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Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

platetopp

English translation:

hob/cooktop

Added to glossary by Charles Ek
Jun 22, 2015 21:13
8 yrs ago
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Norwegian term

platetopp

Norwegian to English Other Cooking / Culinary
I know what it is. I know what it's called in the UK. I know what it's called over here.

What I don't know if whether anyone has ever been smart enough to hit upon a SINGLE term that is comprehensible on both sides of the pond. There is no way an American will understand what a "hob" is, and my researches indicate the converse is probably usually true for our "cooktop".
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 the heat
4 +1 top of the stove
3 cooktop
3 burner
4 -2 element
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Discussion

Charlesp Jun 25, 2015:
Per is amazing, I just gotta say Who else would take the time and effort to go into such detail.

What a great guy, and what a great help.
Per Bergvall Jun 25, 2015:
Let's get some things straight... If you are looking for 'platetopp', let's set all notions about gas and burners aside. Platetopp is the top of the stove or hob, where the hot plates are located. As a unit, this has lately been available separate from the oven part, but the term is still used for the 'top of the stove' in combined units as well. It is always electric and nothing but, although some of the free-standing ones may have a gas-burner or a grill unit integrated. The plates are round or oval, there are three to five of them, and the top is frequently ceramic and entirely smooth - but could still have the raised iron plates of old, or the spiral heaters usually hidden inside. Cast iron pots and pans work well on ceramic tops, thin aluminum not so well due to distortion and loss of contact area. This makes less difference in indiction tops, where heat transfer is less dependent on contact area.
That said, y'all now know what a Norwegian means when he says 'platetopp'. If you wanted one of these, and were looking for it in the alphabetical index of the Braun catalogue, where would you go?
Donna Stevens Jun 24, 2015:
Cooktop is a specific type of cooker A cooktop is a type of cooker that is set into the counter top, as opposed to a self-standing cooker. It does not refer to one single burner. You can have three burners set to three different temperatures on a cooktop. See https://www.google.no/search?q=cooktop&cr=countryUK|countryG...
Charlesp Jun 23, 2015:
Is it electric or natural gas? ?

Proposed translations

+1
1 hr
Selected

the heat

"On the heat" or a variation of this maybe. e.g.
Put a large saucepan on a medium heat.
Put the haddock in a pan over a medium heat, cover with boiling water, and leave to simmer for a few minutes, until barely cooked. Turn off the heat and let the fish cool in its bath.

Put a casserole on a medium heat and add three-quarters of the butter.
Stir in the peas, adjust the seasoning to taste, and leave on the heat.



Alternatively, couldn't you write cooktop (or hob in the UK) or vice versa and then continue to use one noun after that?

Reference:

http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/the-weekend-cook-thomasina-miers-seafood-recipes-for-the-run-up-to-christmas-715612

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/heat

Note from asker:
Your suggestion to show both is actually the perfect solution in this instance. It turns out that the term only appears once. Thanks for the "dope slap", as we call it over here.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Anne Parelius : Charles Ek's suggestion of 'stovetop' is far better
3 hrs
agree Christopher Schröder
9 hrs
neutral Charlesp : yea, "turn up the heat!' But that isn't a noun.
15 hrs
Yes, heat is a noun. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/heat
agree Donna Stevens : Most recipes just mention heat, not placement of the pan. Such as " Heat basil and olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat." or Put the pot back on a low heat for an extra minute" However, cooktop is NOT a hob.
1 day 16 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I chose the option of showing both. If nothinhg else, the various proposed answers and comments demonstrate the current lack of transatlantic consensus on this. :-)"
8 hrs

cooktop

Our British friends in Spain routinely use cooktop when discussing culinary action - perhaps just because hob isn't likely to be understood.
Note from asker:
Donna, as a certain movie character might have said, "Lot and lots of them" at http://tinyurl.com/nmgaczp. ;-)
Peer comment(s):
neutral Christopher Schröder : I've never heard it used.
2 hrs
agree Charlesp : I'd go with that! "cooktop" sounds right. Everyone would understand that. //Donna says that it doesn't exist in recipe books - but however it does exist in dictionaries.
8 hrs
disagree Donna Stevens : I've never seen this in a recipe book in the US or in the UK. Most recipes make no mention of where the pan is placed . They state something like "Melt half the butter in a non-stick pan. Cook the onion for 3-4 mins, then increase the heat."
11 hrs
So maybe none of Charles' 25k hits came from recipe books. Makes me curious - what do the books say instead?
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-2
17 hrs

element

'Element' is a more generic term used for both cookers and hobs.

eg. place the pan on the heating element
Peer comment(s):
disagree Charlesp : I agree that element is a term used here, but it is technical term and a vague one. So as a consumer term, I wouldn't use that.
19 mins
disagree Donna Stevens : heating element sounds like some kind of heater, not a stove (hob)
3 hrs
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13 hrs

burner

This term is used on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2015-06-23 17:08:01 GMT)
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On Amazon.co.uk, they sell something to cover this part of the hob. The item is called a "burner cover", which is used to cover both electric and gas burners in the kitchen. See http://www.amazon.co.uk/First4Spares-Burner-Cover-Large-Brit...


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Note added at 19 hrs (2015-06-23 17:12:58 GMT)
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Also, many recipes refer to cooking on a burner, even though it is an electric stove: http://www.thekitchn.com/the-2burner-trick-how-to-cook-14251...



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Note added at 20 hrs (2015-06-23 17:21:00 GMT)
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Many recipes refer to the use of a heated burner, such as " Cut the carrots in circles again. Place them on the grid for steam cooking on a heated burner for around 4 minutes." This term is used in the UK as well as in the US. http://blog.fantasticovencleaners.co.uk/how-to-best-cook-the...
Example sentence:

Place the pan onto a burner. Turn the burner to medium.

Note from asker:
Sorry, but the matter involves flat cooking surfaces, either an induction or conventional electrical appliance.
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+1
17 hrs

top of the stove

How about "the top of the stove" - as in:

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Note added at 21 hrs (2015-06-23 18:51:33 GMT)
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I stand corrected: "top of the kitchen stove"

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_stove)

Sort of.

See also:
the stoves sold at Currys: http://tinyurl.com/q2pwma9/

And what does the company called "Stoves: manufacture?
http://www.stoves.co.uk/
Example sentence:

Heat it up on the top of the stove.

Peer comment(s):
agree Michele Fauble : 'stovetop'
3 hrs
Hej thanks Michele!
agree Per Bergvall : I like 'top of the stove', even though my stovetop has been disconnected from the actual stove (which I like to keep at working rather than ankle height) ever since that feature became an option.
3 hrs
That's because you are special!
disagree Donna Stevens : not if you want it to be good on both sides of the Atlantic. This is a stove in the UK http://www.ukstoves.co.uk/
3 hrs
Huh? And which side wouldn't have a clue?
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