To not heat my dinner plate?

236 replies

Jaggy1 · 13/06/2025 20:27

Just a silly one really..

My MIL has been coming to us once a week for a little while now. Every single time we have dinner whether we serve up or she does, even if we get a takeaway she always asks if I want my plate heated? Either with boiling water or in the oven if it’s being used. I just think it’s strange as I’d never do that on a random Tuesday night dinner or anything but she does it all the time 🤣
Also weird that DH never asks or cares for his plate heated any other time but he’ll always have it when she’s here.

Is this a thing? Am I the strange one 🤣
YABU- you religiously heat your plate
YANBU- never heat your plate

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PrincessSoles · 13/06/2025 20:31

Ooh @Dangermoo - which generation though?

sheknowsitstoolate · 13/06/2025 20:30

I had never heard of it until I became a carer and a lot of older people seem to ask for this when we do their lunches etc

Dangermoo · 13/06/2025 20:30

It's a generation thing.

Growlybear83 · 13/06/2025 20:30

My husband won’t eat any hot meals unless the plate has been heated first.

PrincessSoles · 13/06/2025 20:30

Always warm the plates - the food goes cold too quickly otherwise.

chocolatelover91 · 13/06/2025 20:30

My husband insists on heating plates! 🙄

Shhhhitsmagic · 13/06/2025 20:30

ALWAYS heat my plate! 😂
Nothing worse than cold gravy

Overthebow · 13/06/2025 20:29

My parents do it too, but we don’t do it.

ProfessionalWhimsicalSkidaddler · 13/06/2025 20:29

Interested to see the answers here. I’m a heathen and wouldn’t even consider warming my plate but I think it’s an old fashioned “naice” thing to do.

Butchyrestingface · 13/06/2025 20:29

Do you let her do it though?

Does the food taste nicer/hotter/posher for it?

fost · 13/06/2025 20:28

i never heat plates, but my dad is rather obsessed with it, so when my parents visit, I do.

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