hot plate

One day, by the hot plates, he got down on one knee and asked her to marry him.

“They are giving us even less time than the gas company,” said Hong, who has been cooking with hot plates, an option that will end Sunday.

Luckily, Hong and his wife have a camper’s electric hot plate that they’ve been able to use in the meantime, and friends have offered up their homes for a break.

To make the ultra-thin sheets of bismuth, Wu explained, they had to squish bismuth between two hot plates.

Since flights usually last eight hours, the crew members bring plenty of snack food, and there is a microwave, refrigerator and a hot plate for cooking more elaborate meals.