Product Description

Heat Retentive Plates will eventually replace regular cold plates; they are a patented technology. This is a real break trough; the first functional change to a ceramic plate in centuries the whole industry will be impacted even if the do not know it yet. the restaurant industry will use them; today people expect to be served on a preheated plate, in the near future restaurant customers will expect that their food stays hot while they enjoy. HotSmart plates may even help people to lose weight by simply eating slowly while their food stays hot, you'll get satisfied with less food (Research "eating slowly"). Designed to bring the luxury of eating on a real hot plate at home on a daily basis but the plates are elegant and appropriate for formal dinners. This "Heat Retentive Plate" was mentioned in El Paso Times, Popular Science and Inventor's Digest magazines. EXPECTATIONS CHANGE At restaurants people's present expectations are to be served on a preheated plate but they know it will cool down in 5 minutes; in the near future their expectation will be that the food remains hot while they enjoy and without the danger of burning their hands with the hot rim of the plate; HotSmart plates have a cool rim and do not overcook or over heat your food they use the Stefan-Boltzmann law to release heat slowly (At a controlled rate). You need to see it to believe it, that is the reason they are initially offered as individual units, but customers will be back for more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6662 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: White
• Brand: HotSmart
• Model: HRP1W
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Patented Stefan-Boltzmann Technology, REALLY stores heat
• Really keeps food hot, tested by inventor for over 3 years
• It is still hot even after 30 mins. Rim stays cool for handling
• Requires only one minute preheating in full size microwave
• Delay action releases heat slowly, does not overcook or overheats food

Customer Reviews

WOW! Buy this plate, you will not be disappointed.
The plate is wonderful, it does the job just as advertised. The plate comes with instructions on recommended microwave time for the wattage of the microwave. My microwave is 1100 watts so I heated the plate for 1 minute, it was able to keep the food warm for over 45 minutes. A family member is a very slow eater (due to medical problems each meal takes a little over an hour not including dessert) and this plate was able to keep the food warm the entire time. Initially, I was looking for a metal platter/wood tray combo that restaurants use to serve fajitas or steaks to help keep food warm. I saw this and thought I would try it out; I am very glad I did. I think it is much better than the "sizzler" plates since:
1) it keeps food warm for a longer period of time.
2) it can be washed in dishwasher (some metal plates have to be hand-washed).
3) takes up less room in cabinet, do not have the hassle of metal plate and protective outer wood/plastic plate.
4) safer than metal plate since rim of this plate is safe to touch if you follow the instructions.
Plus, it is very pretty and neutral in design so fits with any decor. The only potential down side is that the plate is a little heavy, however, it is still lighter than the metal platter/protective tray combo. I am very impressed with this product and recommend it to everyone who likes their food hot. As I said, buy it and you won't be disappointed.

A big THANK YOU to the inventor for coming up with this product :)

Hold up guys, wait a minute!
While the first impression of this plate was good but after I washed it, they have hidden flaws. It seems there is an open seam all the way around the bottom of the plate where the heating element is. Well, guess what? Its not sealed so when you wash it, water gets trapped inside. If you don't shake it all out first, and this takes a while, it boils in the microwave and leaks out as some wierd smelling stuff. Its a design flaw, cause that seam should be watertight sealed. Both my plates did the same thing, so I am pretty sure this is not a defect, but a design flaw. They are ok I guess if you shake them out after removing them from the dishwasher, but setting them in a rack does not work. You must shake them out, and this takes a lot of time. I give this product only two stars because this is really a pain! Also it took me two minutes to get them hot instead of one minute, and they only heat the center inner circle of the plate and not the whole plate, so on the whole at best, about half the plate is heated. They are not like those mexican ceramic plates you eat out of at mexican cafes where the whole plate is hot and they to bring it to you with a glove. While being able to hold the plate by the edges is nice, in reality only about half the plate is heated, a smaller center section in the center. That's the dope on these plates guys. I guess you can live with it, but it might of made me look elsewhere for better hot plates.

Update:

After talking to the producers of these plates, I learned that they are working on new plates to be releashed soon I guess. The new plates should fix the problems of water getting inside the plates. From what I was told, the plates have two problems currently sometimes. One is if the seal breaks from overheating, water gets inside when you go to wash it. The second problem is a defect possibly when some plates are made which some of the components inside the plate are too large causing the plate to swell and break the seal. I was assured they are working on these problems and hope to come out with a much better plate soon. Right now, I can still use the plates if I seal the bottom with Gorilla glue, or shake it out well and let it dry. Possibly you could use an air compressor to blow the excess water out, since any excess water trapped inside the bottom of the plate will cause it to not heat probably. I was told I could return the plates, but I have decided to just work around the problems for now. However, I'm not sure the ceramic style mexican plates they heat up and bring to your table at the cafes would not be just as good or better since the whole plate is hot, and a big bigger, oblong. Also they stay hot for a long time. So for now, these plates are not perfect, wait and see when the new one come out.

Perfect plate
This plate meets all the requirements and features for a great hot plate. Nice looking and works exactly like it's inventor, Juan Ramirez said it would. My husband and I love it and I plan to send some of these plates as Christmas gifts. You will not be sorry you purchased them. Rave reviews from the two of us. B. McVay