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Title: China’s famed hot pot chain strives to popularize instant hot pot
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URL Source: http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0727/c90000-9247463.html
Published: Jul 27, 2017
Author: Hu Ximeng
Post Date: 2017-07-27 07:35:29 by Tatarewicz
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Comments: 3

People's Daily
Hai Di Lao, one of China’s giant hot pot chains, recently announced a joint venture with YiHai International Holdings Limited and Xinpai (Shanghai) Catering Management Co. Ltd. to mass produce a self-heating hot pot.
Self-heating hot pots, also called instant hot pots, are the latest development in the hot pot industry. With everything pre-prepared in a small sealed paper box, one instant hot pot merely costs around 30 yuan ($4.45). Pour in hot water, wait for 15 minutes, and a warm and delicious hot pot is ready to serve.
Compared to take-out hot pot, instant hot pot can not only provide people with a feast at home, but can also spare them the trouble of placing the ingredients into the box by themselves. “Instant hot pot will bring about more possibilities for eating hot pot. For example, one can eat alone, during a trip, or when on a picnic,” said Lei Xing, chairman of Da Long Yi Hot Pot, another famed hot pot chain in China.
According to a report released by meituan.com, a Chinese online group buying and take-out food service platform, hot pot orders in 2017 has made up more than 20 percent of its total revenue. In recent years, due to its ease, hot pot restaurants have been replicated rapidly nationwide. Instant hot pot is the latest attempt made by industry big names to survive in the competition.
In all fairness, the success of Hai Di Lao’s instant hot pot still remains to be seen. Hai Di Lao is famous for its considerate service and the strength of its instant hot pot has yet to be discovered. (For the latest China news, Please follow People's Daily on Twitter and Facebook) (Web editor: Hu Ximeng, Bianji)
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Could be implications for restaurants, drive-ins; cars may need a boiling water gizmo.
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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
may need a boiling water gizmo.

Could ue the same type of heating pack that are in MREs.

spirit posted on 2017-07-28 1:19:14 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#2. To: spirit (#1)
Sure sounds like it. And the price, $4.45, is on par with individual MRE's.
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X-15 posted on 2017-07-28 1:38:25 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#3. To: spirit (#1)
MRE FRH Flameless Ration Heaters, sold in 12-packs
MRE Heater BagThese MRE heating units will make your MREs piping hot in a few minutes using only a little water! But note that MREs don't require cooking. We are offering MRE heaters as an easy way to have an occasional hot meal during a disaster, and could also be used to heat your own food if packaged right.
The flameless ration heaters heat food to at least 100° F quickly and safely without fire, making them extremely useful when fire or is prohibited or not recommended.
Simple and easy to use Lightweight and easily storable Non-toxic, biodegradable, and disposable with regular household trash Chemical pad composed of magnesium, iron, and sodium chloride
How Do MRE Heaters Work?
MRE Flameless Ration Heaters are used to heat food rations for NASA and U.S. Military MREs (Meals Ready to Eat). These magnesium heaters provide a simple a safe method for quickly heating food with little risk of fire or explosion.
MRE Flameless Ration Heaters contain heating pads made from a supercorrodible magnesium-iron alloy in a porous matrix formed from polymeric powders with sodium chloride incorporated with it or in a separate tablet.
To activate heat, water is added to the heater bag to activate the heating pad. The water dissolves the sodium chloride into an electrolyte solution causing magnesium and iron to function as an anode and cathode, respectively. An exothermic oxidation-reduction reaction between the magnesium-iron alloy and water to produce magnesium hydroxide, hydrogen gas and heat:
Mg + 2H2O ---> Mg(OH)2 + H2 + Heat
To ensure that the reaction doesn't prematurely occur while in storage, the heater bag containing the heating pad must be protected from punctures or tears, avoiding water and moist air. If the heating pad itself is exposed to moist air at any time, its surface may become coated with a thin layer of insoluble magnesium hydroxide, which will hinder future chemical reactions. Heater pads that become wet in storage release hydrogen gas and can create a serious fire or explosion hazard that may ignite the very hot burning magnesium. magnesium.
Due to hazardous materials classification, MRE Flameless Ration Heaters CANNOT be shipped via USPS Priority Mail, or via UPS 2nd Day or Next Day Air shipping methods. How to Use MRE Heaters
Tear off the top of the MRE Heater Bag. Place your MRE entree (or anything else that is water tight and needs to be heated) into the bag. Pour a small amount of water (a couple of tablespoons) into the bag until the water reaches somewhere between the water line marks near the bottom of the heater bag. Then hold the heater level for a minute so the chemicals in the heater pad soak up the water. Fold the top of the bag over the MRE. Prop up the bag holding your MRE (or other item) using a rock or other item to keep your Heater Bag on a slight incline, and the heat is on! After 10-15 minutes, the contents are piping hot!
IMPORTANT: Follow all instructions and heed all warnings printed on the bag!
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Packs are about a dollar each so add a buck to each meal
A heating chamber (box) connected to car radiator's input hose would heat meal while driving at no charge.

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