steam table
noun
: a table having openings to hold containers of cooked food over steam or hot water circulating beneath them
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Mounds of the vegetables that regulars rave about are found in a Technicolor grid on a steam table.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Rice held in a steam table measured more than 25 degrees colder than the temperature range considered safe after it was reportedly reheated in the microwave.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Cooked mushrooms were sitting at 84°F on the steam table.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
That breaks down as 30 by the back door landing on bags of beans and rice; 40 by the three-compartment sink and dry storage shelves, landing on spices and dirty dishes; 10 by a kitchen prep table; 10 under another prep table; 10 by the walk-in freezer and steam table; and two by the front counter.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Rice held in a steam table measured more than 25 degrees colder than the temperature range considered safe after it was reportedly reheated in the microwave.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Cooked mushrooms were sitting at 84°F on the steam table.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
That breaks down as 30 by the back door landing on bags of beans and rice; 40 by the three-compartment sink and dry storage shelves, landing on spices and dirty dishes; 10 by a kitchen prep table; 10 under another prep table; 10 by the walk-in freezer and steam table; and two by the front counter.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Steam table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20table. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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