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A hot plate is a small electric stove often used in food preparation, generally for small dishes in places where a full kitchen stove would not be convenient.

Hot plates are often used in laboratory settings to heat glassware.






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Laboratory Hot Plate
A hot plate is a small electric stove often used in food preparation, generally for small dishes in places where a full kitchen stove would not be convenient.

Hot plates are often used in laboratory settings to heat glassware. Some hotplates also contain a magnetic stirrer
Magnetic stirrer

A magnetic stirrer is a type of laboratory equipment consisting of a rotating magnet or stationary electomagnets creating a rotating magnetic field....
, allowing the heated liquid to be stirred simultaneously.

Advantages

This type of cooking equipment is completely electrical and can thus be very environmentally friendly (if the power comes from renewable resources). In addition, it is low cost (usually little more than 20€ for a 1000W plate) ensures that it may be used in the developing world. As such, it can be considered an appropriate technology
Appropriate technology

Appropriate technology is technology that is designed with special consideration to the environmental, ethical, cultural, social and economical aspects of the community it is intended for....
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    A heating element converts electricity into heat through the process of Joule heating. Electric current through the element encounters electrical resistance, resulting in heating of the element....
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