hot plates

Countertop heating elements

Hot plates are portable electric heating devices with flat cooking surfaces, used where a full stove isn't available—dorm rooms, office kitchens, laboratory settings.

A hot plate can also be the heated metal surface that keeps food warm at a buffet, or simply a plate of food served hot: Careful, hot plates coming through.

Related

cookers · induction cooking · Shabbat · bain-marie · food safety · griddles · warmers · keep warm · chafing dishes · buffet line · appliances · laboratory · hobs · electric · cookware · compact appliances · countertop · cord

Categories
Opposites
cooking equipment capability

hot platesfull range

Complete extent of variation

gas range · convection ovens

temperature state

hot platescooling racks

Wire stands for fresh pastries

cooking method

hot platesrefrigerators

Appliances that chill food

freezers · ice baths · cold storage · coolers · ice boxes

Family

hotplate, hotplates

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