Collection: Holding and Warming Equipment

About holding and warming equipment

Holding and warming equipment keeps cooked food at serving temperature and reheats prepared food for service. This collection includes rethermalizers and related warming units for restaurants, caterers, healthcare and school kitchens.

Types you will find in this collection

• Rethermalizers: countertop wells that reheat prepared food for service.
• Warming units: equipment that holds food until it is served.
• Related holding formats: see cabinets, drawers and countertop warmers for other holding needs.

How to choose

• Decide whether you are holding food, reheating it, or both.
• Match the well or pan size to your menu.
• Check voltage and the counter space available.
• Confirm reheating times and food-safety steps with your health authority and the manufacturer.

Plan the whole cookline

Choosing one piece of equipment is easier when you see how it fits the full line. Our cooking equipment buying guides walk through matching equipment to your menu, fuel type, line width and utilities, and each includes a quick picker that reads live products from this store. Choose the guide closest to your operation:

• Restaurant Cooking Equipment Buying Guide
• Pizza Shop Cooking Equipment Buying Guide
• Bakery Cooking Equipment Buying Guide
• Cafe Cooking Equipment Buying Guide
• Bar and Pub Cooking Equipment Buying Guide
• QSR Cooking Equipment Buying Guide
• Food Truck Cooking Equipment Buying Guide
• Hotel and Banquet Cooking Equipment Buying Guide
• Healthcare Cooking Equipment Buying Guide
• Education and Institutional Cooking Equipment Buying Guide

Related categories: holding and proofing cabinets, warming drawers, countertop food warmers, commercial steamers and commercial ovens.

Prefer to talk it through? Find a Russell Hendrix representative for help specifying a cooking line.

Need help narrowing the category?

If you are not sure whether you need holding, reheating or both, a Russell Hendrix representative can help.

Frequently asked questions

What is a rethermalizer?

A rethermalizer is a countertop unit with wells that reheats prepared food so it is ready for service.

How is holding different from reheating?

Holding keeps already hot food at temperature. Reheating brings chilled or prepared food up to serving temperature.

Who uses this equipment?

Restaurants, caterers, hospitals, schools and other kitchens that serve prepared food in batches.

Where can I find specifications?

Each product page lists capacity, dimensions and electrical requirements.