hot plate

Tabletop cooking surface

A hot plate is a small portable electric cooking surface with one or two burners, used where a full stove isn't available or practical: The dorm room had only a hot plate and a mini fridge.

Hot plates also keep serving dishes warm at buffets.

As two words, a hot plate is simply a plate that's hot.

appliance

burner

Heat-producing device component

warmer · induction · countertop · coil · single burner · tabletop · plug-in · thermostat · temperature control · wattage

cooking

sauté

Cook quickly in fat

  • simmerCook just under boiling
  • boilHeat to bubbling point
  • fryCook in hot fat

sear · steam · poach · stew · skillet · pan · pot · stir-fry · scramble · melt

portable

camping

Outdoor recreational lodging

picnic · RV · office · hotel · compact · lightweight · mobility · convenience · outdoor · indoor

safety

burn

Damage by heat

careful · precaution · protective · injury · thermal · temperature · fire risk · unattended · flammable · ventilation

geology

tectonic

Of crustal forces

oceanic crust · seamount · island chain · Hawaii · Yellowstone · lithosphere · asthenosphere · basalt · eruption · geothermal

Categories
Opposites
cooking appliance capability

hot platefull range

Complete extent of variation

kitchen range · commercial kitchen · stove · range · gas range

temperature/thermal function

hot platecold plate

Refrigerated serving surface

cooling rack · ice bath · frozen surface · cold storage

temperature function

hot platecold plate

Refrigerated serving surface

ice bath · freezer · refrigerator · ice bucket

Family

hotplate

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G