hot plate

American  

noun

1. a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.

2. a hot meal, usually consisting of meat, potato, and a vegetable, served all on one plate and usually at a set price at a restaurant or lunch counter.

3. a plate that can retain heat in order to keep food hot.

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Etymology

Origin of hot plate

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Or the yellow Formica kitchen, with its Pyrex hot plate, wall-mounted radio, original Eames barstools and drop-leaf dining table still intact — all charming throwbacks to a simpler time.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

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

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2024

My server at Asadero presented the sizzling hot plate like a ring bearer delivering the pillow.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

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

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2023

Mom and I have been cooking almost every meal on our hot plate in the motel room.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy