Anyone has any ideas on how to heat up food for one meal

amother

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 10:56 am

I am only being home for one meal.. any ideas on how to heat up the food without having to keep an oven or hot plate on for 3 days for that one time it’s needed?
Trying to save on whatever energy costs I can…..

dankbar

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 10:59 am

You can put on flame on stove or sternos from existing fire on yom tov

amother

Molasses

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 11:00 am

U can use a 3 day timer for a hot plate and just have it go on before the meal you need it for.

amother

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 11:24 am

amother [ Molasses ] wrote:

U can use a 3 day timer for a hot plate and just have it go on before the meal you need it for.

Interesting. Where can I get such a thing? Never heard of a 3 day timer but it sure sounds cool and exactly what I need..

amother

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 11:25 am

Oldest wrote:

Try a shabbos clock for your hotplate

Is a shabbos clock the same thing as a 3 day timer? Haven’t heard of either one.

Lovable

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 11:27 am

Best advice I ever got:
Line a sheet pan with tea light and place on the floor of the oven. You wont believe how hot the oven gets!!
It is safe because it just burns out after a few hours.
You need about 15-20 tea lights

amother

Navy

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 11:31 am

Lovable wrote:

Please don’t do this. Not worth the risk. It gets very hot and if they’re too close together they can melt together and cause a fire. I’ve seen this happen.

Lovable

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 11:34 am

amother [ Navy ] wrote:

Please don’t do this. Not worth the risk. It gets very hot and if they’re too close together they can melt together and cause a fire. I’ve seen this happen.

And leaving a flame or hotplate on is a better idea? Tea lights can be monitored as they do not burn for too many hours.
Relying on a timer to work for 3 days might be scarier
Never had an issue with the tea lights. been doing it for years.

amother

Scarlet

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 11:35 am

Amazon sells smart plugs you can set it for the day and time you need.

ra_mom

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 11:50 am

Lovable wrote:

Very dangerous. Someone in our community had the entire oven blow up and explode from this.

ra_mom

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 11:52 am

I use a 24 hour timer (easier to set than a 7 day timer which I found too complicated).
Let's say your meal is at 12:30pm set the timer to go on at 10:30am and go off at 2:30pm. It will turn on and back off at the same time every day and it will be on when you need it.

BH Yom Yom

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 12:08 pm

ra_mom wrote:

Can you please post a link to the one you use?

amother

Lightcoral

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 12:15 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Is a shabbos clock the same thing as a 3 day timer? Haven’t heard of either one.

Yes but shabbos clocks most commonly come in the 24 hour version.

amother

Mintcream

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 12:16 pm

ra_mom wrote:

Very dangerous. Someone in our community had the entire oven blow up and explode from this.

Then they must have had a previous issue with their oven
tea lights can make an oven hot but not as hot as when the oven would be on 500 or Broil.

shabbatiscoming

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 12:33 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Is a shabbos clock the same thing as a 3 day timer? Haven’t heard of either one.

Yes, literally the same thing. A timer that will go on for a few hours each day at the same time. Thats what we do every single shabbat.

amother

Hyacinth

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 12:46 pm

Sternos can get food pretty hot and will burn out on their own

amother

Hyacinth

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 12:47 pm

Sternos can get food pretty hot and will burn out on their own

mfb

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 12:50 pm

Shabbos timer
Any hardware store should sell it
There are many companies and styles

Go Green Power Inc. GG-36011 Mechanical Indoor 24 Hour Timer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005.....ss_tl

seeker

Thu, Jun 02 2022, 1:16 pm

My sister in law just told me she uses sternos and I thought that was brilliant. You can light them from your yartzeit candle.

Smart plug sounds like a great idea for a hot plate or electric oven. Maybe I should get one for the toaster oven and do toaster pizza one meal.