Table Marmite

At present, for housewives created so many different appliances designed to facilitate daily work in the kitchen, that cooking becomes a pleasure. To some machines, women are so stuck that they no longer know how to manage, say, without a microwave oven, a mixer , an oven. However, progress does not stand still, and new devices appear to help housewives. This includes marmite. We think that few women are familiar with such a device. Therefore, we will tell you about what it is like, how to use the marmite and reveal some secrets.

Marmit is an assistant in the kitchen

Marmite is a kitchen utensil used to keep the first and second courses, side dishes and sauces in hot condition for a long time. The name itself has French roots and means the word "cauldron". So in the middle of the XIX century, called in the capital of France, dining rooms for ordinary workers, where the menu was not distinguished by delights. In Germany, barmaids used to make beer sourdoughs were used as marmites. Then this device became a permanent "resident" of canteens in enterprises and educational institutions. There it was quite impressive, because the food should be necessary temperature for a large number of visitors. Now there was a tabletop marmite for the house, the main purpose of which is to keep the warmth of your dishes during a family feast or arranged for a large number of reception guests. The dimensions of such a kitchen appliance are quite small - the marmite looks like a tureen with a metal case. The marmite of the first and second dishes works on the principle of a water bath. This means that under the tank where the dish is placed, there is a heating element, which maintains the necessary temperature of the water, through which the food is heated. Therefore, the hostess can treat the dear guests with a warm garnish at any time. And while the food does not dry out and does not burn, and even retains its taste and mouth-watering appearance. Concerning whether it is possible to cook in the marmite, the answer is negative: the water in the appliance does not heat up to 100 ° C, and hence cooking is not possible.

Marmit: how to choose?

The modern market offers a wide variety of these kitchen helpers. Most often for household purposes, that is, maintaining the temperature of the dish before serving on the festive table, usually offer a table electric marmite. From it goes the power cord to the home network. Mobile type of device is traditional for ordered banquets and receptions in restaurants. Marmite universal has large dimensions and is used in large public canteens. At home, it is convenient to use a heated mantle from a candle: a container for eating from tempered glass, stainless steel or porcelain is located above the pallet with a holder in which a candle or a burner is located. Agree, and the taste is not lost and it looks very unusual and cozy. They are quite You can take with you to picnics and trips to nature to preserve the temperature, say, a shish kebab. There is also a marmite cooled - this kind is called to perform the inverse function, that is, to cool the products delivered to the table for a short period of time. By the way, some devices can cope with both tasks - depending on the selected mode. But their cost, of course, is higher.

Marmits can have different shapes - oval, round, square, rectangular. Some devices are equipped with two containers, which allows you to simultaneously maintain the temperature of two dishes. The capacity of marmite desktop does not usually exceed 5 liters. Of course, marmite is not a must-have in the kitchen. But when serving, you will pleasantly surprise your guests with such a stylish accessory. By the way, tabletop marmite may well become a gift that will surprise any woman.