Target Shoppers Say This Food Warmer Is ‘Brilliant,’ and It’s Perfect For Game Day

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If you love hosting, you know the food is half the fun, and also half the stress. One of the most agonizing parts of throwing a party is trying to keep everything warm while guests trickle in, go back for seconds, or get distracted mid-plate. You time the oven just right, pull dishes out feeling very proud of yourself and then realize people are still arriving 20 minutes later. Suddenly you’re reheating, rearranging and low-key babysitting trays instead of actually enjoying your own party.

And when guests are coming and going all night, you want everyone to have the same experience. No one should be stuck with lukewarm apps or a sad, cooling main dish. You want food that looks inviting no matter when someone’s ready to eat. When the food stays warm, you get to relax, mingle, refill drinks and actually enjoy the party you worked so hard to pull together.

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That’s where Chefman’s Everything Warmer Modular Expanding Warming Tray comes into play. It comes with two 10″ x 16″ trays that heat evenly across the entire surface, so you don’t end up with hot spots in one place and cold food in another. You can choose how warm you want things to be, from gently warm to seriously hot, depending on what you’re serving.

Chefman Everything Warmer Modular Expanding Warming Tray, $129.99 at Target

These warming trays work with pretty much any dish or pan that can handle heat, so there’s no overthinking or swapping plates mid-party. The top is made of sturdy tempered glass, which means it can handle spills, splatters and everyday wear. Plus when the party’s over, a quick wipe is all it takes to make it look good as new.

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Personally, I’ve used this warming tray even when I’m not hosting a party. My family can kind of be like ships passing in the night, with my kids all having different schedules based on extra-curricular activities, sports and whatnot. This way I can cook once and leave dishes on the warming tray, so everything is still hot when each kid gets home.

In their reviews of the product, Target shoppers call the Chefman Everything Warmer “brilliant” and “easy to use.” But perhaps the highest praise comes from a customer who hosts friends and family a lot.

“I do a lot of buffet-style entertaining and I’ve always had to be back and forth from the oven to make sure there are always hot apps out,” they wrote. “So I decided to give this a try. I was a little nervous because I have white quartz countertops and really baby them, try not to have any hot pans anywhere near them. So I did a trial run and this gave off NO heat at all from the bottom! But it kept my food perfectly hot during a 3-4 hour party.”

Keep in mind you can purchase an extra set that will link with the first, creating even more surface area for keeping foods warm. Grab it a Target before the Big Game and have a stress-free Super Bowl party.

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