Could someone please explain this house "warming" gift to me? LOL!!

[Breeze54]

I was given a square dish, made of wood.

There is no hanging device, on the bottom/back, for decor.

In the bottom of the dish is a clay tile with words on it.

It says;

"Along with your rolls;
Heat up this tile,
And they'll stay hot
A good long while."

But... the tile is glued to the bottom of the dish!! :rofl:

How do I heat it up without burning down my house?

A true "house warming' gift! :rofl:

[Parche]

1. toilet seat cover?

:woohoo: :hi:

[Breeze54]

2. I don't think it would fit! LOL!

isn't that sort of a weird gift?! :P

[YellowRubberDuckie]

3. If you put it on the stove, the tile should be fine.

It takes a lot more than 500 degrees to melt tiles.
Duckie

[Breeze54]

5. Ah, but the bottom of the dish is wood!!

:P

[YellowRubberDuckie]

7. Oven? Microwave?

:shrug:

[Breeze54]

8. Chan790 said microwave; which, natch, I didn't think of... DOH!!

:rofl:

[Chan790]

4. You microwave it.

I've seen those before...you stick it in the microwave for about 30 seconds and the tile gets hot. You put your rolls/bread (fresh out of the over) on top of the tile and a towel/cloth napkin over that to trap the heat in and it keeps your rolls warm.

Or you can put pre-baked rolls in the bowl and nuke the whole shebang...the tile acts to radiate heat in either case.

[Breeze54]

6. Now that makes sense!! I didn't realize you could 'nuke' wood.

I've never done that before!

Thanks!! :hi:

Now I feel like a dunce! :P

[Chan790]

9. As long as it's not finished/varnished.

I'm pretty sure you can microwave unfinished wood. (Honestly, I've never tried either...I stared at one of these in a B,B and B one day until I figured it out.) The message painted-on might be a problem if it's on a food-contact surface.

I wouldn't microwave anything varnished as it would probably bleed petro-derivatives.

[Breeze54]

10. It doesn't look varnished but I also wondered about the paint for the lettering.

Maybe I'll just display it, when they are here for a visit. ;)

Thanks, Chan790! :hi: (Besides, I rarely make bread or rolls anymore.)