Whereas gas ranges have an open flame ... At just over six pounds, this electric hot plate is portable enough to take with you on a camping trip, to plug into an RV or to use as an extra burner ...

Mr Thatcher recently switched from using a gas stove at home to an electric induction stove ... "All of the food techs now use portable induction plates," he said.

It's a hot plate, basically ... would offer me a glimpse of our electric-stove future. As you've no doubt heard, politically speaking, gas stoves are hot right now. Democrats want to ban them ...