Take advantage of the summer sun by placing your stone in the direct sunlight.  It will heat the stone naturally while keeping the heat out of your kitchen.  Although solar heating won’t bring the stone to 350 degrees like an oven will, and it won’t remain hot as long, it will still radiate some heat up to your plate … which is far better than a cold plate any day!!!

On a cloudy day, setting them on your stepping stones will keep them warm until the sun appears again!  I like to set my stones out in the sun about an hour before my meal.  That way it is completely warmed all the way through. 

If you have a black grill, placing it on top of that will also heat your stone.  If you have any other solar ideas, please email them to me through our “Contact Us” page.

Best regards,

Deb Chance

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Dining Stones’ primary purpose is to radiate heat up to your plate all during a meal so your food stays warm to the last bite.

However, it’s not just a plate warmer.  You can take a room temperature stone and place it in the freezer for at least an hour and set under your plate to radiate the cold up to your salad.  Then your salad is crisp to the last bite!

This natural product has a dual purpose!  Place your order today for one of our limited edition stones.  They are a beautiful addition to your dining experience.

Best regards,

Deb Chance

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Happy 4th of July everyone!  It may seem odd during July (one of the warmest and most humid months of the year in Iowa) that we would need to maintain warm food on the plate during a meal.

But hear me out!

When the air conditioner is running, it cools my plate of food down rather quickly.  As you may know, I like my food warm during the entire meal.  So even though it is hot outside, I still heat up my stone and place it under my plate to radiate up to my food.  That way the last bite is still warm and tastes fresh!

In honor of our Independence, we are offering free shipping for the entire month of July.

Thank you for exercising your freedom by placing an order.

Best regards,

Deb Chance

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It really frustrates me when my food gets cold on the plate before I am done eating.

With Dining Stones, that doesn’t happen.  I just place the stone in the oven while cooking my meals, making sure that they heat at least 15 minutes.

Then right out of the oven and into the tray just before I place my plate on top.  The heat radiates up to the plate and keeps my food warm until the last bite.

Having said that, here is the thing that I had to remember … always put the stone in the oven when cooking.  It is a habit I had to establish because it was a little outside my routine during food prep.  When I would forget to heat the stones, I was a little aggravated with myself since I have plenty on hand to solve that problem.

If you own the original Dinner Stone® by Dining Stones, be sure to establish the habit of putting your stone in the oven while you are preparing your meal.

If it takes a little longer to get everything together, that is okay.  The stones can be in the oven longer than the 15 minutes … just not less than fifteen in order for them to be thoroughly heated.

So the next time you start your meal prep …

“First thing, place your stone in the oven so your last bite will be warm!”

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Breakfast Casserole

As I have mentioned in previous blog entries, I love to cook and basically make up my own recipes.  Of all the meals, my family enjoys breakfast the most.  Weekends when we can sleep a little later than 5:00 a.m. is always a gift but then to have a big breakfast just makes our day.

I recently have perfected the breakfast casserole or as they call it at our local cafe “the breakfast mess.”

This dish consists of basically every form of breakfast ingredient:  eggs, hash browns, sausage or bacon, yellow and red peppers, onions, and cheese.  I either put it in the oven or on the stove top, it depends on whether or not I want to clean up a baking dish afterward.

Even if I cook it on the stove top, I always remember to heat up three Dining Stones while cooking the meal.  That way there is a hot stone for each of us to perch our plates!  Each bite is warm and tasty and allows us to eat slower.  There are digestive benefits to eating slower as well as eating less since we will hit that “full” feeling.

Order your Dining Stone today!  It will help you eat slower while enjoying your warm meals.

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Tags: Plate Warmer

From time to time we receive emails from customers providing feedback.  Today I received the following email and wanted to share it.  “Love the Dining Stones.  A good investment.  It’s great to have food stay hot for such a long period.”   – Terril Johnson

Thank you Terril for brightening our day!

Best regards,

Deb Chance

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I can almost smell the fresh cut grass … that is how close we are in Iowa to the full bloom of Spring.  I love this time of year.  In fact, it is my favorite!  Now is the time to “spring” for a plate warmer to add to your collection of kitchen implements.  If you are tired of your food getting cold on the plate during a meal, we have the solution.  Ordering on-line has never been easier!

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Free Shipping until the end of March on all plate warming products!

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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!  Don’t forget to tell the sweethearts in your life how much you love them.

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I really struggle in the winter, in a number of ways!  Everything seems to be in black and white for me.  With the white snow outside, I tend to wear warm clothes that all seem to be black.

Having said that, even with all colors appearing in black and white, I still seem to pop out of my gray winter hibernation and find comfort when connecting with people.    Thank you to all my customers for continuing to purchase Dining Stones even after the holiday rush is over.

Connecting with my customers brings joy to my winter gray mood.  I don’t even mind digging out the snow in front of the Dining Stones office to heat up the building and fill orders.

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