The hotplate was replaced with a light bulb in style similar to an Easy-Bake Oven. For home use, electric versions resemble a hotplate; stovetop versions are also available. It had a cast-iron hotplate over the fire with removable boiling rings. It was only five feet by three feet and contained a two-burner hotplate. Two alternative methods for heating glassware using a hotplate are available. Morphine extends the period that crickets remain on the heated surface of a hotplate. There are about nine BBQ stands and the hotplate is always with the island caretaker. Its use has declined due to modern hotplate technology and vacuum pumps. The wax is then melted with a hotplate to create channels. Sulfur is used as it has a low melting point, easily achieved on a hotplate. Stevenson also penned "Minute" and "Hotplate". These travels were documented in the book "Cheap Motels and a Hotplate".