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A heat retentive server, in particular a server base, for maintaining food or beverage in a desired temperature range for a period of time includes a non-metallic upper shell and lower shell which sealingly form a cavity between their inwardly facing surfaces. A heat storage member including an enca

A heat retentive server, in particular a server base, for maintaining food or beverage in a desired temperature range for a period of time includes a non-metallic upper shell and lower shell which sealingly form a cavity between their inwardly facing surfaces. A heat storage member including an encapsulated core of phase change material is disposed in the cavity. As the server base is heated, the phase change material melts and stores heat as heat of fusion. When the core later cools, it undergoes a phase change from the liquid state to the solid state an imparts the stored heat to the server base.

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A server base for use in a heat retentive server to maintain food or beverage in a desired temperature range for a period of time, said server base comprising: an upper shell and a lower shell, said shells sealing a cavity formed therebetween; and a heat retention member disposed in said cavity, sai

A server base for use in a heat retentive server to maintain food or beverage in a desired temperature range for a period of time, said server base comprising: an upper shell and a lower shell, said shells sealing a cavity formed therebetween; and a heat retention member disposed in said cavity, said heat retention member comprising an encapsulated heat retention medium, said medium being meltable to store heat therein when heated toward and above its melting point, and to release heat through said upper shell to maintain food or beverage supported above said upper shell warm as said melted heat retention material solidifies.