What is Chafer?
Chafer is also known as Chafing dish, Chafer dish, Server, Chafer warmer. It is used to keep food hot / warm with an alcohol burner holding chafer fuel below it or by heating plate powered by electricity.
It is widely used in buffet (buffet chafer set / chafing dish set / chafing dish buffet set) and therefore it is also categorized as buffetware.
Please note that chafer (chafing dish / chafer dish) is not a cookware. There is no chafer cooking. It is used to keep food warm instead of cooking food. And so it is also known as chafer food warmer or food chafer.