plate warmer

Prevent cold turkey and sprouts by warming the plates with an Electric Plate Warmer pounds 9.95 (www.scottsofstow.co.uk, 0871 855 4444)

Moving into the fully fitted kitchen, there is a dual-fuel professional cooking range, integrated microwave and plate warmer, coffee maker, American style fridge-freezer and integrated dish-washer.

Gadgets include a built-in coffee machine, plate warmer and wine cooler.

The top of the unit functions as a plate warmer as well.

Three-storey designs also incorporate a range oven with feature extractor hood, a dishwasher and an "appliance garage" which houses a steam oven, integrated coffee machine, plate warmer, microwave and fridge freezer.

Instead, I installed a Rangemaster, with an induction hob and two ovens, one of which can be used as a plate warmer. But you can also take out the central divide and turn it into a single enormous oven, using the shelves stored in the drawer beneath - that's useful at Christmas, as I have a large family.

Among the highlights are: The kitchen/morning area, which boasts a Johnson & Johnson kitchen with spanish walnut and polished granite surfaces; for would-be chefs there's a professional Gaggenau five ring gas hob and an inbuilt steamer, deep fryer, coffee maker, two electric ovens, a microwave and a plate warmer.

By the 1760s serving tables appeared in the larger houses, with urns and plate warmer cupboards, and before the end of the century these had become a sideboard.

The devices studied were a water-bath warmer, a dry-heat plate warmer, and an intravenous fluid tube warmer.

Electric plate warmer, pounds 34.95, Scotts of Stow (0870 600 4444 www.scottsofstow.co.uk)

In an attractive oval shape, the plate warmer measures approximately 27cms x 16cms.

And with merchandise like a chick-shaped vegetable peeler and a stylish cast-iron trivet that doubles as a plate warmer, the retailer's kitchenware assortment clearly reflects this philosophy.