Winter is a difficult season for hot cases products. Warmth is required to keep the resin fluid enough for dispensing pumps to function properly, and cold ambient temperature can significantly reduce curing times and even compromise the finished work's strength. Numerous heat box lunch boxes are available in the market.

Many of us are guilty of leaving our products in a cold garage or an unheated workshop corner, so it's no surprise that the inspire ecoware comes out like a treacle and takes much longer to cure.

Always preheat your units for Heatbox lunchbox in one of the following ways:

Close the door for 20 minutes after inserting a hot water pan into the bottom rails of your unit. Remove the pan. Load up on hot food. Close the door quickly.

Heatbox lunch boxes should be heated in a 350°F oven for 45 minutes before being inserted into the bottom rail of your unit.

For 20 minutes, close the door. Load up on hot food. Close the door quickly.

Preheat the carrier with a hot water pan, then remove the pan and slide the heat box lunch box into the bottom rail. Load up on hot food.

The heat box lunch box will extend your food's hot holding time beyond 4 hours.

The density of the product: Lasagna, for example, will stay hot longer than pizza or chicken nuggets.

The temperature of the food at the time it is loaded into the carrier: Because these are hot holding cabinets rather than re-thermalizes, they are intended to keep the food at a constant temperature. When loaded, the hotter the food is, the longer it will stay hot.

The density with which the food is packed in the carrier: The more densely packed the food is in the carrier, the better the heat retention. Heat will be retained for a shorter period in half-empty compartments.

The frequency with which the door is opened: The fewer times the door is opened, the less heat is lost from the compartment.

The ambient temperature:A colder climate vs. a warmer climate will affect holding time.

Always pre-chill your units for cold holding in one of the following ways:

Close the door for 20 minutes after inserting an icy cold water pan into the bottom rails of your unit. Remove the pan. Load up on cold food. Close the door quickly.

If possible, place the entire carrier in your walk-in or freezer with the door open for as long as possible, preferably overnight.

Freeze a heat box lunch box overnight and slide it onto your unit's top rail. For 20 minutes, close the door. Load up on cold food. Close the door quickly.

Steps 1 or 2 can be combined with step 3 to increase the cold holding time of your food beyond 4 hours.