Patent ID: 6878391

Claim:
A method for maintaining previously cooked food portions in a ready to use condition in a food warming apparatus comprising a cabinet having a heated compartment which has an upper compartment surface and a lower compartment surface, said method comprising the steps of: providing a wire rack in said heated compartment, said wire rack including a plurality of channel members; providing a cover, said cover having a flange section and a support section extending downwardly from said flange section, said support section having a plurality of support legs; placing said previously cooked food portions in a tray, said tray having a tray lip defining a tray opening; inserting said cover into said heated compartment and placing said support legs of said cover into said channel members of said wire rack to define a receiving space, at least a portion of said flange section being positioned above said receiving space, said cover being retained in said heated compartment by said wire rack; and inserting said tray into said receiving space.