How to Use hot plate in a Sentence

hot plate

noun
  • Two irons sit on a hot plate, ready to smooth the brim.
    Andrew Kragie, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Pet ferrets sit in cages on the counter space next to the hot plate.
    Washington Post, 7 May 2022
  • Dream picked up a tall can of Heineken that was resting on a hot plate.
    Joe Kloc, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
  • The fire appeared to have been sparked by a hot plate in a bedroom, Bowron said.
    Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 12 Jan. 2021
  • The Cue looks like the love child of a Roomba and a hot plate (a compliment, in my book).
    Zachary Kaplan, Bon Appetit, 28 Mar. 2017
  • Add a small spoonful of pancake batter to the hot plate.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022
  • In the chophouse where lima beans Boil in a kettle on a hot plate.
    Geoffrey Nutter, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022
  • That apartment was tiny — the kitchen had a hot plate and no oven — but even so, friends came for dinner.
    New York Times, 29 Dec. 2020
  • The studio apartment was miniscule, with just enough room for a bed, built in desk and a hot plate.
    Bridget Mallon, ELLE Decor, 12 Jan. 2015
  • In one corner, next to the television, the couple has set up a makeshift kitchen with a hot plate.
    Amir Khafagy, Curbed, 6 June 2022
  • This outdoor kitchen includes counter space next to the grill as a landing spot for hot plates.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The board supplied each unit with a hot plate and has given us discounts on wash and dry through the building valet.
    Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2022
  • The black hot plate is scarcely empty when we are given the move-on notice.
    Anna Hartley, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Jars of powdered dyes were stacked atop a table next to a digital scale and a hot plate.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The space was cramped, stuffed with bunk beds, a fridge, a microwave, a hot plate, a rice cooker, and cleaning supplies.
    Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Traditionally, the dish is topped with an egg and served on a hot plate.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Flores weaves her way to the dining room, laden with two hot plates on one arm, a tortilla warmer and a taco plate on the other.
    Mike Sutter, Bon Appetit, 6 June 2018
  • However, the hot plate did keep the coffee warm and it can be set to keep coffee warm up to 11 hours and 59 minutes.
    Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Place the bottom pot on a bed of bricks to elevate it, and place the hot plate inside, running the cord through the pot’s drainage hole at the bottom.
    Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2021
  • There’s a cutting board, mini hot plate, a set of cutlery, a single pot and pan, as well as a dish rack.
    Liz Stinson, Curbed, 6 July 2018
  • Brewed coffee is then dispensed into a glass carafe that sits atop a hot plate, which keeps the coffee warm.
    Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The hot plate under the oil stopped working, and Ms. Di Porto took a cigarette break outside the tent.
    New York Times, 1 May 2018
  • For students or small space-dwellers, consider this tiny but mighty hot plate.
    Deanna Pai, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The cotton ball hits a hot plate used for cooking and catches fire in the oxygen-rich atmosphere.
    CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The children did not attend school and mainly ate baby food, noodles or rice cooked on a hot plate.
    Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Filipino food beckons from the sizzling sound of a hot plate of sisig to the pungent aroma of simmering adobo.
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2020
  • The drop’s motion was assumed to come predominantly from the shape of the hot plate’s surface.
    Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2018
  • But, a corridor led to his bed, a sink, fridge, stereo, coffee maker, hot plate, and seating for guests.
    Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Touch a hot plate, and your hand instinctively removes itself from the risk.
    Rohit Kumar, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The food menu has a mix of cold and hot plates like coconut shrimp ceviche, Caribbean sweet potatoes fries, Jamaican spiced wings and more.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023

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