TechYidCo. Shabbos Safe Warming Tray

After having purchased my first TechYid Warming Tray from the original funding campaign many years ago, I'm finally replacing it with the same thing. Safety is paramount for me; I have known of too many homes destroyed by poorly wired hotplates that were not intended for 25 hours of use at a time. The TechYid product was developed by an engineer who also knew of too many such fires and sought to create a safe machine. Mine performed reliably over all these years. Although some reviews indicate that the heat is inadequate, I found that it slow-cooked reliably at a good temperature until the last couple of uses when it was finally dying. The surface cleans as well as any other stainless surface, once food is burnt onto it--a bit of oven cleaner and scrubbing does the job. The fact that I'm buying a second TechYid blech, after researching others on the market says it all.

This is just what it promises: a good blech / plata / food warmer for Shabbat / the Jewish Sabbath. It does get pretty warm, but we use a second piece of metal on top and it's never been too warm. Just bought Techyid blech #2 because #1 failed after 3.5 years of more than weekly use. Ours is on a timer and works great. Recommended for a safe way to heat food without traditional heating appliances.

Works great, but I didn't realize it was a bit smaller than my previous hot plate. That's entirely my fault, though, as I didn't measure. Everything about it works nicely, and I like how the light to show it's on is in front. It even works with my timer, too.

This gets a four because we have found it to be so hot that it boils water which may be too hot for certain orthodox practices. It could cook food. Aside from that, it is a good product and it has made Shabbat a lot easier since our stove top blech is unusable now. I would recommend it, but only to those with a less stringent Shakrut practice.

I purchased my first TechYid blech during it’s original crowdfunding.. It lasted all these years . It works great and I sleep better over Shabbos knowing how safe it is. Highly recommended.

TechYid Co Shabbos Safe Hotplate Using it t for four months and I love it. Very sturdy. No more hassling with crockpots which are too hot or too cold to do the job of warming. I cover the food to keep it moist. If I'm reheating and concerned about anything drying out I can put down some aluminum foil first. This shabbas warmer is super versatile and easy to clean and the electric cord is obviuosly heavy duty and has an auto emergency shutoff in case something gets too hot..so no fears of starting fires. Thank you for this it's wonderful to have perfectly heated food on Shabbas! If I had a large family I would definitely buy two. One is perfect for four people.

I love this hotplate for being built with safety as the first priority. Yes it’s more money than others but after my last hotplate burned out on YT, that was the end of those crappy made hot plates. This hotplate takes time until the until itself gots hot enough to heat up good so take that into consideration if using a timer. It gets the food pretty hot. It also depends on the density of the food and whether the food is covered or not.

The first unit shipped did not work out of the box. Called the seller (telephone number obtained from Amazon customer service) to explain problem. A working replacement unit was sent and arrived two days after call.