A utility skirt for a wire chafing dish rack, wherein the utility skirt is folded around the wire chafing dish rack. The utility skirt having an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, and a right edge defining an area of the utility skirt. The upper edge of the utility skirt runs along the upper rim of the wire chafing dish rack. Three tabs extend from the left edge and three slits are made in the utility skirt near the right edge. The three tabs can interlock with the three slits for coupling the left edge to the right edge. Three fold lines divide the utility skirt into four sections, each of the four sections corresponds to the four sides of the wire chafing dish rack. Rim-tabs from the upper edge of the utility skirt folds over the upper rim for supporting the utility skirt over the wire chafing dish rack.

A system of interchangeable chafing dish components may comprise a water pan comprising a holding portion configured to receive and hold at least one of liquid and ice, a food pan capable of being restably coupled to the water pan, the food pan comprising an interior portion configured to receive and hold at least one of a food and a liquid, a lid capable of being interchangeably coupled to at least one of the water pan and the food pan, and a plurality of knobs comprising a first knob and a second knob that is different from the first knob, wherein each of the first knob and the second knob is capable of being interchangeably coupled to the lid.

The present disclosure describes a portable liquid warmer system for warming food. The portable liquid warmer system includes a container and a heating base. The container defines a chamber to contain a liquid food or fluid and includes at least one tubular slot defined therein. The heating base includes a heating element and at least one tubular heat transfer element. The heating base is configured to receive the container such that the at least one tubular heat transfer element is received in the at least one tubular slot so that the at least one tubular heat transfer element surrounds a portion of the chamber, and the heating element is operable to heat the liquid food or fluid contained in the chamber via the at least one tubular heat transfer element.

A method for distinguishing metal objects from a heating cup and a wireless charging device using the method are disclosed. The wireless charging device includes a housing, a power unit, a power transmitter, a current measuring unit, a Q factor measuring unit, a controller, and a temperature detector. The wireless charging device can distinguish metal objects from a heating cup by both current in the power transmitter and the Q factor of the power transmitter. If the heating cup is confirmed, a higher power will be provided to a metal heating layer of the heating cup to heat the liquid in the heating cup; otherwise, a lower power will be provided to charge general electronic devices having a power receiving element.

A pellet fueled apparatus having a continuous spark ignition system and swing-away warming rack is disclosed. The apparatus may include a power supply controller configured to cause a spark generator to create a continuous spark in a gap space between two electrodes for a duration greater than 2 seconds and up to 20 minutes uninterrupted. The apparatus, when embodied as a grill may include a warming rack that swings away from an underlying cooking surface when the grill lid is opened.

A food heating apparatus includes a housing, a conveyor assembly, a first heating element, a second heating element, a control unit, and a power source. The housing comprises a base portion and a top portion. The base portion forms a first interior space in which the conveyor assembly is located. The top portion forms a second interior space in which the second heating element is located. The top portion further forms a tunnel. The tunnel comprises an entrance and an exit. The conveyor assembly comprises a belt, a motor, a driving pulley, and a driven pulley. The belt comprises an upper food-carrying run and a lower return run. The control unit comprises a control circuit that is configured to control a speed of the motor.

The embodiments disclose a universal heat module insert device for heating food in predetermined transport containers including at least one heat module insert device coupled to interior sides of predetermined transport containers configured for heating food at predetermined temperatures while the food is being transported, at least one battery coupled to the at least one heat module insert device for powering heating plates, a heating plate coupled to the at least one battery configured to heat food, an electronic control board coupled to the heating plate to adjustably set heating plate temperatures, a back support coupled to the at least one heat module insert device configured to provide structural support, and a heat transfer protective piece coupled to the heating plate configured to shield the heating plate.

A chafing dish wind shield assembly for inhibiting chafing burners from being extinguished by wind includes a band that is comprised of a flexible material thereby facilitating the band to be formed into a closed shape to surround a chafing dish. The band is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to inhibit air from passing therethrough and extinguishing burners positioned beneath the chafing dish. Additionally, the band is comprised of a flame retardant material to inhibit the band from catching flame due to the burners. The band is matable to itself when the band is formed into the closed shape for retaining the band around the chafing dish.

The present invention is an apparatus for both securely transporting and hygienically serving warmed food. The instant innovation includes stackable and connectable insulated containers capable of being opened from the top and at least one side. Each insulated container may contain an electrical heating element to warm foodstuffs placed within the container. The instant innovation limits exiting loci for incidents of food-transport related mess, heat loss, and adulteration.

A cooking apparatus includes heating devices and heating regions, the heating regions are provided with a heating device, a memory, and a processor. The memory stores a computer program comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: acquiring image information of food in the cooking apparatus; identifying the image information, and acquiring a food type and a cooking doneness of food corresponding to any one of the heating regions; and controlling, according to the food type and the cooking doneness of the food, operation of the heating device in the corresponding heating region. The cooking apparatus controls the heating of food by cooking region based on the food type and the cooking doneness of the food, thereby achieving uniform food heating, providing a consistent overall cooking doneness, preventing parts of the food from being burned or undercooked, and improving cooking performance.