Heated tapas displays

Heated, refrigerated or ambient display

• Heated display: adds heat so that cooked food does not go cold on the counter. This is the type in this category.
• Refrigerated display: has a refrigeration unit and keeps tapas cold. They are in refrigerated tapas display cases.
• Ambient display: displays the product without cooling or heating, it only protects it. They are in ambient tapas display cases.

The types of heated display you will find here

Bain-marie with GN 1/3 containers

Bain-marie heated tapas displays with GN 1/3 containers heat the containers through the water in the well. There are models with four, six or eight containers, with curved or straight glass, with or without an intermediate shelf and with or without LED lighting.

Bain-marie with GN 1/2 containers

Bain-marie heated displays with GN 1/2 containers have fewer but larger compartments, three to five containers, for larger portions. They reach 1,480 mm wide and have a drain tap.

Bain-marie for takeaway food

The bain-marie heated display for takeaway food works with 100 mm deep GN 1/1, GN 1/3 or GN 1/4 containers, from 810 to 1,516 mm long and 450 mm high.

Dry heat

Dry heat tapas displays use no water: they heat with a self-regulating parallel cable and consume 170 to 225 W. There is a version with GN 1/3 containers and one with an intermediate shelf, in 810 and 1,160 mm.

Three tiers

The three-tier heated display shows food on the base and on two LED-lit shelves, and is made in dry heat or bain-marie versions, from 810 to 1,516 mm long and 500 mm high.

Flat tray

The flat tray heated display is for pizza, sandwiches, pastries and pintxos. It heats with a self-regulating parallel cable, is not designed for bain-marie use and is 180 mm high, in 1,200, 1,500 and 2,000 mm lengths.

Countertop with shelves

Countertop heated displays have no containers: they are a glass cabinet with three shelves, of 120 or 160 litres, for food displayed on trays.

Model comparison

• GN 1/3 bain-marie: four containers (820 x 390 x 287 mm, 800 W), four containers with LED lighting, six containers (1,168 x 390 x 287 mm, 1,000 W), six containers with LED lighting, for 4, 6 or 8 containers (810 to 1,516 mm, 260 mm high, 704 to 1,308 W) and for 4, 6 or 8 containers with intermediate shelf (340 mm high).
• GN 1/2 bain-marie: three containers (950 mm, 1,000 W), four containers (1,210 mm, 1,500 W) and five containers (1,480 mm, 1,800 W), all three 370 mm deep and 330 mm high.
• Takeaway food: bain-marie display with 100 mm GN containers, from 707 to 1,308 W.
• Dry heat: with GN 1/3 containers (250 mm high) and with intermediate shelf (330 mm high), 170 or 225 W.
• Three tiers: three-tier heated display, dry heat (170 to 278 W) or bain-marie (704 or 1,006 W).
• Flat tray: flat tray heated display, from 225 to 369 W.
• Countertop: 120 litres (678 x 568 x 685 mm, 1.1 kW) and 160 litres (856 x 568 x 685 mm, 1.5 kW).
• Spare parts: one-piece stainless steel flat tray for the four-container display and for the six-container one.

Before buying, check

• The free length of counter: from 810 mm for the shortest to 2,000 mm for the longest flat tray display. Depth ranges from 335 to 595 mm depending on the model.
• The height available, especially if there is a shelf above: from 180 mm for the flat tray model to 685 mm for the countertop models.
• Whether you want bain-marie or dry heat: the bain-marie needs the water level to be kept up; dry heat uses no water.
• Which container size you already use in the kitchen, so you do not end up with two different sizes.
• That there is a 230 V socket near where it will go.

Other related categories

To keep tapas cold, see the refrigerated tapas display cases; to display them without cooling or heating, the ambient tapas display cases. If you are looking for a bain-marie without a display, it is in bain-maries, and for toasting bread on the counter, in professional toasters. If what you need is a stainless steel cabinet with sliding doors and forced air to keep food hot, see the hot cupboards.

Heated tapas display models

Frequently asked questions

Are these displays heated with water or dry?

There are both types. Bain-marie models heat the containers through the water in the well. Dry heat and flat tray models heat with a self-regulating parallel cable, without water. Countertop models have shelves rather than a water well.

Are the containers included?

In the bain-marie and dry heat displays with GN 1/3 containers and in the GN 1/2 models, yes. The flat tray and countertop models have no containers. Each product page has the details.

How hot do they get?

The GN 1/3 container models are thermostatically controlled up to 90 ºC. In the bain-marie, dry heat, three-tier and flat tray displays the thermostat runs from +20 to +90 °C, and the product page recommends not going above 70 °C.

How is the water emptied?

The bain-marie models have a drain or drain plug in the stainless steel well; the GN 1/2 models, a drain tap. Dry heat models use no water.

How much power do they have?

From 170 W, the smallest dry heat model, to 1,800 W, the five-container GN 1/2 model; and 1.1 or 1.5 kW for the countertop models. All run on 230 V.

Is food restocked from the front or the back?

From the back, through the rear doors: sliding on the GN 1/3 container and dry heat models, hinged on the flat tray model.

Which one fits a narrow counter?

The four-container GN 1/3 models: 810 mm wide with 410 mm depth, or 820 mm with 390 mm depth.

What changes between the version with light and without?

In the four- and six-container GN 1/3 displays sold in both versions, only the LED lighting. Dimensions, power and containers are the same.

Does it keep food hot or cook it?

It keeps it hot. The display holds food that is already cooked at temperature: it does not cook it or regenerate it from cold.

What is the difference between a heated and a refrigerated display?

The heated display adds heat so that cooked food does not go cold; the refrigerated one has a refrigeration unit to keep food cold. They are not interchangeable: a heated display does not cool and a refrigerated one does not heat.

And an ambient display?

The ambient display has neither cooling nor heating: it only displays and protects the product. It is for food that does not need controlled temperature.

How do you stop food drying out?

In bain-marie models, heat reaches the container through the water, so the atmosphere is humid; the water level must be kept up during service.

How long does shipping take?

Shipping in 3 to 5 days. Vitrinas Gómez displays are made to order and ship in 7 to 10 days; the lead time is shown on each product page.