delicate foods, such as fish, warm while preventing overcooking.

History

The Roman politician and writer Cicero described a "kind of saucepan of Corinthian brass", writing "This simple and ingenious vessel possesses a double bottom, the upper one holds the light delicacies ... and the fire is lit underneath".

Fragments of ceramic chafing dishes are common in the archaeology of medieval city sites, such as York, England. Chafing

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