To not heat my dinner plate?

[Jaggy1]

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

Nothing.

Read the original post.

Seems like we've found MN's new bunfight topic.

If you put hot food on a hot plate it’s pretty obvious the food is also going to cool down. You cannot change the laws of physics.

"Cook the plates" is funny.

"Just a couple of minutes in the air fryer!"

My dad always wants a warm plate, my mum is less bothered.

I bought him an electric plate warmer for Christmas one year, my mum said he uses it every day! It is like an electric blanket for plates!

Absolutely pointless!

How much heat from your warm plate do you think is going to transfer to the presumably sizzling hot toppings through a pizza crust?

Lots of food tastes much better once allowed to rest.

I heat them at the weekend and for smarter meals and guests (unless it’s a lot of guests and I don’t have space to warm them in the oven.) Never done the boiling water thing, would get stressed with that I think as they must surely need to be dried too. But in a hurry after work in the week, rarely think of it or do it. The DC moan if food is too hot as well…

Yes we like our food rested too, for the most part. But then we like it to stay at optimal temperature for as long as possible whilst eating, so we warm (not heat!) our plates to facilitate that.

Wouldn't do it for pizza though, and we don't have to do it for pasta anymore either since we got lovely thick pasta bowls that conserve heat very nicely.

Lighten up Beth! It's just a chat about gravy and cold food 😂

Anyway, to my fellow warm food fans - I would highly recommend getting a plate warmer. Best investment I ever made!

I think I might need to get one; I enjoy cooking and entertaining and could do without an extra chore when everything's coming together. I also want to get an old fashioned hostess trolley for the dining room!

Warm, (not scorching hot) plates for hot food here. Not sure it's generational exactly, more something that runs in families.

You lighten up. You're the one who doesn't get the joke.

@Growlybear83

i bet he would if the alternative was to starve

It a generation thing nothing to do with class/ poshness. Kitchens wouldn't have heating in the past and crockery would be stone cold particularly in the winter. It was practical to keep your food warm. Some people do it, some don't 🤷‍♀️

I feel very light, thank you!
You're right, I really don't get the joke. I thought jokes were meant to be funny?
Anyway, nice chatting, have a great day! 😘

My mum doesn't have a microwave 🤭 but yeah I guess if someone did and was that way inclined it wouldn't be so much.

Wow, so if you don't understand a joke, or don't find a joke funny, it is objectively not funny.

The arrogance of you!

Quite possibly but it’s unlikely to happen when he can heat his plate in the microwave for a minute before I dish up our food.

Well I’ve never eaten a piece of broccoli yet that tastes better rested and cold.

Dp and I are evangelical about plate heating for takeaways. The kids think it’s bizarre.

Can’t stand it. My dad comes round and I always get a huge 30 minute lecture about how it’s essential. Then a big show and dance about putting the oven on for the plates and then the dinner is late (my fault) because of cold plates that haven’t had any attention.

have three small children and even if I didn’t I don’t give AF about plates

Cooked broccoli is minging, try it raw 😋
That's said I wouldn't put raw broccoli on a plate.

Exactly cooking the plates is just another stress to add to cooking a meal.
Well seen it's men that want hot plates - go to a blinking restaurant!

I’ve not seen it done in homes for years.