I have one of these in my house. I’m not sure how it got there since I was never sure what it was for. I thought for a while that it was some kind of electric doorstop, although I couldn’t fathom what it needed electricity to stop doors, and finally decided that it was, in fact, not a doorstop when I set my carpet on fire. Here now, is the solution for all to see! It is, obviously, a hotplate that also steams your food – a French hotplate I would wager based on the odd design and difficulty in mastering the exact technique required to use it properly. I made a horrible mess with mine the first time I tried to use it for eggs, but that’s probably because mine says it’s from Germany.
I also tried using mine for eggs. The yolk was on me.
You crack me up.
Why are they frying eggs on a toaster?
Why are you toasting on a bacon press?
You fools will all ruin that newspaper smoother.
smoother AND ink dryer! http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/21/travel/l-below-…
I won't stand for this abusing of the good name of electrical doorstops everywhere!
I will stand motionless and hum until you have apologized to my friends!
http://www.abhmfg.com/products/4/magnetic-door-ho…
Also good for steaming peas, 30 at a time.
I love the instant reheat option.
I used to work where we had maybe a dozen of these handheld devices, which are occasionally used for something related to laundry, but which we used as a method for temporarily melting the hot-melt adhesive applied to plastic edging. Most days, about 10 minutes before the start of lunch break, someone would grab one or two of them, invert it between two rows of bottles in a case of Coke, and let it reach temperature. When lunch started, guys would lay down a small sheet of aluminum foil, then a tortilla, then some beans, some cheese, maybe some meat, then another tortilla for some quick quesadillas.
I thought it was a small coffee maker….