Hire stainless steel chafing dishes to keep food warm at your next event. We supply GN1/1 and GN1/2 units, complete with gel fuel for safe heating....
You serve hot food at an event. You must keep its temperature consistent and safe. Chafing dishes maintain warmth for buffets, corporate lunches, and wedding breakfasts, for a long duration without requiring an electrical supply. Chafing dishes keep food appetising, from curries to roasted vegetables. This keeps food from cooling down or drying out.
You can hire stainless steel chafing dishes for professional use. You hire the full-size unit most often. It holds a standard GN1/1 food pan. This pan measures 530mm long by 325mm wide. It holds main courses or substantial side dishes. Half-size GN1/2 chafing dishes provide variety or smaller portions for events. These units hold food pans measuring 265mm long by 325mm wide. A full-size chafing dish frame holds two GN1/2 food pans. This allows you to present multiple options side by side.
Chafing dishes operate using a water bath system, which provides gentle, even heat distribution to the food pan above. You fill the lower pan with a shallow amount of hot water. Beneath this, gel fuel cells produce a controlled flame, heating the water and transferring warmth to the food. This method means no direct power source is necessary. You can set it up anywhere. The enclosed design and fuel cell placement focus heat on the food. The design contains open flames. Each unit comes with a lid to further trap heat and moisture, keeping food appetising until serving. Gel fuel comes with each hire. It is ready for immediate use at your event.
Expo Hire does not charge a security deposit. A free minor damage waiver covers minor damage and loss. Excessive or negligent damage is charged at 10 times the hire price. Full details in our terms and conditions.
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For orders over £1,000, you can confirm a booking with a 25% deposit and pay the balance up to 28 days before delivery. The checkout offers this automatically. Full details in our terms and conditions.
