A biscuit warmer (also folding biscuit box or bun warmer) is a
kitchen utensil
A kitchen utensil is a small hand-held tool used for food preparation. Common kitchen tasks include cutting food items to size, heating food on an open fire or on a stove, baking, grinding, mixing, blending, and measuring; different utensils ar ...
, for warming and serving
biscuits
A biscuit is a Flour, flour-based baked food item. Biscuits are typically hard, flat, and Unleavened bread, unleavened. They are usually sweet and may be made with sugar, chocolate, icing (food), icing, jam, ginger, or cinnamon. They can also ...
.
History
Biscuit warmers were first manufactured in Victorian England, first in
Sheffield Plate
Old Sheffield Plate (or OSP) is the material developed by Thomas Boulsover in the 1740s, a fusion of copper and sterling silver which could be made into a range of items normally made in solid silver.
The material rapidly gained popularity as ...
and later in
electroplate.
They were designed to be placed by a fire to warm the biscuits and act as a serving vessel.
In the 21st century they are mostly treated as
collectible
A collectable (collectible or collector's item) is any object regarded as being of value or interest to a collector. Collectable items are not necessarily monetarily valuable or uncommon. There are numerous types of collectables and terms t ...
s.
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Design
The boxes were made of a clamshell design and commonly had a screen on either side affixed to a divider in the middle.
See also
*Bread warmer
A bread warmer can describe a number of different devices used to keep bread from cooling too fast. Examples include baskets with cloths, ceramic disks, or cabinets placed over a heat source such as steam radiator
A radiator is a heat exchanger ...
References
Kitchenware
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