Electric chafer info/advice needed

FearlessTheEggNoob

I'm poking around the idea of buying one of these guys to provide me with the ability to reheat and serve a brisket (or two) or maybe ribs/whatever, that will be previously smoked, then vac sealed, then refrigerated.



It's 900w and claims to be able to hit 185 degrees at max setting.

My question is at that temp about how long would it likely take to reheat a full packer to a suitable serving temp? Is this a good solution?

P.S. I don't have access to an oven so that's not an option.

northGAcock

FearlessTheEggNoob said:

I'm poking around the idea of buying one of these guys to provide me with the ability to reheat and serve a brisket (or two) or maybe ribs/whatever, that will be previously smoked, then vac sealed, then refrigerated.



It's 900w and claims to be able to hit 185 degrees at max setting.

My question is at that temp about how long would it likely take to reheat a full packer to a suitable serving temp? Is this a good solution?

P.S. I don't have access to an oven so that's not an option.

I haven't read the specs on this....but chafers are for holding food....not reheating. I would move forward with caution on this one.

The vac seal and water bath would be a better approach. Perhaps a pot of water over an induction plate would be a better approach.

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FearlessTheEggNoob

Crud

20stone

+1 on the SV for this. I now have a Joule and am a big fan

FearlessTheEggNoob

I couldn't resist Amazon's same day delivery so I've been testing that electric chafer out. This thing gets hot. I bet it would get a brisket from fridge to serving temp in an hour or so...and hold it indefinitely.

I preheated it, then added a full size pan filled with a gallon of 50 degree water. It brought the water to 137 in 35 minutes. I need more data points, but so far I'm optimistic.