hot plate

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Here’s how it works: That warmer western Pacific acts like a hot plate under the atmosphere, creating rising air that sends waves rippling eastward, like dropping a stone in a pond.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Since flights usually last eight hours, the crew members bring plenty of snack food, and there is a microwave, refrigerator and a hot plate for cooking more elaborate meals.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

It’s faster and prettier than a regular hot plate.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2024

I cooked ramen on a hot plate in our one working bathroom.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2023

She sat on a wooden chair near an electric hot plate, her arms folded, boiling water in a battered aluminum pot.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller