launderess
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In copper! Just the thing for your next big cooking event!
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/app/5639344390.html
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Vintage Toastmaster Hot Food Server
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toploader55
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Most restaurants used those for keeping bread/ rolls hot.
I used to use the second drawer to keep soup cups or coffee cups hot in the cold weather.
Being Copper, it must have been used out in a visible dining room location for the wait staff.
I would say it's from the late 50s to late 60s. Those are bakelite handle drawer pulls.
These units seem to last forever.They rarely malfunction.
I used to use the second drawer to keep soup cups or coffee cups hot in the cold weather.
Being Copper, it must have been used out in a visible dining room location for the wait staff.
I would say it's from the late 50s to late 60s. Those are bakelite handle drawer pulls.
These units seem to last forever.They rarely malfunction.
launderess
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Apparently still made for commercial use
While the manuals and other literature for the above item state it was for domestic kitchens, Toastmaster still makes a commercial version, or did anyway.
http://www.toastmastercorp.com/product-categories/hot-food-servers/
Lacking one of these my mother and scores of others one assumes kept food warm by using her oven set to "keep warm". Problem was, and this is outlined in the owner's manual for the copper Toastmaster, things tended to dry out if left too long. Far to many times Father came home to find that his dinner waiting in oven was a dehydrated mass. *LOL*
This was of course in the days before microwave ovens became common. Now everyone just reheats in that appliance.
While the manuals and other literature for the above item state it was for domestic kitchens, Toastmaster still makes a commercial version, or did anyway.
http://www.toastmastercorp.com/product-categories/hot-food-servers/
Lacking one of these my mother and scores of others one assumes kept food warm by using her oven set to "keep warm". Problem was, and this is outlined in the owner's manual for the copper Toastmaster, things tended to dry out if left too long. Far to many times Father came home to find that his dinner waiting in oven was a dehydrated mass. *LOL*
This was of course in the days before microwave ovens became common. Now everyone just reheats in that appliance.
John has one in his kitchen. These have vents that could be set for moist or dry heating. Keeping the cups hot is a good idea. Hot china keeps food hot so much longer and really improves the dining experience. I often run water from the Instant Hot into dishes to heat them before placing food in them, especially in the winter because the cabinets are on an outside wall.
fan-of-fans
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That is pretty cool, and I was going to say I believe Toastmaster still makes a very similar unit to this for commercial use. I see them often at Wendy's behind the counter for keeping the baked potatoes hot. I know they were still using them in places built about 10 years ago, they may still be using them. The ones I saw had the two drawers and were the built in version.
I never knew these were made for home use or in copper.
I never knew these were made for home use or in copper.
Cool!
I've never seen one in copper before. As Eddie mentioned it must have been used in view of the customers. They are usually SS.
WK78
I've never seen one in copper before. As Eddie mentioned it must have been used in view of the customers. They are usually SS.
WK78
kb0nes
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I recall the day Jeff and I ran across the one that John has in his kitchen in a DC thrift store.
I don't recall the price, might have been ~$100 in 1980 dollars.
I have to say I would take the raw stainless over the copper! A neat thing to have if you have the space
I don't recall the price, might have been ~$100 in 1980 dollars.
I have to say I would take the raw stainless over the copper! A neat thing to have if you have the space
My friend Brenda put one of these in her new kitchen sometime in the early 80's. Hers was stainless steel, and I remember that she bought it at the same restaurant equipment place that she got her Garland gas range.
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