Leaving a Hotplate on a Shabbat Timer

Leaving food on a source of heat and insulation on Shabbos eve

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Question

Is it permissible to leave a hotplate on a Shabbat timer, so that it turns off in the middle of the night and turns back on towards the morning, while the food cools down and then reheats?

Answer

Permissible.

Source

Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 253, Paragraphs 1-2).

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