Food warmer, consumption and savings

Work, salary and savings

During the lunch break at work, there are those who choose to go to the bar, fast food or restaurant, or to use the canteen service, when available.

But there are also those who prefer to eat a meal prepared in advance, transporting it in convenient airtight containers which, sometimes, also offer the opportunity to heat the dishes.

Everyone's habits are therefore very different from each other and the choice of one behavior over another depends on numerous variables: during the health emergency, when the restaurant service was unavailable, many Italians who continued to work in person they have acquired the habit of preparing lunch in advance to be eaten during the break and, realizing the convenience - also in economic terms - of this behavior, they have decided to keep it even after.

Save on your lunch break with the right tools

Preparing meals to take with you to the office requires a minimum of organization and can be even easier if you refer to the dinner from the night before, setting aside a portion for the next day.

Transporting the dishes safely is not a problem either: just get a lunch box with a food warmer included, which guarantees the hermetic seal of the contents and allows you to enjoy lunch at the desired temperature.

In fact, the food warmer is a very comfortable and versatile small accessory, light and easy to insert inside a bag or backpack, so it can be easily transported whether you travel by car or choose to go to work in bike, scooter or using public transport.

Suitable for containing any kind of food, the food warmer, as its name suggests, has a double function, because it also allows you to heat dishes brought from home simply by connecting it to a normal electrical outlet.

And if you are often travelling, thanks to the dual voltage, this precious accessory can be connected to the cigarette lighter socket, correctly heating the food it contains.

Its maintenance is also simple: just be careful not to fill the chafing dish beyond the indicated limit, check that it is tightly closed and open it carefully when consuming the contents.

After use, the removable steel tray can be washed, even in the dishwasher, while simply wiping the external walls with a damp cloth is enough for the chafing dish to be ready for use again.

Examples of saving a full meal

The decision to take home-prepared meals with you, as well as being convenient and functional to save money on your lunch break, is very useful especially when you follow a diet or have to respect some rules due to food intolerances.

Statistical market research has shown that consuming a full meal in a restaurant costs around 15 euros, a figure that includes the cost of water (1.80 euros), a first or second course (7-10 euros) and perhaps a small dessert or a coffee (1.50-3 euros).

It goes without saying that a daily outlay of this type has a significant impact on the monthly budget, because it is about 90 euros per week and leads to a total of about 360 euros per month.

Preparing a complete meal at home, on the other hand, not only costs less, because the food is purchased in the amount referred to the family's needs, but also the portions can be divided so as to be enough for the next lunch at the office, with a cost which is estimated to be less than 70 euros per week.

What about the cost of the chafing dish to carry lunch? Absolutely convenient and, moreover, it is dealt with only once, being able to reuse the accessory in countless, different circumstances, without having to be replaced.

Shopping tips: not just at Christmas

So why not think of a chafing dish as a gift to give, not just for Christmas but on any occasion?

Easily available online, the chafing dish comes in a vast assortment of models, with trays of a number and capacity suitable for all needs: ideal for transporting lunch to the office or university, it will also be used on many other occasions, for example during a trip out of town, on vacation or travelling, since it can also be used in the car.

Furthermore, thanks to the integrated timer, it is possible to program the time in which the dishes will be heated, without having to remember to proceed manually.

And if it is placed in a convenient lunch box, the food warmer represents the most complete system for ensuring a hot meal, finding inside the set everything needed for a lunch at the desk (including cutlery) and also taking the water bottle with you Thermal with your favorite drink.