can this be used to warm food?
1476036
Warm food as in commercially?... Not that this could not work, but I would expect there to be something more on the commercial side of the business that would be used. And the lamp would have to be placed fairly close to the food (guessing 12-24") and it would just keep the cooked food warm, it would not warm it from refrigerator temperatures.
1740895
Probably not. It holds the heat of cooked foods, such as tortillas or pancakes, pretty well, why would you want to heat it, its a "keeper" not a heater.
1651806
I don't believe this unit can be used for that purpose . It is geared toward keeping food that has already been prepared ahead of time warm for several hours. It works well for that purpose.
1491438
Yes. So this item isn't good for heating soups, etc., but works great for heating water.
1042330
No... this container does NOT keep food warm... Still a great dish and easy use But to answer the question no...
854056
you would have to contact the manufactuer for a question like this i have them but just used it to heat i would guess you could but as to a specific temperature you need to ask the people who made it
1432056
I use this strictly for a human's body temperature. I do not think it would give an accurate temp for cooking.
452244
never done it but dont see why not. it stays hot for about 15 minutes. if that is enough time to cook a pizza i would imagine it could work
198181
I think it's just for warming. I never tried to cook, but I don't think that it gets hot enough.
1099035
It could be heated to a warm stage in the microwave I would not recommend getting it really hot. It is a stoneware product so any method that you might use to heat a stoneware product and is not a really hot direct heat I believe would be fine.
236444
I have only used this to heat up cooked food...it does heat up perfectly without hot spots. I heat up oatmeal, pasta, fish, eggs, rice, and vegetables....
707332
I imagine that you could put a small amount of raw meat in it to cook. I gave this to my husband. He only uses it at work on his desk to heat canned stew, soup or leftovers. He doesn't have the proper tools to prepare a whole recipe involving raw meat while at his workplace. The product seems to only advertise that it warms the food.
1547261
In my opinion, although it is not ideal, you could use the container for soup BUT it is not insulated so it will not stay hot and you would feel the heat when holding the container.
1795098
yes, it can be used for cooking, but carefully. The burn point is only 350F (175C) which, for a high heat stir-fry, is too low. I used it for a finishing sauce on already cooked fish and vegetables.
925429
I wouldn't use it for hot food because the interior is a kind of plastic that just might stick to a dish. Someone suggested wrapping the dish in a towel, but I think the heat might distort the lining.
857549
Yes. It 's great to heat up small snacks, good advantage to avoid utilizing the regular oven.
1634776
No. It would melt. Only use it for covering things that are heated up in the microwave.