then put back to the body, it will cook on its own.
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I would contact the manufacturer. It might melt if the temps are above 400. I sit hot pots on it after removing from the stove...but I would think a hot plate and oven might put off higher temps.
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I am not sure about that. I have only used my on the stove top and placed it in the oven to stay warm. Sorry.
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This may not help...I use a crockpot and cook for 6 hours. This ensures that whatever is in the pot cooks completely.
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I would put the teapot, already with the hot tea in it, on the plate, then turn it on. I use a standard ceramic pot purchased from a crockery store. That way, the plate's job is only to maintain the existing heat. I would not leave it there for more than half an hour. Nothing worse that stewed tea. If you do this, take the teabags out first.Brew tea for only 3-4 mins.
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I've never tried it with hot food. Mostly cold. And without any additional ice packs- the food stays cold for maybe two hours. I would think if the hot item is like soup- it would keep warm for the same amount. Otherwise- mashed potatoes, pasta, chcken- no go.