Compact Induction Cooktop: Perfect for Home or Travel

olliepearl: First, for induction cooking, this works great. It's fast to boil water, the kettle and pot handles stay cool, all the things you want in an induction cook top hot plate are there. Why do I downgrade it? The controls. It has a red light that flashes annoyingly just letting you know it's plugged in. I tried unplugging it when I don't use it, but that became another little hassle. And I figured out that I have to punch the touch controls more than a dozen times to get to the setting to boil water quickly. You first have to hit the red flashing light to make it solid. Then you have to hit the button next to it for some sort of "function" option. Then it displays 600. 600 what? I don't know, and I don't care. I'd prefer "LOW" or "MED" or some such. You have to hit the "up" button to get the temperature up to 1800 units, which requires a touch for 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, and then 1800. Most of the time a few of your touches of the screen won't be recognized so you have to tap it repeatedly. Tap tap tap tap are we there yet? Tap tap tap. What makes 1800 the hottest temperature? And if you're like me and you put butter or oil in your pan and, once...

United States on Mar 28, 2023

Loving Hubby & Father of 4: I've just purchased this on a whim as I've really wanted something to speed up the breakfast preparation. First, the unit I received was exactly what was described - kudos to the seller for accurate product information. (Increasingly rare in Amazon today). I've had it 3 days now and have used it for 3 meal preps. It came out of the box and made dinner - teriyaki chicken - my favorite - how'd it know? (kidding)

I use this with an Epicurious Aluminum pot set (Bed Bath & Beyond has them). They are induction ready, save the square griddler pan - it's not. These pans all have compatibility symbols laser-etched in the bottom. These pans heat up very fast with this induction cooktop! Wow. The main stove is a radiant heat cook top from LG. I do love it, but it's not nearly as fast. As of now, I cut all my fresh ingredients for my morning omelet directly into my favorite skillet. (Previously I'd cut them separately in a bowl and wait 10 minutes for my skillet to heat up on the radiant cook top). Add a little butter, place the skillet on the iSiler and turn it on. The amount of time for required for my ingredients to reach grilling temperature now is 3 minutes or less. (I've been...

United States on Sep 27, 2019