Warming plates up

[mollykins]

My friend thinks its weird that in my house that we warm our plates up before we put hot food on them.

Non of his family do it, even though I thought it was common practice, and even restaurants do it, and even warn you that the plate's hot!

do you warm your plates, do you think it's wierd (not) to?

[mollykins]

I would never have something as big and full of carbs as a jacket potato as a snack! A snack to me is something like a biscuit, fruit or yoghurt . . . .

[daftgrandad]

Sandy
Try one with "Toad in the hole" and Brussels Sprouts.
Beautiful !

[mollykins]

Thats what we do grasscarp, if we're plating up and forgot to warm them up or we didn't have the oven on.

[ayabrea38]

I think it depends what you have with it,and what your diet preference is.I know I was brought on spuds(however they where cooked) as a thing that when with your meat and veg as a meal,but jacket spuds with say chilli or bolognaise poured over it can be very filling.
Each to their own.....but I am hungry now

[jaydah]

do you eat the skin of the jacket potato molly

[woofgang]

ooh yes jacket spud for dinner...add prawns and marie rose sauce or hot prawns with melted butter and lemon juice....mmmmmmmm

[woofgang]

and yes hot plates, especially for pasta, that seem to go cold in seconds.

[carmalee]

put them in a bowl of hot water for five/ten minutes ayeabrea 38 - safe and it doesn't matter if things get delayed a bit - they won't crack.

[ayabrea38]

Thing is then the lovely crunchy skin on the jacket spud(which I think is the best part)gets soggy cos I never get the plates dry properly.
Disaster zone ;( that's me!

[B00]

No, never warm plates. Takes too much effort.

[redcrx]

me neither, Boo lol

i will if we have guests coming, either in the oven, under hot water or sat on top of whatever pan i have boiling on stove.

[anneasquith]

your dinner sounds very healthy , molly,

[mollykins]

Jacket potato (quite a big one) topped with low fat cheese mixed with sweetcorn and finely diced, coke cooked ham.

[wheaten]

We always had/have warmed up plates when at Mum's but she goes spare if I don't heat them when she visits, so I don't heat them. Serves her right for all the burnt fingers when I was a kid! Have had a plate crack in the oven so I don't bother. Dad and other half eat so quick food doesn't have time to get cold anyway. In my house, if you don't eat it when you get it, you don't get it!