Thanks for the suggestion, but if we serve the artichoke dip, it will be baked and it would ruin the effect if we had to spoon into a crock pot? It's only going to be about two hours, so I think we will just buy a couple of disposable chafing dishes. Just chuck the whole mess when we're through! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" />