21. The first technology used resistive heating coils which heated iron hotplates , on top of which the pots were placed. 22. The Staffordshire oatcake dates back to the 19th century where it was baked on a hotplate over an open fire. 23. In modern British English usage, the word refers to a cooktop or hotplate , as distinguished from an oven. 24. Christina struggled on fish numerous times, though rebounded at the hotplate , despite Scott becoming agitated with her leadership. 25. If a hotplate is to be used in a multi-occupancy building every burner must have its own FSD. 26. The proper Australian barbie is essentially a gas-fired hotplate , the firebox usually covered with a solid cooking surface. 27. The Rayburn was launched in 1946 with two hotplates , and one or two ovens and the ability to heat water. 28. It can take very long to get food to the desired temperature using something with a low heat output like a hotplate . 29. For example, heat is conducted from the hotplate of an electric stove to the bottom of a saucepan in contact with it. 30. Unlike the earlier iron hotplate the steel spiral was heated to red heat imparting more heat to the pan than the hotplate could.