Patent ID: 8763521

Claim:
A food-moisturizing apparatus comprising: a base element comprising one or more side walls that define an inner cavity, the one or more side walls forming a ledge to receive a heat defusing tray; a heat defusing tray disposed on the ledge of the base element and forming a top for the inner cavity; an electrical heating element attached to the base element and located within the inner cavity and beneath the heat defusing tray; a removable food warming surface disposed on the heat defusing tray; a lid resting on the base element, wherein the base element and the lid, when in a closed position, define an enclosable space above the removable food warming surface; a controller for the electrical heating element set to heat the food warming surface to a temperature between 100 and 115 degrees Fahrenheit; and a moisturizing element configured to hold a liquid, the moisturizing element located on the removable food warming surface within the enclosable space and positioned to allow the liquid to evaporate into the enclosed space.